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Experts in Taxation

Andy Vessey

Client Services Manager, Qdos Consulting Limited

Andy is a Senior Tax professional at Qdos and has a wealth of experience in IR35 and status matters which he guides the firm on.

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James Abbott

Tax Partner, Baker Watkin

James Abbott heads up Baker Watkin's tax department and often speaks on freelancer / contractor tax matters. He has his own portfolio of contractor clients.

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Experts in Financial Planning

Tony Harris

Managing Director, Contractor Financials

Tony Harris is MD of ContractorFinancials, recognised as the specialist independent financial adviser for Contractors.

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Experts in Accounting

David Colom

Principal, D J Colom & Co Chartered Accountants

David Colom qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the City of London in 1981 and is the founder and principal of D J Colom & Co Chartered Accountants established in 1989.

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Experts in Contracting

Dave Chaplin

CEO, ContractorCalculator

Dave Chaplin is a former IT contractor in the City of London, and is founder and CEO of ContractorCalculator, and author of the Contractors' Handbook.

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P35 guidance: unsure contractors should answer ‘no’ to service co question, says HMRC

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

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

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.

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.

“Keep calm and contract on”, IR35 experts tell contractors following HMRC’s new tests

It’s IR35 business as usual for contractors – IR35 experts Andy Vessey of Qdos and Kate Cottrell of Bauer & Cottrell respond to the new HMRC tests.

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