Posts Tagged ‘ir35 news’

Breaking News: Contractor wins 5½ year IR35 battle with HMRC – Thursday, 12 May 2011

Friday, May 13th, 2011

Jane Stevens from Jenrick IT is always interested in any jane-coldevelopments 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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BREAKING NEWS - IR35 retained

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

IR35 is to be retained with the government committing to improving the newsway 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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IR35 to be abolished!! ….maybe?

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Jenrick IT has learned that the government has confirmed that it will conduct a complete review of how small businesses and entrepreneurial businesses are taxed. (more…)

Contractors to stay outside of FoI rules

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Contractors supplying services to public authorities will not face requests under the Freedom of Information Act, in line with demands from the business community.

Heading off the prospect of extra costs for large and small government suppliers alike, policy makers said contractors would remain outside the scope of the 2005 legislation. (more…)

LANDMARK RULING - SUB-CONTRACTOR OR EMPLOYEE?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

A landmark ruling in which a sub-contractor was deemed to be an employee could affect the employment status and legal rights of thousands of other so-called IR35 news and advice from leading IT recruitment agency - Jenricksub-contractors working in the UK.

The ruling has implications for hundreds of workers in the transport industry generally, as well as workers in a number of other sectors where contract labour is traditionally used such as large-scale construction projects like the Olympic site in east London, together with the NHS, education, IT and banking sectors. (more…)

Backdated tax law hits 2,000 freelancers

Monday, July 20th, 2009

The government’s decision to retrospectively close a loophole in the UK IsleIR35 of Man double taxation treaty is threatening the livelihoods of more than 2,000 freelancers.

The impact of backdated legislation in the Finance Bill 2008, to deal with affected schemes, has been so “severe” that all other retrospective provisions should be diverted. (more…)

Tech contractor secures full employment rights

Monday, July 20th, 2009

IR35A laid-off techie was right to say employment rights entitled him to claim unfair dismissal, despite being engaged as an independent contractor on a project with just a week’s notice.

The ruling, obtained by CUK from the case lawyers, is being seen as a landmark decision, for potentially allowing contractors inside IR35 to claim employment rights from their end- users. (more…)

Contractors inside IR35 may be able to claim employment rights after landmark ruling

Monday, July 6th, 2009

IR35Some contractors within IR35 might be able to claim employment rights from their ‘client’, following a landmark ruling this week.

An Employment Tribunal has found that contractor Andrew Tilson was an employee of Alstom Transport, despite billing on an hourly basis through his own contractor limited company and working through an agency. (more…)

Cameron favours small IT contractors

Monday, July 6th, 2009

IR35David Cameron, the Conservative leader, has called the government to broaden its base of IT contractors away from large technology companies like Capita.

Rather than simply being reserved for the “the big players”, the Tory leader said contracts for the supply of services to the government should go to smaller outfits.
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IR35 comes under fire for its negligible tax take

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Figures have been released showing that the IR35 tax regulations areIR35 producing an average of just £1.5 million a year in tax revenues.

The disclosure came after the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) used the Freedom of Information rules to request exact sums on the amount of tax raised for the exchequer by IR35. [Source: PlanIT Chartered Accountants]

Between the tax years 2002/03 and 2007/08, IR35 managed £9.2 million in government income, the equivalent to £1.5 million annually. (more…)