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Find out why the self-employed are calling for a 'tax shake-up' in the General Election 2024. Discover how this could win parties the support of freelancers and contractors.

Uncover the impact of 'stealth taxes' on UK taxpayers. Find out how Conservative party budgets are dragging millions into higher tax bands.

An IT contractors business is on the brink of insolvency after a decade-long IR35 dispute with HMRC

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.

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

The latest cut means the total tax free amount people can earn each year from the dividends paid on shares has been slashed by 90 percent since 2017-18.

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

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.

Public Accounts Committee ask questions of HMRC after call times increase, while tax office’s treatment of taxpayers’ scrutinised 

Nearly two in three self-employed people do not believe any of the main political parties represent their best interests.