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Dear Contractor,
Welcome to the July 2010 edition of our Contractor Newsletter. The emergency Budget was encouraging for contractors, with the Government pledging to review IR35. For the time being though IR35 is still very much alive, and this month we’ve discovered the first investigation launched as a result of the P35 service company question. Our experts advise a contractor who feels they are being forced to move client location and another who would like to offset their company money against their own personal mortgage.
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HMRC may have started targeting contractors for IR35 investigations by using the P35 service company question, according to Seb Maley of Qdos
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New contract opportunities could be opened up by the government’s re-evaluation of its role in providing public services.
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The emergency budget promises an IR35 and small business taxation review alongside lower taxes for business, but also tax hikes for higher earners.
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Amid all the hype surrounding the review of IR35 stalks the spectre of reality, dictating that contractors won’t be out from its shadow for a year.
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Mutuality of obligation is one of the key factors used by a court or tribunal to determine whether IR35 applies and a contractor’s employment status.
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For most contractors whether or not they should charge VAT for overseas non-UK business clients is straightforward, explains Steve Crouch from Crunch.
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Tarpon Tax Director Anthony Bennett explains how umbrella companies no longer compete solely on the basis of tax but on service, process & efficiency.
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Contractors faced with a client request to change location must review their contract to consider available options, advises Roger Sinclair of Egos..
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Contractors may face a hefty tax bill, and even prosecution, by using company money to offset personal mortgages, warns James Abbott of Baker Watkin.
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As the UK economy continues its climb out of recession, contractors will see increased demand from manufacturing, oil & gas and financial services.
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