The Decision Tool :)

[MrMarkyMark]

Clear your browser cache and start again....

One wonders how many calls HMRC have had

[koalah]

I was using it on a totally different computer and browser to when I've done it before, so not sure why that's an issue. Clearly it's not been QA'd properly!
Can't get it working on Chrome even after clearing the browser cache, but it does work on Edge and Safari.

[rocktronAMP]

It's written in Scala, and uses the Play! as the MVC framework.

Interestingly, there are lots of public sector contracts available if you are any good (or not, seemingly) at Scala. All based in places with large HMRC offices. Make of that what you will.


That's the way we read that on the team I'm part of today as well. I certainly have a clause to that effect in my contract.


Agree 100%

I cannot see the tool being ready on time. By on time, I mean with enough time before April 6th to allow thousands of PS contracts to be put through it.

Also, the spreadsheet's filename is 1.0.0-FINAL.xlsx, but I'll be you a pound to a penny there is a 1.0.1-BETA.xlsx knocking around on someone's shared drive over at HMRC.

Yes

Assuming you have SBT and Scala all set up on your workstation, and you are developer, then you should be able to execute at the command line,

> sbt clean

and then execute

> sbt build 

> sbt run

There you go.

[rocktronAMP]

And I'm with WiB. Anything else is so open to interpretation is worthless.

So that blows for the contractor consultancies around Government Digital Services work around (e.g Equal Experts, kainos, engine group ...). Where IT contractors brought their own kit laptops mini transputers BYOD into the UK Home Office, Cabinet Office, Business International, etc ... at least when I was around 2013 and 2014.

[bobspud]

So that blows for the contractor consultancies around Government Digital Services work around (e.g Equal Experts, kainos, engine group ...). Where IT contractors brought their own kit laptops mini transputers BYOD into the UK Home Office, Cabinet Office, Business International, etc ... at least when I was around 2013 and 2014.

Why are you saying that? I'd say those contracts were fairly square with regards to IR35...

[NORTHMAN]

Currently sitting on tenterhooks waiting for the end client to run the tool and tell us the result. Should be interesting.

[Sausage Surprise]

Currently sitting on tenterhooks waiting for the end client to run the tool and tell us the result. Should be interesting.

DWP Longbenton by any chance...

[RonBW]

Currently sitting on tenterhooks waiting for the end client to run the tool and tell us the result. Should be interesting.

Rather than sitting on tenterhooks, why not sit with the client and advise them?

[fidot]

or is found to have not completed the form accurately.

... where accurately means "leading to an IR35 caught status"