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IR35
HMRC Targets Freelancers
The Government and its Ministers have been very visible and vocal in their desire to target ‘tax dodgers’ – people who are not paying the tax that they should be paying by using tax avoidance schemes, both legal and illegal, or just plain tax evasion. Employment groups that have been targeted so far include everything [...]
Budget 2012 – Other
Statutory Residence Test At Budget 2011, the Chancellor announced that there would be a reform of the taxation on non-domiciled individuals and the introduction of a Statutory Residence Test. One of the reasons that this was prompted in the first instance was as a result of the long-running case involving Mr Robert Gaines-Copper and HMRC, [...]
Personal services companies and IR35 – Budget update
The Government is bringing forward a package of measures to tighten up on avoidance through the use of personal service companies and to make the existing IR35 legislation easier to understand. This will include HMRC strengthening specialist compliance teams, simplifying the way IR35 is administered, and consulting on proposals which would require office holders/controlling persons [...]
Katy Christiansen, Employment Law Reforms, P35 Filing Penalties (again), IR35, International Tax Treaties and RTI
It is nearly that time of year again, not long to go now. Up and down the country, sleepless nights are becoming more and more frequent and wish lists are being prepared, waiting for that special man. What treats will he have for me this year? Only a few more hours – George Osborne delivers [...]
Recommendations from the Office of Tax Simplification
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is tasked by the Treasury with simplifying tax reliefs and small business taxation (including the IR35 rules) and making recommendations to the Chancellor in advance of Budget 2011. In November 2010 the OTS published the first ever comprehensive list of the UK’s tax reliefs and allowances on its website, [...]
