PUBLIC SECTOR Use of HMRC's taxing IR35 status tool drops 71% in two years Data suggests firms are turning away from CEST as critics say it fails to reflect recent court rulings
Legal UK government faces calls to end IR35 double tax anomaly Meanwhile, Conservative stalwart calls to repeal law
Legal UK government proposes legislation to regulate umbrella companies 'Mixed bag' of solutions await tech workers forced into IR35 alternatives
Science IR35 costs UK Research and Innovation £36M – the same it spent funding tech projects Quango tax blunder follows similar payments from Defra and MoJ
On-Prem UK govt study says IR35 contractor tax reforms plain sailing for most Study measures wrong things, fails to offer an accurate picture of tax regime, say consultants
Legal Tech contractor who uses an umbrella company? UK tax is coming after them Britain's wallet-checkers suspect VAT avoidance from some of them – to the tune of 10,000-case tribunal backlog
Legal Too bad, contractors: UK government reverses decision to axe IR35 tax reform Latest U-turn follows a series of clown-car maneuvers that spooked financial markets
On-Prem UK govt says contractors should challenge IR35 status via self-assessment What could possibly go wrong?
Legal How important are tech and other contractors to UK? PM candidate promises tax review if elected Liz Truss to go over IR35 off payroll tax as ruling party voters gear up to pick their leader
On-Prem UK government having hard time complying with its own IR35 tax rules This shouldn't come as much of a surprise if you've been reading the headlines at all
On-Prem HMRC: UK techies' IR35 tax appeals could take years Challenges to blanket bans on PSCs could face long road to redemption
Legal No help for IT contractors on IR35 tax errors NAO says £263m in IR35 tax mistakes is just the start...
On-Prem HMRC: Contractors, don't worry about IR35 reforms in private sector 'cos it all went so well in public sector Finds half of public-sector orgs determine contractors' IR35 tax status without outside help
Security Vice Society said to be behind digital break-in at UK umbrella and accounting group As Optionis Group CEO confirms to contractors their data was leaked online
Legal Court of Appeal ruling offers hope for UK umbrella firm workers chasing holiday pay Plumber's right did not lapse 'but carried over and accumulated until termination of the contract'
On-Prem IR35 is the biggest threat to the contractor working model, survey finds Brexit, COVID-19 and tax rises all eclipsed by the omnipresent rule change, study of contractors finds
Legal UK's Defra and Ministry of Justice facing £120m IR35 tax bills thanks to inaccuracies in assessing contractors' status Central government still struggling with its own off-payroll tax rules
Devops IPSE: More than a third of freelancers have quit contracting since IR35 reforms Exodus, movement of the people... to the Middle East or elsewhere
Legal Campaigners call on minister to secure funding to protect UK workers' rights Including shielding techies against bad behaviour from dodgy umbrella firms
Bootnotes Oh the humanity: McDonald's out of milkshakes across Great Britain Will this nightmare ever cease?
Legal Another UK government limb that can't get IR35 right: Court service pays taxman £12.5m HMRC's 'fundamentally flawed' Check Employment Status Tool strikes again
Legal Contractors argue umbrella companies need improved regulation, not outright ban Trades Union Congress proposals miss the point, say campaigners
Legal Tax check tool CEST is the pits, say UK contractor consultancies as latest HMRC usage stats are published IR35 status of 1 in 5 cases still undetermined by 'fundamentally flawed' app
Legal Tech contractor loses IR35 tribunal appeal: 'Right' to substitute didn't mean he could, say judges Substitution's 'not a silver bullet' advisor says
Channel UK.gov finally proposes to police rogue umbrella companies but leaves questions unanswered Show me the money! say campaigners hoping to stamp out nefarious practices
Legal UK.gov's new single enforcement body does not cover rogue umbrella companies, contractor campaigners complain Why does it always... That's why. That's why it's raining on you
Channel It's the UK contractor tax factor: IR35 outsiders gaining leverage in skills market, survey finds New tax rules see a hike in use of umbrella companies - another can of worms
Legal Finance Bill amendments to curb umbrella company malpractice fail to get traction in UK Parliament MPs ignore calls for regulation to help contractors
Legal Proposed amendments to UK Finance Bill target rogue umbrella companies ripping off contractors after IR35 Conservative MPs offer tweaks to stamp out suspect practices
Legal Campaigns propose new rules to protect contractors from rogue umbrella companies Sharp practices can leave temp tech workers with nowhere to turn
Legal UK taxman is supposed to know how IR35 reforms work but still lost appeal against TV presenter Kaye Adams Observers say having multiple clients works in favour of techie contractors
Legal UK tax collector won't probe businesses for compliance with IR35 rules unless there's reason to suspect naughtiness No penalties for contractor oopsies in first year, but you'll still have to pay what HMRC thinks you owe
Legal CEST la vie: HMRC admits controversial IR35 status checker returns undecided verdict in nearly 20% of cases What a useless tool, say folk in freelance community, with months to go before tax reforms introduced to private sector
Legal Brit MPs vote down bid to delay IR35 reforms, press ahead with new tax rules for private-sector contractors Amendment aimed to push back introduction to 2023/24, but it'll go ahead as planned next year
Legal IR35 tax reforms for UK freelancers glide through committee stage: D-Day set for 6 April 2021 *Cough* But are they freelancers? *cough* – HMRC
