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Dave Chaplin

IR35 certainty for contractors? So close and, perhaps, not so far

Contractors are very close to enjoying a potential three-year rolling’ IR35 amnesty’ if we keep our nerve and help HMRC improve its new test regime.

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Contractors are not legally obliged to answer the P35 question 6, ‘Are you a Service Company?’, and if they’re unsure should answer ‘no’.

Today. Thu, 17 May 2012 | Tax Issues

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No certainty for limited company contractors yet, but the policy debate is far from over, say OTS Tax Director John Whiting and PCG’s Simon McVicker.

Yesterday. Wed, 16 May 2012 | IR35

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Today. Thu, 17 May 2012 | Tax Issues

No certainty from HMRC’s new IR35 framework, but the policy debate must be sustained

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Yesterday. Wed, 16 May 2012 | IR35

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