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    Article on El Reg regarding PS IR35

    UK government departments are advising IT contractors to hike their fees by a fifth in order to avert an exodus of self-employed techies that will be hit by a forthcoming tax clampdown, multiple sources have told The Register.

    UK.gov tells freelance techies to slap 20 per cent on fees as IR35 tax hike looms • The Register

    #2
    Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
    UK government departments are advising IT contractors to hike their fees by a fifth in order to avert an exodus of self-employed techies that will be hit by a forthcoming tax clampdown, multiple sources have told The Register.

    UK.gov tells freelance techies to slap 20 per cent on fees as IR35 tax hike looms • The Register
    Yeah, that will work...
    Blog? What blog...?

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      #3
      Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
      UK government departments are advising IT contractors to hike their fees by a fifth in order to avert an exodus of self-employed techies that will be hit by a forthcoming tax clampdown, multiple sources have told The Register.

      UK.gov tells freelance techies to slap 20 per cent on fees as IR35 tax hike looms • The Register
      sounds low compared to an offer I heard about...
      merely at clientco for the entertainment

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        #4
        What surprised me was the fact there are 18 000 IT contractors in the civil service - wow we. 20% rate increase would be if the average day rate was £300/day that equates to an extra £1.08 million per day that is per day!! £300 million per year.

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          #5
          Originally posted by difficulttimes View Post
          What surprised me was the fact there are 18 000 IT contractors in the civil service - wow we. 20% rate increase would be if the average day rate was £300/day that equates to an extra £1.08 million per day that is per day!! £300 million per year.
          Ah, but obviously the extra taxes will cover that
          The Chunt of Chunts.

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            #6
            Bloke in the pub told me that a certain central government department are offering a 10% increase.

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              #7
              Originally posted by teapot418 View Post
              Bloke in the pub told me that a certain central government department are offering a 10% increase.
              Any takers?
              "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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                #8
                Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
                Any takers?
                He was considering it - he's on a pretty decent rate and figured "splitting the difference" was "fair". My view was that if you are outside (as he almost certainly is) then you shouldn't need to compromise. I believe he's outside 24 months for expenses, so that's not a consideration.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by teapot418 View Post
                  He was considering it - he's on a pretty decent rate and figured "splitting the difference" was "fair". My view was that if you are outside (as he almost certainly is) then you shouldn't need to compromise. I believe he's outside 24 months for expenses, so that's not a consideration.
                  He should get a permanent job there then and get a decent pension.
                  "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by eek View Post
                    sounds low compared to an offer I heard about...
                    Why do you think they're advising it. Duh!
                    The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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