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Holiday Pay Reform: New laws bring clarity for casual and part-time workers
New Employment Rights Regulations will clarify holiday pay for casual and part-time workers from 1 January 2024.

HMRC must be held accountable for umbrella compliance failures
Crawford Temple say the Public Accounts Committee must challenge HMRC on why data is not being exploited more effectively.

Survey unveils worrying levels of non-compliance in the umbrella industry
Survey reveals alarming non-compliance and lack of worker protections within the umbrella industry.

The BIG Umbrella Survey: Please help shape future regulation NOW!
By spending 6 minutes completing the survey, you can help directly inform Government policy to improve umbrella working conditions.

Government publishes consultation to regulate the umbrella market
The Government publishes an analysis of the role of umbrella companies with solutions to potential interventions to prevent non-compliance with tax and rights.

Free CEST checker unveiled to help businesses with IR35 status determinations
A brand-new free CEST determination checker is set to help thousands of businesses and contractors with their IR35 status determinations.

Off-payroll (IR35) legislative fix is underway, to apply from April 2017
The government has finally decided to implement a legislative solution from 6 April 2024 to fix the double-taxation flaw in the IR35 reforms.

IR35 breakthrough – a new underwriter agrees to pay everyone's tax bill
Breaking news on the IR35 scene – a new underwriter has agreed to pay the entire market's tax bills if clients get the determination wrong.

Eamonn Holmes IR35 tax appeal dismissed by Upper-tribunal
The appeal by Eamonn Holmes to overturn the decision of the First-tier tax tribunal regarding his IR35 case has not been successful.

Gary Lineker wins IR35 tax case against HMRC
Gary Lineker has won his multi-year battle against HMRC, having been wrongly accused by HMRC of underpaying £4.9m in tax.

'Fix or ditch' the Off-payroll IR35 Reforms, says ContractorCalculator
The Government must fix the flaws with straightforward changes or ditch the legislation and reverse the damage harming our flexible workforce.

IR35 appeal upheld – Sky TV pundit Stuart Barnes defeats HMRC
The Tribunal upheld an IR35 appeal relating to services provided by rugby expert Stuart Barnes at Sky TV.

Autumn Statement - contracting market outlook
The Autumn Statement 2022 may mean the highest taxes for 50 years and no cancellation of IR35, but the contracting market will still thrive.

BREAKING: Repeal of IR35 Reforms scrapped by Jeremy Hunt
The Conservative's plan to repeal the Off-payroll reforms has now been scrapped and will not now go ahead. He Off-payroll rules

Off-payroll repealed – but IR35 still lives after April 2023
As the Government signals intentions for the next Finance Bill, to repeal the Off-payroll working rules, reverting to original IR35, Dave Chaplin explains what led to its downfall, and what businesses, agencies and contractors, should do next.

BREAKING: Off-payroll IR35 Reforms to be repealed from April 2023
The Chancellor has today committed to repealing the Off-payroll legislation, which were supposed to reform IR35, but instead held businesses back.

£8m tax windfall awaits HS2 suppliers after HMRC legislative blunder
HS2 annual accounts reveal £9.5m worth of tax errors made when implementing the IR35 reforms, which could bizarrely mean a Treasury loss of up to £8m due to legislative hole.

Government 4-year deliberation on employment status yields nothing
After 162 responses spent 4-years at the back of a digital cupboard going out of date, the Government finally dusted them off and decided to do nothing. Zilch. Ditto.

Third IR35 case involving BSkyB dismissed at FTT - Alan Parry Productions Ltd
The FTT has not upheld a third IR35 tribunal decision regarding commentator services provided to BSkyB.

Fresh evidence exposes fundamental flaws in HMRC IR35 CEST Tool
A recent webinar proves HMRC's IR35 tool rarely conducts multi-factorial assessments for "Outside IR35" determinations, putting clients in danger.

Structural problems remain with IR35, says Public Accounts Committee
Public Accounts Committee report says “widespread non-compliance” with IR35 tax reforms in central government departments is “not acceptable”.

Major loss for HMRC after Atholl House Court of Appeal ruling
HMRC suffered a huge IR35 blow at the Court of Appeal after the three judges unanimously rejected their primary ground of appeal, despite the case now being remitted back to the UT.

Does HMRC think you’re a Managed Service Company?
Contractors are receiving letters saying that HMRC think their PSCs are actually MSCs (managed service companies). This is very bad news. Act now.

McCann Media Limited IR35 appeal dismissed by FTT
A second tribunal decision relating to services provided to Sky has now been released with the tribunal again not upholding the appeal.

Basic Broadcasting Limited wins IR35 appeal after seven-year nightmare for presenter Adrian Chiles
Adrian Chiles has won his IR35 tax appeal after a seven-year nightmare for his media-based firm Basic Broadcasting Limited ("BBL").

Off-Payroll (IR35): Flaws in CEST cause £120 million tax bills for MoJ and Defra
Known flaws in HMRC's Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool has caused two more Government bodies to face extra tax bills of over £121 million.

Contractors urged to share views on umbrella working with Government
A new Government consultation into the umbrella industry is calling for evidence, and contractors must share their experiences and help shape the market.

Tax tribunal dismisses IR35 appeal for Little Piece of Paradise
Ex Sky TV presenter Dave Clark fails to appeal HMRC determinations and notices relating to arrangements entered into between Little Piece of Paradise Limited and Sky TV.

Help make Off-payroll (IR35) fair - please take this survey NOW!
The House of Lords Finance Bill Sub-Committee has an inquiry on the Off-payroll rules and needs evidence.

Is it time for re-Morse to prevent more Loan Charge victims?
An open letter to Sir Amyas Morse by the campaign group contains new evidence, urging him to immediately back a call for a fair resolution of the Loan Charge.

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