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PGMOL Court of Appeal ruling means CEST overhaul now required

The Court of Appeal has reaffirmed again that the taxman’s interpretation of mutuality of obligation (MOO) is wrong in law.

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You pay very different marginal tax rates depending on your earnings and business/personal circumstances.

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CEST-gate and DWP’s £87m – to win, don't play the game

IR35 Shield CEO Dave Chaplin analyses the latest episode of CEST-gate and explains why the only winning move is not to use CEST at all.

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BREAKING: IR35 appeal progresses in Mantides UTT as we await PGMOL CoA ruling

Urologist George Mantides has appealed an FTT split decision in the UTT and, so far, emerged victorious, depending on MOO decision from CoA PGMOL.

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IR35 Shield launches Monitoring to support the full compliance process

IR35 Shield has launched its Monitoring feature, which automatically checks and gathers evidence to support original IR35 status determinations.

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Rough Tax Justice II – IR35 defence duo pinpoint importance of fact-find

The IR35 defence duo Chris Leslie of Tax Networks and Dave Chaplin of IR35 Shield explore issues at the coalface of their IR35 defence work.

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HMRC fails to convince Lords on legal justification for Loan Charge

HMRC fails to convince the Committees members on the legal justification for it’s highly controversial retrospective tax.

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The recent Parliamentary vote signals the end for our Stop The Off-Payroll Tax campaign, and the beginning of final preparations ahead of April 2021.

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Mis-selling victims are being pushed to bankruptcy and suicide

A campaigning group is calling on Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer to demand the Government finds a “fair resolution” to a policy which critics believe could lead to bankruptcies and suicides.

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DWP hit with £87.9m tax bill by HMRC over 'historic' IR35 status errors

DWP uses CEST for determinations and gets hit for £87m in extra tax.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 - Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms

How serious is the shortage of HGV drivers? IR35 Issues?

There have been tax changes making it more expensive for drivers from elsewhere in Europe to work or be employed here.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 - Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms

HMRC denies misleading MPs over tax avoidance by its contractors

Commons report claimed tax agency put its reputation ‘ahead of telling the truth’ about loan arrangement schemes

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 - Off-Payroll (IR35) Reforms

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Fri, 24 Sep 2021

IR35 reforms: HMRC confirms compliance checks under way in financial services, oil and gas sectors

Less than six months after the roll-out of the IR35 reforms to the private sector, HMRC has confirmed it has started writing letters to companies requesting details of their compliance procedures.

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Wed, 22 Sep 2021

Why strong evidence is key to avoiding costly IR35 investigations

On-going monitoring of a contractor’s status is essential to detect whether the contractor moves to an inside IR35 position, which could result in a build-up of tax risk. But, more crucially, it is critical to gather evidence on status throughout a contractor’s engagement.

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Thu, 16 Sep 2021

Network Rail U-turns on blanket inside IR35 contractor determinations

The Department for Transport’s 2020-2021 accounts suggest Network Rail has switched up its IR35 compliance strategy, with more than 70% of its contractors now classified as working outside IR35.

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Tue, 14 Sep 2021

IR35 Hub – The Global Recruiter

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Tue, 24 Aug 2021

HMRC issues 3rd IR35 tax penalty to the HM Courts & Tribunal Service - 'who's next?'

IR35 difficulties continue to plague the Government as the HM Courts & Tribunal Service has been hit with a £12.5million tax bill due to mismanagement of the legislation.

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