Entries have now been sorted, scrutinised and judged by the panel to create impressive shortlists.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Client-led IR35 status disagreement process ‘just a sop to contractors’
‘Only very valued PSCs will get access to the (toothless, flawed) system; the rest won’t.'
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Contractors, is your daily rate being maxed out? If not, ‘do a Boris’
Our new PM is many things, but have you got him pegged as a rate-negotiation model? You should.
REC warns of active contractor recruitment scam
Alert issued over fake clients, and fraudulent ‘contractors’ making off with agencies’ cash.
Monday, July 29, 2019
Iain Duncan Smith writes to Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid over Loan Charge 2019
Ex-Tory leader reminds the current leader about HMT’s ‘unfair, damaging retrospection.’
Treasury confirms the death of public sector IR35 assurance process
Government off-payroll rules ‘review’ says 2012’s have been ‘superseded’ by 2017’s.
Friday, July 26, 2019
Sajid Javid cheered as chancellor having backed small firms, tax reform and IR35 repeal
The contractor sector’s biggest endorsement yet of the PM’s appointments goes to HMT’s new boss.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
How to set up a limited company as a contractor
The steps to take to start contracting through your own contractor company.
IR35: ‘Dr Mantides’ must wake up the NHS, make the private sector stand up
The case of the doctor who did a commendable job underlines the injustice imposed, and incoming, on others who work independently.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
New PM Boris Johnson backed by contractor sector, albeit tentatively
Time (and volatility) might not be on the new Tory leader’s side, but the hope is he’ll clear the big obstacles.
Locum doctor's IR35 half-victory ‘should come with a health warning’
Mutuality and Substitution save Dr Mantides from an IR35 bill of £30k -- partially.
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Why the government ignored your 2020 Off-Payroll rule concerns
‘We are analysing your feedback’ really meant ‘We are dismissing if it doesn’t meet our three aims.’
As British Airways now knows, ‘belt and braces’ after a GDPR breach no longer cuts it
When being wise after the event still lands an airline the biggest fine yet.
Why the government ignored your 2020 Off-Payroll rule concerns
‘We are analysing your feedback’ really meant ‘We are dismissing if it doesn’t meet our three aims.’
Monday, July 22, 2019
Jesse Norman handed 820 ‘devastating’ Loan Charge contractor case files
Minister deluged with personal testimony after saying he welcomes being corrected by evidence.
Contractors' Questions: What should contractors take from the Talksport IR35 case?
Six characteristics kept Kickabout Productions Ltd’s contract for services onside.
Friday, July 19, 2019
Five IT contractor clients feature on late paying ‘blacklist’
BT, BAE, Centrica, Fujitsu and Prudential are removed for Prompt Payment Code flouting.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Why HMRC’s client-led status disagreement process creates more issues than it solves
Come 2020, it looks as if a channel open for contractors to independently contest bad IR35 decisions will close.
Growing doubts engulf HMRC’s unscheduled CEST 'enhancement'
Not enshrining the tool hasn’t taken the heat out of how ‘useless’ version 2 is expected to be.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
When offshore contractor tax ‘schemes’ put their UK variants in the shade
Overseas but in Europe specifically, the blurb of the bottom-feeders can be much more alluring.
MPs downplay Treasury minister’s Loan Charge closed years ‘commitment’
Loan Charge APPG tells peers that Jesse Norman’s pledge doesn’t mean what it sounds like.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
New Status Determination Statements split contractors’ IR35 advisers
A help to PSCs? A trigger for more blanketing? Or just more complexity? Experts think it all.
Make Apprenticeship Levy more ‘contractor-friendly’ post-2020, says REC
A great way to learn and find work excludes almost 1milllion agency contractors, government told.
Monday, July 15, 2019
Contractors face IR35 limbo as Finance Bill lets ‘small’ clients stay silent
No duty on engagers to notify exempt status means PSC won’t know if IR35 is in play or not.
