The Inland Revenue have a new machine that can detect IR35-caught contractors. It's good, at 90% accurate (10% false positives). As the machine scans this years self-assessment papers 3,000 contractors are tested and the first 30 escape detection, while the 31st fails. How sure are you that this person is due a lengthy legal battle?
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostI've no idea what this is about.
he forgot one bit of info, the proprtion of caught contractors(\__/)
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostIt's okay, it's fictional.
I could smell the fear from permieville.Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostThe Inland Revenue have a new machine that can detect IR35-caught contractors. It's good, at 90% accurate (10% false positives). As the machine scans this years self-assessment papers 3,000 contractors are tested and the first 30 escape detection, while the 31st fails. How sure are you that this person is due a lengthy legal battle?
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostThe Inland Revenue have a new machine that can detect IR35-caught contractors. It's good, at 90% accurate
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I've got a similar machine that's more than 90% accurate. It's a piece of paper with "No" written on it.Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostIt's okay, it's fictional.
Are you sure about that ?
Is this perhaps related to ScotsPine's Prime Number Generator computer - has this been leaked to Hector ?
If Hector manages to calculate the incalculable there could well be trouble ahead ... look out for IR666 .Last edited by AlfredJPruffock; 20 August 2009, 11:23.Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostThe Inland Revenue have a new machine that can detect IR35-caught contractors. It's good, at 90% accurate (10% false positives). As the machine scans this years self-assessment papers 3,000 contractors are tested and the first 30 escape detection, while the 31st fails. How sure are you that this person is due a lengthy legal battle?
What about false negatives?
And 30 in 3000 is 1%, not 10%.
I think evidence provided by this machine would be thrown out of court as being too bollocks-dependant.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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