Jane Stevens from Jenrick IT is always interested in any developments relating to IR35. She would like to share the following article she received yesterday from the PCG (the Professional Contractors Group who are a not-for-profit association that represents supports and promotes freelancers, consultants and contractors in the UK).

The judgment has been given today in the IR35 case of ECR Consulting - with another resounding victory for the taxpayer.  Elaine Richardson, a self-employed IT contractor working through her own limited company for Vertex Data Science was facing an IR35 bill in excess of £50,000.

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IR35 is to be retained with the government committing to improving the way it is administered, according to Budget documents.

The documents say that following the publication of the OTS review of small business tax, the government will commit to setting up a dedicated helpline staffed by specialists.

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Jenrick CPI has noticed a steady stream of activity within the HM Revenue department during the downturn that seems to indicate that there will be a series of initiatives to ‘capture’ contractors who might consider themselves safe.

ContractorUK has been discussing some of these with an account’s expert, Paul Spindler, who points out some very interesting facts and raises some questions.

Like many of us in these ‘credit crunched’ times, the Government needs cash and appears to be targeting the HM Revenue to bring in badly needed feed for the ‘coffers’. (more…)