Gary Lineker’s high-profile IR35 dispute with HMRC has finally concluded, with the two parties reaching an out-of-court settlement. While the exact details remain confidential, the case offers valuable lessons for freelancers about navigating the complexities of IR35 legislation. The news follows the ex-football star and sports commentator’s spin-off TV production company Goalhanger Films’ going into […]

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HMRC ignored its own IR35 tool and pursued innocent contractor for over £100,000, said insurer An insurer that represents the self-employed has criticised HMRC for not understanding its own tax rules. Qdos said it witnessed HMRC’s “aggressive approach to policing IR35 compliance” after a contractor client of the insurer was made to endure a three-year-long […]

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HMRC estimates that the 2021 IR35 reforms to the private sector will or already have affected around 180,000 personal service contractors, compared to the estimated 50,000 contractors already affected by the 2017 public sector reforms. That said, HMRC has so far only found central government bodies to be non-compliant, none of which have challenged the […]

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While running your own business as a freelancer you can easily miss news and government policies that could impact your financial well-being. The Freelance Informer outlines just a few things that every freelancer should prepare for in 2022. CEST casualties and double taxation With a spree of reports over 2021 that public sector bodies, including […]

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🚀Share this article on social media Government documents have revealed that the HM Courts and Tribunal Service has been hit with a £12m IR35 bill*.  The latest news comes hot on the heels of the other government departments who have made the headlines recently, namely the Department of Work and Pensions hit with an £87m […]

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IR35 expert, Qdos, has carried out research into the initial impact of private sector IR35 reform. And the findings reveal that contracting outside IR35 is far from over. The research indicated that contracting outside IR35 has not been wiped out by the reform, with one-third of nearly 1850 contractors assessed as outside IR35 – a […]

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HMRC’s IR35 tool, Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST), has been monitored and the results have shown that the online tool has been unable to deliver a verdict for enquiring contractors and freelancers over 188,000 times in the past year.  The data shows that between November 2019 and November 2020, CEST was used 975,416 times, […]

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Businesses should be prepared for the HMRC to change tactics on IR35 if current actions are anything to go by, according to Penny Simmons, a tax risk expert at Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out- Law News. “Businesses should be wary about over-reliance on assurances from HMRC, particularly with regard to the likelihood or otherwise […]

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