Contractor UK this week warned contractors who work via an agency that HMRC were beginning to rely on right of substitution clauses to launch IR35 investigations.
Right of substitution is the ability of a contractor to send someone else in their place to complete a role, and is one of the official tests used to establish [...]
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Independent Contractor Services Ltd (ICS) is supporting National Freelancers Day on 23 Nov 2009 by offering contractors the opportunity to win a weekend city break for two in Kraków. To enter simply request a free IR35 and contractor tax review by visiting http://www.ics.me.uk/national-freelancers-day.
John Lyon, Managing Director of ICS, comments, “We welcome any initiative that highlights [...]
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Companies House, which deals with the registration of businesses, has added 42 new words to a list of company names that are restricted, for having the potential to mislead or sound too official.
Among the words whose commercial use will now require permission, in order to stop businesses feigning some type of authority, are ‘adjudicator,’ ‘bank,’ [...]
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Contractor Calculator yesterday released a special report to highlight the tenth anniversary of IR35. In conjunction with ContractorFinancials, the aim of the report was to talk about the past, present and future of IR35. It contains expert analysis, a historical perspective, essential guidance for contractors, and a look at what the future might hold.
Although a [...]
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A survey by Freelance:UK of 12 traditional accountants found that not a single firm knew that the “targeted solution” it offered to freelancers and contractors was caught by the MSC legislation. The firms surveyed displayed a lack of detailed knowledge of both the MSC and IR35 legislations, and a worryingly vague attitude to the need [...]
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Kitty Ussher, a government minister has refused to reveal information relating to HM Revenue and Customs IR35 investigations for fear it would lead to increased non-compliance.
Labour MP Terry Rooney asked Usher, in one of her final Commons appearances, how many IR35 investigations had been launched within the last five years. He went on also to [...]
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