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Decade-long IR35 dispute between IT contractor and HMRC prompts calls for off-payroll revamp
An IT contractors business is on the brink of insolvency after a decade-long IR35 dispute with HMRC
Source: computerweekly.com
CEST: Putting HMRC's IR35 status checker under the microscope
Since its launch in March 2017, HMRCs online IR35 status checker tool has come under fierce criticism and scrutiny, only exacerbated in recent weeks by the disclosure it has not been updated in five years.
Source: computerweekly.com
IR35: HMRC restores Github access to deleted CEST source code, but confirms update data lost
After the source code for its much-maligned online IR35 status checker tool was deleted in error from Github, HMRC has confirmed it has now been re-uploaded, but any data about past updates to the tool has now been lost
Source: computerweekly.com
IR35: HMRC rushing to restore CEST source code deleted from Github 'in error'
HMRC has confirmed online repository containing code underpinning maligned IR35 status-checker tool has been taken down ‘in error’ by team working to decommission legacy platform that used to host platform.
Source: computerweekly.com
IR35: one in five highly-skilled contractors not working
One in five highly-skilled contractors is currently not working, with many attributing their absence to reforms to IR35 rules.
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Source: personneltoday.com
IR35 reforms: Incoming legislative tweak could reignite contracting market, experts claim
A long-awaited tweak to the IR35 rules that will put a stop to HMRC over-collecting tax from non-compliant entities is great news for IT contractors, experts claim
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Source: computerweekly.com
HR Magazine - IR35 offset ignites confidence to hire contractors, says HR
Changes to off-payroll regulations (IR35) will come into effect on 6 April 2024, amending the legislation that required employers to take responsibility for the tax status of freelancers and contractors they employed.
Source: hrmagazine.co.uk
HMRC's online IR35 status checker tool CEST not updated in five years, FOI confirms
Despite a previous pledge that HMRC’s IR35 online status checker tool will be continually updated as employment cases and tribunals occur, a freedom of information request confirms CEST has not been updated since October 2019.
Source: computerweekly.com
IR35 reforms: PAC concerned HMRC's 'tough' enforcement is harming contractors
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised red flags over how HMRC is policing the IR35 rules out of concern its actions might be putting public and private sector organisations off hiring contractors
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Source: computerweekly.com