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ATT believes HMRC's guidance document, released late August this year, lacks detail.

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The 2019 loan charge is an anti-avoidance measure, introduced in Finance Act 2016 to address the tax loss to the Exchequer from a variety of ‘disguised remuneration’ schemes.

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With just over six months to go until the IR35 tax avoidance reforms come into force in the private sector, IT contractors are waiting to see how the organisations they engage with intend to respond to their new-found responsibilities.

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Wed, 16 Oct 2019

IR35: Time for the private sector to get its house in order?

Six months before IR35 legislation is extended to the private sector, do employers face a talent drain or can they still engage with a flexible, self-employed workforce without facing the wrath of HMRC?

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The Register

Tue, 01 Oct 2019

IR35 blame game: Barclays to halt off-payroll contractors, goes directly to PAYE

Barclays is to call time on all off-payroll working and shift its entire contractor base to the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system to swerve potential financial implications of private-sector IR35 legislation.

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