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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.
Hasta-la-vista taxpayers: Chiles IR35 case shows lawfare is back
Chaplin argues the BBL highlights issues with HMRC's Litigation and Settlement Strategy (LSS) and the fairness of the tax tribunal system.
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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The tax status case involving Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) returns to square one for a fifth hearing at the FTT.
HMRC has overturned the First-Tier Tribunal's decision in the IR35 case involving Stuart Barnes, the former rugby player and Sky Sports pundit.
Chaplin argues the BBL highlights issues with HMRC's Litigation and Settlement Strategy (LSS) and the fairness of the tax tribunal system.
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Labour’s plans for a new single status for workers plus improved protection and employment rights
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Supreme Court issues long-awaited ruling in football referees’ employment status case
The Supreme Court has issued its ruling in HMRC v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL), more than a year on from the 2023 hearing, dismissing the refereeing body’s appeal and sending the case back to a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) for the original decision to be remade.
Express
Major update in football referees' vs HMRC case over £600k tax bill
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from Professional Game Match Officials Limited regarding the employment status of 60 referees after the body was hit with a £584,000 tax bill.
Law Society Gazette
Supreme Court rules on PGMOL referee tax appeal
A long-running tax case involving part-time referees appointed to Football League and FA Cup games is yet to be finalised after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal, but remitted the final decision to be made by the First-tier tax tribunal,
Computer Weekly
HMRC could lose millions in unpaid tax as non-compliant umbrella enters pre-pack administration
HMRC looks set to miss out on millions of pounds in unpaid tax it is owed by a non-compliant umbrella company that slipped into administration, prompting renewed calls for the sector to be regulated.
Daily Mail
HMRC has won its appeal at the Upper Tribunal, overturning the First-Tier Tribunal's decision in the IR35 case involving former rugby player and Sky Sports presenter Stuart Barnes.