Off-payroll legislation: how it will affect limited company contractors
What we now know about the government’s desired changes to IR35 from next April.
Friday, July 12, 2019
Government publishes draft IR35 legislation for private sector off-payroll rules
Few curveballs but no delay, as the biggest shake-up to contracting is going ahead from next April.
Talksport presenter Paul Hawksbee beats IR35 case, just
Radio sports writer scores a narrow win over HMRC’s hattrick of status arguments.
Treasury admits to zero loan charge promoter convictions
This full admission is welcome, says WTT; less so what it says about HMRC.
Why the ticking timebomb of IR35 reform can be defused by Finance Bill 2019-20
The three reasons clients give for not sorting your IR35 status will go as Finance Bill arrives tomorrow.
HMRC boss savaged over 'aggressive' Loan Charge tiger graphic
Thompson hit for internally using a pursuit animal image, even though contractors have died from being chased.
HMRC's late penalties for self-assessment surge by 14%
Robotic or just unsympathetic? Contractors’ tax advisers try to work out HMRC granting much less wriggle room.
IT contractor skills shortages eased in June 2019
Full-timer scarcity reduced too, but ‘hiring right’ is tech start-ups’ biggest obstacle.
Loan Charge 2019 deadlines loom large, for contractors – and HMRC
Counting down to disclosure needs some clarity, as HMRC has brought only opaqueness.
Growth in IT contractor demand recovered in June 2019
Slight uptick since May’s low, but a ‘cautious approach’ by hirers looks set for the summer.
Government publishes draft IR35 legislation for private sector off-payroll rules
Few curveballs but no delay, as the biggest shake-up to contracting is going ahead from next April.
Talksport presenter Paul Hawksbee beats IR35 case, just
Radio sports writer scores a narrow win over HMRC’s hattrick of status arguments.
Treasury admits to zero loan charge promoter convictions
This full admission is welcome, says WTT; less so what it says about HMRC.
Why the ticking timebomb of IR35 reform can be defused by Finance Bill 2019-20
The three reasons clients give for not sorting your IR35 status will go as Finance Bill arrives tomorrow.
HMRC boss savaged over 'aggressive' Loan Charge tiger graphic
Thompson hit for internally using a pursuit animal image, even though contractors have died from being chased.
HMRC's late penalties for self-assessment surge by 14%
Robotic or just unsympathetic? Contractors’ tax advisers try to work out HMRC granting much less wriggle room.
IT contractor skills shortages eased in June 2019
Full-timer scarcity reduced too, but ‘hiring right’ is tech start-ups’ biggest obstacle.
Loan Charge 2019 deadlines loom large, for contractors – and HMRC
Counting down to disclosure needs some clarity, as HMRC has brought only opaqueness.
Growth in IT contractor demand recovered in June 2019
Slight uptick since May’s low, but a ‘cautious approach’ by hirers looks set for the summer.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Finance Bill 2019-20: Government publishes off-payroll working draft legislation
Draft Finance Bill reiterates the desire to implement the off payroll reforms in the private sector.
Government publishes draft IR35 legislation for private sector off-payroll rules
Few curveballs but no delay, as the biggest shake-up to contracting is going ahead from next April.
Treasury admits to zero loan charge promoter convictions
This full admission is welcome, says WTT; less so what it says about HMRC.
Talksport presenter Paul Hawksbee beats IR35 case, just
Radio sports writer scores a narrow win over HMRC’s hattrick of status arguments.
Treasury admits to zero loan charge promoter convictions
This full admission is welcome, says WTT; less so what that admission says about HMRC.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Why the ticking timebomb of IR35 reform can be defused by Finance Bill 2019-20
The three reasons clients give for not sorting your IR35 status will go as Finance Bill arrives tomorrow.
HMRC boss savaged over 'aggressive' Loan Charge tiger graphic
Thompson hit for internally using a pursuit animal image, even though contractors have died from being chased.