Given that the self-employed have been low-hanging fruit for tax grabs, voters must voice their concerns now about government misspending before history repeats itself No matter how the votes sway come the next General Election, Dame Meg Hillier MP and Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, fears government misspending could continue. She warns any incoming […]

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We ask Dave “Mr. IR35” Chaplin’s take on the latest Parliamentary news on IR35 and how it is impacting businesses, freelancers and our “free” press OPINION/Q&A IR35 has arguably taken its toll on UK Plc, small companies and freelancers. But perhaps the biggest and yet under-reported downfall this tax legislation has had is its squeeze […]

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COVID support fraud: £5 billion paid to self-employed and employers whose incomes did not drop, finds a Public Accounts Committee report Dame Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the Committee: “Bad actors in British business are running rings around the Revenue” In a report that came out this week, the Public Accounts Committee said HM Treasury […]

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Fraud and error in public spending are estimated to cost the taxpayer up to £51.8 billion every year. Around £25 billion is outside the tax and benefits system, according to a report published by the Public Accounts Committee. From April 2020 to March 2021, fraud within Universal Credit rose to an all-time high of 14.5%, […]

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