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Latest News

Lloyds' consultancies shouldn’t despair, but they must act

Making a few quick admin and accounting moves is how nimble consultancies can fight back against the banks’ IR35 overreaching.

21st January, 2020 | Comment

Why the underway IR35 Reform Review is pointless

Aside from reassurance about historical enquires, HMRC’s last minute-materials won’t mean much to most.

21st January, 2020 | Comment

Lloyds follows HSBC in banning consultancies’ limited company contractors ahead of IR35 reform

A new domino effect begins, with consultancies next to reel from banks’ ‘short-sightedness’ about April’s IR35 changes.

20th January, 2020 | IR35 News

IR35 status expert warns against Judicial Review clampdown

With unwieldy HMRC changes imminent, curbing how to challenge a public body looks poorly timed.

20th January, 2020 | Contracting News

Boris Johnson ushers in plans to curb Judicial Reviews

Having been on the receiving end of the courts, the PM moves to restrict how IT contractors often fight.

17th January, 2020 | Contracting News

IR35 reform: HSBC bans its consultancies from supplying limited company contractors

Britain’s largest bank brings the shutters down on third-party-provided-PSCs, in a ‘chilling’ IR35 reaction.

16th January, 2020 | IR35 News

HMRC asks for its IR35 contractor factsheet to be sent to contractors

Taxman responds to a charge against his PDF for PSCs, by enlisting 45,000 businesses.

16th January, 2020 | IR35 News

Four reasons why contractors should self-assess sooner rather than later

Even seasoned PSCs can’t afford to chance it this tax return season.

15th January, 2020 | Comment

Latest Guides

What’s being done right now to manage private sector IR35 reform

It’s not all bans, blankets and heads in the sand. But reform also needs more than just a new name on a SoW.

15th January, 2020 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

Contractors’ Questions: How to keep contracting as a Dutch contractor in the UK and Netherlands?

IR35 (not Brexit) is among the issues facing a Dutchman in Britain wanting the best of both nations.

10th January, 2020 | Contracting Overseas

When tax liability insurance can be a wolf in sheep's clothing

All eyes are on IR35 and the Loan Charge, yet is it the MSC legislation you need to broach with your brolly?

9th January, 2020 | Umbrella Companies

Contractors’ Questions: Is an IR35 Confirmation of Arrangement service an allowable expense?

With reform looming large, the cost of an IR35 review could be small; even divisible.

3rd January, 2020 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

IR35 reform: Weighing up National Insurance liabilities post-April 2020

Overview of one of the most confusing tax aspects to contractors, and how the off-payroll rules complicate it further.

18th December, 2019 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

Company positions on IR35 private sector reform April 2020

Find out which businesses have already made decisions about how they will engage with contractors next year.

17th December, 2019 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

When contractors should take a company to court over late or non-payment

The three ducks you need to have in a row before you take a payment row before a judge.

12th December, 2019 | Money

Dormancy, the ideal halfway house to shelter contractors from the IR35 reform storm?

Pausing your PSC may protect you from politicians promising, HMRC attacking and clients still deciding.

6th December, 2019 | Private Sector IR35 Reform

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