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HM Revenue & Customs accounts reveal marked rise in total number of temporary workers it engages, with most of them providing services through umbrella firms.
Law firm Leigh Day has launched a potentially £140 million compensation claim on behalf of Amazon drivers working as 'delivery service partners'.
Tribunal dismisses second appeal by IT project manager Robert Lee that his contracts with Nationwide would fall out of scope of the IR35 legislation.
IR35: MPs urged to back ‘curb or kill’ umbrella company-focused Finance Bill amendments Two amendments to the incoming Finance Bill that have the potential to ban the use of umbrella companies are being voted on by MPs in the House of Commons today Share this item with your network: By Published: 24 May 2021 10:57 MPs are being urged to vote in favour of two proposed amendments to the incoming Finance Bill that are intended to stamp out malpractice among unregulated umbrella company operators. The amendments – tabled by David Davis MP with the support of Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP an...
IR35 is a tax reform that was unveiled in 1999 by the UK tax authorities. The reforms are part of the government's crackdown on so-called disguised employment, where workers behave as employees but avoid paying regular income tax and national income contributions by billing for their services through personal service companies (PSCs), which are taxed at lower corporate rates. The latest regulation change will force businesses in the UK to set the tax status of their contractors and freelancers. Previously this was set by the contractors themselves. This has already been the case in the public...