Managed Service Companies

The taxman is being condemned for ‘not giving real answers’ to a veteran MP trying to probe an ‘ongoing nightmare’ for thousands of contractors.

Ahead of test cases in February 2026, Boox and Churchill Knight contractors have been selected for a pilot HMRC is already having to quietly apologise about.

A Managed Service Company update from the taxman highlights the need for a change to the 17-year-old legislation.

The end of 2025 is the first time contractors will get their day in court against HMRC and its 2007 legislation, ahead of a June 2026 ruling, and resolution by January 2030. Hopefully.

It’s been 17 years since they first struck, but the MSC rules getting a guidance refresh should help the contractors of today ‘understand, identify, and respond.’

'Victims' of the taxman’s MSC campaign must likely wait until 2023 for a court date.

‘Separate yourself from the herd’ – and other top tips for contractors daunted by HMRC gearing up to test the untested.

With HMRC pursuing both accountants and contractors under MSC rules, the time for action is now.

More contractor accountants getting assessed as MSCPs is ‘obvious’ but, for now, one firm is forcefully fighting back.

Taxman updates the ‘little-read’ series with his MSC victory -- a ‘battering ram.’