IR35 News
HMRC updates creative freelancers’ IR35 manual, with a win on substitution
Not having a sub clause is no longer a shoo-in for a tax inspector to deem you an employee, experts say.
Sep 15, 2020 | IR35 NewsCreative industry boss warns of mass IR35-induced conflict from April
Confusion. Complexity. And confrontation -- on five fronts. It’s all imminent, says PACT.
Mar 10, 2020 | IR35 NewsFreelancer confidence ‘fallen off a cliff’ over IR35 tax changes
The few with faith in their one-person empire seem not to have clients cancelling freelancer hiring.
Feb 18, 2020 | IR35 NewsFreelancers’ advisers throw parties’ IR35 review pledges into doubt
The jostling for the freelance sector’s vote this Thursday has become unedifying.
Dec 9, 2019 | IR35 NewsMedia freelancers ‘cannot rely on Hawksbee IR35 case win’
For being too close to the margin, a Talksport host’s status victory looks good for him, and probably him alone.
Aug 15, 2019 | IR35 NewsMedia freelancers still waiting on BBC newsreaders’ IR35 appeal
‘Being on our screens as usual, with their IR35 appeal all done, doesn’t mean they won.'
Jul 22, 2019 | IR35 NewsFreelance sole traders ‘wrongly preparing for IR35 reform from April’
Officials and ‘experts’ help confuse the self-employed about incoming status rules.
Jun 7, 2019 | IR35 NewsCelebrity media freelancers beat IR35 by being in business on their own account
TV's Lorraine Kelly and Kay Adams beat the taxman using a factor CEST omits.
May 3, 2019 | IR35 NewsMedia freelancers to get new IR35 guidance from HMRC
MPs quote the BBC as saying IR35 material for all self-employed media people is incoming.
Jan 28, 2019 | IR35 NewsDelay or not on IR35 reform, the damage will be done
Forget giveth and taketh away, with 'Ltd' freelancers, this chancellor is all taketh.
Nov 6, 2018 | IR35 NewsIR35 reform is Budget 2018's biggest revenue-raiser
Hammond’s IR35 haul to net more in a single year than any other measure in the entire Budget.
Nov 4, 2018 | IR35 NewsBrexit could shelve IR35 reform at Budget 2018
UK-EU uncertainty may kick the IR35 reform can down the road to Spring Statement 2019.
Oct 10, 2018 | IR35 NewsBBC presenter Christa Ackroyd lodges IR35 appeal
Despite 'many' and 'strong' pointers to the BBC employing her, one PSC isn't giving up.
Sep 12, 2018 | IR35 NewsHMRC gets short shrift in IR35 reform consultation
The defiant dozen: HMRC’s proposal is being severely resisted by 12 IR35 consultation respondents.
Aug 14, 2018 | IR35 News'Self-employed face inflationary pressure if IR35 changes'
Already above its two per cent target, inflation will hit harder should IR35 be reformed -- IPSE.
Jul 18, 2018 | IR35 NewsBBC host in IR35 battle ‘forced to use a limited company’
A £900k IR35 case hears that news presenters had little choice but to be 'Ltd.'
May 10, 2018 | IR35 NewsWhen a few IR35 updates come along at once
Two new frameworks + four official moves = IR35 (and the Forum) going nowhere.
Apr 6, 2015 | IR35 NewsAdviser bets against Osborne tackling IR35
'IR35 unlikely to rear its head in the Budget due to HMRC update just four days before it.'
Mar 17, 2015 | IR35 NewsFreelancers must wait a little longer for the IR35 Review
The future of IR35 is unlikely to be signed off next month, as HMRC had hoped.
Oct 19, 2014 | IR35 NewsHMRC manages expectations ahead of IR35 Review
IR35 Forum told that what gets recommended doesn't necessarily get implemented.
Oct 14, 2014 | IR35 NewsNew approach to IR35 nets taxman £1.1m
Freelance companies can now have their say on the seemingly fruitful reforms to IR35.
Dec 11, 2013 | IR35 NewsOsborne 'can't afford to ignore IR35'
Tax expert says hype about employment status makes IR35 unavoidable for Osborne.
Dec 2, 2012 | IR35 NewsMPs reignite PSC tax-saving row with BBC probe
HMRC vows to crank up IR35 activity in light of 25,000 off-payroll contracts at the Beeb.
Oct 9, 2012 | IR35 NewsWhat July's IR35 Forum means for freelancers
Different headings add up to the same thing – HMRC investigating your IR35 status.
Aug 29, 2012 | IR35 NewsRevenue's IR35 case yield up by 100%
HMRC honed its IR35 clampdown, putting in a lot less but collecting much more.
Oct 28, 2011 | IR35 NewsWhy IR35 was kept on the statute book
Deterrent is the other reason a cash-hungry government didn’t, and won’t, scrap IR35.
Sep 29, 2011 | IR35 NewsFreelancers' Questions: Is 'going it alone' about to get easier?
Expert says it may no longer only be a choice between sole trader and limited company.
Feb 14, 2011 | IR35 NewsFreelancers' Questions: Is a 'trial period' inside IR35?
Second IR35 opinion for a freelancer told he’ll be caught by a single clause.
Jan 25, 2011 | IR35 NewsIR35 - Why it should stay<br>
Part 2 of 2: The case for keeping IR35, by freelance advisory Qdos Consulting.
Jun 21, 2010 | IR35 NewsPre-Budget Report: what freelancers can expect
For what it omits, Brown’s PBR may be less painful than freelancers anticipate.
Nov 6, 2006 | IR35 News
