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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.
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After a decade HMRC loses PGMOL case - tribunal reaffirmed original ruling that referees are self-employed.
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HMRC concedes defeat on referees as decade-long IR35 fight ends
HMRC has confirmed it will not appeal the tribunal decision that football referees engaged by Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL) are self-employed rather than employees.
The HRDirector
Abandonment of HMRC’s IR35 tool as usage collapses
HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool fell by a further 43% during the 2025-26 tax year.
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Use of HMRC’s IR35 tool falls 71% in the past two years
Usage of HMRC’s check employment status for tax (CEST) tool fell by a further 43% during the 2025-26 tax year, continuing a downward trend that has seen overall usage reduce by 71% in just two years.
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HMRC handed red card in £584,000 football referee tax lawsuit
HMRC has lost a long-running legal battle against the UK’s football refereeing body over the employment status of 60 referees, after the tax authority issued a £584,000 tax bill.
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Football referees win tax battle with HMRC
Tribunal finds that officials’ ability to turn down assignments helped to justify self-employed status.
