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Dave Chaplin is a former IT contractor, founder and CEO of ContractorCalculator, and author of the Contractors' Handbook and Beat IR35.
The war on the self-employed must stop
For two decades, Governments have allowed Treasury and HMRC to launch legislative “tax cluster bombs” against a perceived threat — the self-employed.
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It is pointless for the Conservatives and HMRC to swim against the tide of the growing movement to personal autonomy and the growth of freelancing. They aren't going to win.
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The tax case between HMRC and RALC Consulting is remitted to the First-tier Tribunal to be re-examined
McCann Media Limited has lost its appeal against a First-tier Tribunal (FTT) decision which found IR35 applied to the engagements with Sky Sports.
New information should alarm firms engaging contractors. HMRC's IR35 Tool has not been updated in five years and is out of date.
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Difficult and expensive process is unfair on self-employed workers - MPs tell HMRC.
Phil Thompson faces back taxes arising from his time as a Sky Sports presenter
Deliveroo wins case thanks to a substitution contract clause.
Thirteen-year saga over tax status of delivery staff has important implications for workers in the gig economy
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Computer Weekly
IR35: HMRC rushing to restore CEST source code deleted from Github ‘in error’
HMRC has confirmed online repository containing code underpinning maligned IR35 status-checker tool has been taken down ‘in error’ by team working to decommission legacy platform that used to host platform.
HR Magazine
Sky Sports pundit fined £210,000 over IR35 battle
Former footballer and Sky Sports pundit Neil McCann lost his IR35 case appeal against HMRC, which has left him facing a tax bill of £210,000.
Personnel Today
IR35: one in five highly-skilled contractors not working
One in five highly-skilled contractors are currently not working amid rising economic inactivity, with many attributing their absence to reforms to off-payroll working rules.
Computer Weekly
IR35 reforms: Incoming legislative tweak could reignite contracting market, experts claim
A long-awaited tweak to the IR35 rules that will put a stop to HMRC over-collecting tax from non-compliant entities is welcome news for IT contractors.
Financial Times
IR35 tax changes contribute to economic inactivity
The controversial off-payroll legislation is impacting the freelance economy according to new data, sparking calls for a review of the policy.
