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Kate Cottrell on her motivations for accepting a seat on the IR35 Forum.
May 16, 2012
Green shoots head off the growing chunk of consultants who were billing for less.
May 15, 2012
‘Not since Lehman’s demise have IT pay packets looked so promising.’
May 15, 2012
Yahoo loses its head amid claims his CV was padded with a computing degree.
May 15, 2012
War of words: contracting body's reply to an IR35 Forum member's comment.
May 14, 2012
New approach to personal service companies is flawed and may serve no purpose – PKF.
May 11, 2012
HMRC mauled for missing an opportunity; then making a bad situation worse.
May 10, 2012
Revenue finally publishes almost 50 pages of fresh guidance on IR35.
May 9, 2012
IFA: Perfect storm isn’t stopping more freelancers from navigating the home ownership maze.
May 9, 2012
Rebound in temporary IT billings implies contractor replacement schemes are confined.
May 9, 2012
Public sector keeps thinking bigger means better when assessing would-be contractors.
May 8, 2012
2,000 civil servants will help government put its own house in order ‘within three months.’
May 4, 2012
Fewer top rate IT hires, or contractor removal, is the current reality of corporate cash-conserving.
May 2, 2012
The IT specialisms that are sought-after this year, and a few that aren’t.
May 2, 2012
Sufficient MOO turned a self-employed lap dancer into an employee.
May 1, 2012
Recruitment agencies left in the lurch by bogus contractors and clients.
May 1, 2012
Lap dancer serves to remind end-clients the reality of the relationship is what counts.
Apr 30, 2012
HMRC pencils in May bank holiday to publish new IR35 processes for contractors.
Apr 27, 2012
'Even the worst place for contractors to earn still pays better than being permie.'
Apr 26, 2012
PM attacks those who set up a company with the sole aim of paying less tax.
Apr 26, 2012
Temporary techies working longer, and presumably harder, for £79,000 a year.
Apr 25, 2012
Latest axe-wielding takes this year's layoffs at the IT giant passed the 1,000 mark.
Apr 24, 2012
Victims of Section 58’s backdating demand answers from MP-panel.
Apr 23, 2012
Almost a decade of dodging the taxman catches up with a millionaire IT contractor.
Apr 23, 2012
Treasury to explain how further backdating of tax rules can be prevented.
Apr 19, 2012
Clients are increasingly delving in the financial past of IT contractors.
Apr 18, 2012
How IT contractors can still get their teeth into new cookie rules for UK websites.
Apr 18, 2012
Legal expert offers a taste of how new cookie requirements will impact contractors.
Apr 17, 2012
End-users and agents pay a hefty price for flouting right-to-work checks.
Apr 17, 2012
'Range of problems need sorting, quite apart from opening an online shop of protected content.'
Apr 16, 2012
MoJ alone in Whitehall for having more IT staff than before austerity hit.
Apr 16, 2012
Tax inspectors want to make more of the 'G' in GAAR.
Apr 13, 2012
Almost all end-users need 'substantial work' doing to their websites before May 26th.
Apr 12, 2012
'Higher labour costs since October have mostly been absorbed or avoided.'
Apr 11, 2012
Confidence slows the momentum for temporary IT hires that was feeding off uncertainty.
Apr 11, 2012
PCG: Media witch-hunt panicking public clients into cancelling contractors early.
Apr 10, 2012
HMRC can take in advance from limited company directors deemed a ‘serious risk’.
Apr 10, 2012
Only a week or few to wait until the future of IR35 is put beyond doubt.
Apr 5, 2012
'Historic changes to IR35 loom, while a government rethink on PSCs threatens.'
Apr 4, 2012
‘No real choice’ or not, 4,000 IT workers are considering strike action.
Apr 3, 2012
HMRC accused of making a nonsense of 'Digital by Default.'
Apr 3, 2012
Rising workloads at a time of pay austerity presents IT directors with a problem.
Apr 2, 2012
Tax expert on the likely contents of the Patent Box - incoming for 2013.
Apr 2, 2012
Taxman commits to creating a 28,000-strong compliance team by 2015.
Mar 30, 2012
Five per cent drop for IT contractors at HP’s ESS division.
Mar 30, 2012
'Closing open-ended reliefs could make self-employment no longer viable for many.'
Mar 28, 2012
‘Demand for IT contractor businesses has turned a corner and is holding up.’
Mar 27, 2012
Contractors to be classed high, medium or low targets for IR35 investigation from next month.
Mar 26, 2012
When pulling over for 3 minutes proves ridiculous.
Mar 23, 2012
Government still not ready to reveal a new statutory residence test.
Mar 23, 2012
Accounting experts and an IFA crunch Osborne's figures to reveal what they mean for you.
Mar 22, 2012
Recruiters, analysts and contractors in IT have their say on Osborne.
