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Today, 13:33

jamesbrown replied to a thread IR35 - Key Personnel clause in IR35 Reform

It's pretty standard for a Key Personnel clause in my experience. The whole point of these clauses is that they don't want Key Personnel being...

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Yesterday, 17:27

jamesbrown replied to a thread Any views on potential increases to Corp Tax? in Accounting / Legal

:D Subscribe to read | Financial Times (Behind a paywall, but you may get around it by searching for the title and following the link...

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23rd January 2021, 14:38

jamesbrown replied to a thread Latest thinking on business banking in Accounting / Legal

Can't complain about them. Hassle free, FSCS protected, good FA integration (pushes, rather than pulls, so updates are quicker too).

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23rd January 2021, 14:36

jamesbrown replied to a thread Latest thinking on business banking in Accounting / Legal

Linky? Not sure that's correct. In terms of your example, were they even protected under the FSCS? More like the European Deposit Protection...

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23rd January 2021, 11:33

jamesbrown replied to a thread IR35 - Key Personnel clause in IR35 Reform

From an IR35 POV? No, I don’t see any issues there since screening will apply equally to anyone working on the client site, i.e., it is neutral w/r...

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23rd January 2021, 01:18

jamesbrown replied to a thread Contractor insurance for UK resident working for US-based client in Accounting / Legal

That's pretty reasonable, depending on the coverage amounts. It's probably in the same ballpark as Randell Dorling (which starts at around £350 for...

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23rd January 2021, 01:03

jamesbrown replied to a thread Payment landing post-March in Business / Contracts

I cited both to evidence the change of wording following the HMRC review. The draft legislation emphasised that services before April 6 were within...

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22nd January 2021, 13:28

jamesbrown replied to a thread Cest teet. Will the worker have to buy equipment before your organisation pays them? in IR35 Reform

No it doesn't. There are many questions and, except for the question about a substitution already operated (outside) or the question about being an...

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22nd January 2021, 13:25

jamesbrown replied to a thread Payment landing post-March in Business / Contracts

No, I think there is clarity that it will apply to services provided on or after April 6 2021, not payments made on or after April 6 2021 (a broader...

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22nd January 2021, 12:39

jamesbrown replied to a thread Payment landing post-March in Business / Contracts

Whether the client actually operates it properly is another matter entirely :laugh

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22nd January 2021, 12:37

jamesbrown replied to a thread Payment landing post-March in Business / Contracts

The draft legislation said this (or at least, one version of it): ...

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22nd January 2021, 11:25

jamesbrown replied to a thread Cest teet. Will the worker have to buy equipment before your organisation pays them? in IR35 Reform

Very minor pointer, secondary to D&C, RoS and MoO (not even considered by CEST). Frankly, your opinion doesn't matter any more. What matters is the...

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22nd January 2021, 09:48

jamesbrown replied to a thread Cest teet. Will the worker have to buy equipment before your organisation pays them? in IR35 Reform

If you’re asking whether CEST is worthless then, yes, CEST is worthless. However, it really doesn’t matter how the client arrives at a decision for...

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21st January 2021, 22:35

jamesbrown replied to a thread ALLEGATION: 1st dose of Pfizer vaccine not AS effective AS FIRST THOUGHT in General

:banana2:

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21st January 2021, 20:50

jamesbrown replied to a thread Contractor insurance for UK resident working for US-based client in Accounting / Legal

But check your contract first, because you will only need this if the contract explicitly specifies US jurisdiction and/or governing law. It isn't...

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21st January 2021, 20:49

jamesbrown replied to a thread Contractor insurance for UK resident working for US-based client in Accounting / Legal

Try Randell Dorling, but you'll need IPSE membership. It's the cheapest I've found, by far, for Canadian or US jurisdiction and governing law (e.g.,...

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21st January 2021, 20:44

jamesbrown replied to a thread State of the Market in Business / Contracts

Don't mind tarbie, he just takes everything to 11 and then adds a few more for luck.

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21st January 2021, 09:11

jamesbrown replied to a thread ALLEGATION: 1st dose of Pfizer vaccine not AS effective AS FIRST THOUGHT in General

They absolutely do. Jeremy Corbyn Is Like Donald Trump, Not Boris Johnson - The Atlantic

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20th January 2021, 13:39

jamesbrown replied to a thread ALLEGATION: 1st dose of Pfizer vaccine not AS effective AS FIRST THOUGHT in General

You might have to spend a few hours explaining the words "controlled testing" because there's more than one syllable per word and fullyinthematrix...

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20th January 2021, 12:00

jamesbrown replied to a thread ALLEGATION: 1st dose of Pfizer vaccine not AS effective AS FIRST THOUGHT in General

It's a cretin alarm. The lizard people put it there, just so you'd know.

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19th January 2021, 10:35

jamesbrown replied to a poll Was there fraud in the US election? in General

It sounds like it's a mixture of the two, first retraction demands, followed up later, to which some have already responded/retracted. ...

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19th January 2021, 09:20

jamesbrown replied to a thread Scooter's 2021 market predictions in General

Sorry, scootie doesn’t do tables.

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19th January 2021, 09:19

jamesbrown replied to a poll Was there fraud in the US election? in General

According to reports, they have explicitly sent retraction demands or document preservation letters. Either way, the Theory of Cretins suggests that...

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19th January 2021, 09:12

jamesbrown replied to a thread Does the company have to have retained profits to loan money? in Accounting / Legal

Indeed, the s455 tax (or charge) is a tax on loans to participators in close companies and the story pretty much ends there. There are very limited...

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19th January 2021, 09:03

jamesbrown replied to a poll Was there fraud in the US election? in General

Dominion Voting Systems is filing defamation lawsuits against all those who made demonstrably false claims about vote rigging. Time for the cretins...

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18th January 2021, 22:51

jamesbrown started a thread The Funny Headlines Thread in General

Gwyneth Paltrow's 'vagina' candle ignites in UK home: report Could've been worse.

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18th January 2021, 22:46

jamesbrown replied to a poll Was there fraud in the US election? in General

Did your more intelligent mother help you out with your ironic username?

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