Mar 22, 2012
Budget marks the beginning of a potentially taxing end for some PSC users 'integral' to their client.
Mar 22, 2012
‘As you were’ for PSC users, but a new regulation on top of IR35 is incoming.
Mar 21, 2012
Chancellor delivers his annual statement, ‘to reward work and get Britain earning its way.’
Mar 21, 2012
Online marketplace sellers given last chance to bag lower penalties.
Mar 21, 2012
As intended targets or collateral, IT contractors are unlikely to be unscathed by Osborne.
Mar 20, 2012
‘Best-value’ contractors aren’t being secured for sensitive jobs – Cabinet Office.
Mar 19, 2012
Mid-contract rate cuts will be avenged mid-way in the project, poll suggests.
Mar 16, 2012
IT temps counted among the 2,264 UK bank staff to be exported or eliminated.
Mar 15, 2012
IFA’s personal take on what contractors should expect from Osborne.
Mar 14, 2012
Chancellor tipped to tackle the frowned upon use of PSCs, at least in the public sector.
Mar 14, 2012
Freelancers and the self-employed are working parents too, chancellor reminded.
Mar 13, 2012
Officials promise less rigid terms of business to software and infrastructure suppliers.
Mar 12, 2012
Going in light with IT could erode value or fail the deal entirely – E&Y.
Mar 9, 2012
Retrospective taxation expected to sit uncomfortably with MP panel.
Mar 8, 2012
Most buoyant four weeks for IT contractors since August – REC.
Mar 7, 2012
No changes to Tier 2 needed, but British IT workers are being displaced and undercut – MAC.
Mar 6, 2012
Business owners who don’t incorporate add to the £12bn tax waste mountain.
Mar 5, 2012
Even our economy would agree with Lord Clyde about the need to pay the least tax.
Mar 5, 2012
Contractors operating via a brolly are £1,200 worse off.
Mar 2, 2012
‘The government’s blocking of post-cessation trade relief isn’t a new tax on retiring contractors.’
Mar 1, 2012
'New IR35 focus is more on PSCs disguising employment, less on the odd caught contract.'
Feb 29, 2012
HMRC is gearing up for a year-long trial of IR35 interventions.
Feb 28, 2012
Ken Livingstone positioned in the press as a potential candidate for IR35 and S660.
Feb 27, 2012
Taxman offers to cancel his bill to iPhone or Blackberry users.
Feb 24, 2012
'Drawn in', or pushed? The IR35 review body joins the row over tax-saving limited company workers.
Feb 23, 2012
‘Stop stigmatising Ltd workers, especially as the IR35 forum is yet to conclude.’
Feb 21, 2012
HMRC investigations loom for contractors who inflated their income to get a mortgage - IFA.
Feb 21, 2012
Face of HMRC demonstrates how ‘tax doesn’t have to be taxing.’
Feb 20, 2012
Not prime targets, but being late on VAT - or reselling - puts contractors within the crosshairs.
Feb 20, 2012
PCG asks ministers, mandarins and the media to limit the hysteria about limited companies.
Feb 17, 2012
HMRC offers a helping hand, and a live debate, to demystify all things self-employed.
Feb 16, 2012
'Sad but unsurprising' - advisers give their verdict on the jailing of accountant Darren Upton.
Feb 15, 2012
Harry Redknapp’s win might come to pass as an own goal for contractors with an offshore stash.
Feb 15, 2012
Computing is the highest up ‘hard’ skill on hiring managers' agendas - report.
Feb 14, 2012
Civil servants blamed for contractual tie-ups with small firms still coming in short.
Feb 13, 2012
Darren Upton held in custody and facing possible jail-time for swindling £250,000.
Feb 10, 2012
‘IT hirers in London should up their pay rates to avoid key project skills gaps.’
Feb 10, 2012
January saw scarcity across the IT skills spectrum consolidate, seemingly to contractors’ gain.
Feb 9, 2012
Legal expert's overview of a data protection proposal threatening IT contractors with new liabilities.
Feb 8, 2012
‘Even non-work-related venting needs moderating if you’re job-seeking.’
Feb 7, 2012
Revenue to stop paperwork probes while it considers a new approach.
Feb 6, 2012
‘Uncertain climate’ forcing IT temps to sacrifice pay for longevity.
Feb 3, 2012
A new breed of self-employed person is ‘keeping a lid’ on unemployment.
Feb 2, 2012
The death of ESC C16, as a concession, puts an end to the least taxing way to close a company.
Feb 1, 2012
The era of 30-day payment terms on all commercial contracts won’t be fast-tracked.
Jan 31, 2012
Hiring managers’ rally in IT contractor hiring intentions really was, it seems, just for Christmas.
Jan 31, 2012
Self-assessment filers get extension, as tax staff walkout looms.
Jan 30, 2012
‘Five van-loads of my employer’s IT gear make me a hoarder, not a thief.’
Jan 27, 2012
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