Legal UK MPs to off-payroll workers: Delay IR35 reforms until 2023? You wish And we will change your tax forever, no need to delay ya... nothing's gonna stop us now
Legal UK IT contractors slipping back into old ways of working now IR35 tax reforms delayed And employers that banned personal service companies no longer seem to care. At least not yet, say sources
Legal Lords: New IR35 off-payroll tax rules 'riddled with problems, unfairnesses, unintended consequences' Peers urge review during delay as witnesses call themselves 'zero-rights employees'
Legal UK government puts IR35 tax reforms on hold for a year in wake of coronavirus crisis 'This is a deferral, not a cancellation' official insists
Legal HMRC claims victory in another IR35 dispute to sting Nationwide contractor for nearly £75k in back taxes Tribunal rules that Robert Lee was 'part and parcel' of bank's ops for 7 years
Legal Review of IR35 is in: Quelle surprise, UK.gov will forge ahead with controversial tax reforms in the private sector Soz contractors
Legal Don't worry, IT contractors. New UK chancellor says HMRC will be gentle pushing IR35 rules But critics advise to take that with a 'pinch of salt'
Legal BAE Systems tosses its contractors a blanket... ban on off-payroll working under upcoming IR35 tax reforms 'As soon as I got the note saying I'm inside, I started chasing another role'
Legal Auf wiedersehen, pet: UK Deutsche Bank contractors plan to leave rather than take 25% pay cut for IR35 – report Yet another financial institution only wants freelancers on its own terms
Legal What do we want? A proper review of IR35! When do we want it? Last year! Bunch of IT contractors protest outside UK Parliament Letter delivered to chancellor demanding tax reform be halted
Legal UK contractors planning 'mass exodus' ahead of IR35 tax clampdown – survey One staff outsourcer snaps back: It's no biggie, you've just got 'to pay a bit more tax'
Legal Contractors welcome Lords inquiry into IR35 before tax reforms hit private sector but fear it's 'too little, too late' Seeing as rules roll out in April and freelancer confidence is at a 6-year low
Legal UK government review of IR35 tax reforms? Like a broken pencil, say contractors groups – it'll be utterly pointless Hold onto your hats, people: HMRC to run webinars, workshops... introduction date still set for 6 April, though
Legal Sir John Redwood backs IR35 campaign, notes review would have to start 'immediately' before new off-payroll working rules kick in Do election promises mean anything?
Legal GlaxoSmithKline ditches IR35 contractors: Go PAYE or go home Flexible workforce look to pre-election promises
Legal Take Sajid Javid's comments on IR35 UK contractor rules with a bucket of salt, warns tax guru What now? A pre-election porky? Heaven forfend…
Legal Tory chancellor pledges to review IR35 rollout in UK private sector – just like all the other parties Hey contractor techies, the politicians really want your vote
Legal UK political parties fall over themselves to win tech contractor vote by pledging to review IR35 14 days till the General Election
On-Prem UK taxman updates its employment-checking calculator for IR35: Still crap, say contractors CEST la vie: Still pooh-poohs MoO. Reform just months away
Legal Royal Bank of Scotland IT contractor ban sparks murmurs of legal action Freelance techies claim they face 20% pay cut
Legal 20% of UK businesses would rather axe their contractors than deal with IR35 – survey But firms will be forced to take a more measured response in time, says consultancy
Legal Any promises to extend rights of self-employed might win an election, hint Brit freelancer orgs Just saying
On-Prem Helen Fospero makes yet another Brit telly presenter to win IR35 case against taxman Oh dear, HMRC – that's two defeats in a week
Legal UK tech freelancer numbers down for first time in 5 years since IR35 tax reforms hit public sector Could drop further, depending on how zealously it's enforced
Legal IR35 blame game: Barclays to halt off-payroll contractors, goes directly to PAYE No bailout for tech freelancers. Bank moves to avoid potential liability for tax, NI contributions
Legal How to lose a UK contractor in 10 days: Make them commit after upcoming IR35 tax upheaval, apparently Survey warns of 'brain drain'
Legal UK taxman wins tribunal case against BBC presenters The Beeb may have forced you into it, but you still have to cough up
Legal Contractor association blasts UK.gov guidance on hated IR35 tax law's arrival in private sector Advice 'falls woefully short'
Legal Industry reps told the UK taxman everything wrong with extending IR35. What happened next will astound you Don't like it? Take it to an employment tribunal!
On-Prem It's happening, tech contractors: UK.gov is pushing IR35 off-payroll rules to private sector in Finance Bill We consulted. We decided to do it anyway
Legal UK industry calls for delay of IR35 off-payroll tax rules to private sector Early responses from government consultation not happy with off taxman's plans
On-Prem Loose Women woman's IR35 win deals another high-profile blow to UK taxman's grip on rules Freelance techies take note
Legal HMRC accused of not understanding its own IR35 tax reforms ahead of private sector rollout MPs also voice concerns about accuracy of status-check tool
Legal Brekkie TV host Lorraine Kelly wins IR35 ruling against HMRC, adds fuel to freelance techies' ire over tax reforms Pint-sized Scottish squawker wins tribunal appeal over £1.2m tax bill
Legal IR35 contractor tax reforms crawl closer to UK private sector with second consultation HMRC: How about a client-led dispute resolution process?
Legal HMRC: We 'rigorously tested' IR35 tax-check tool... but have almost nothing to show for it 'Normally you'd have reams of documentation... all they have is one page'
Legal UK taxman told to chill out 'cos loan charge is whacking tax dodgers and whoopsies alike Contractor lobby seizes on report as indictment of IR35
Legal Contractors slam UK taxman's 'aggressive' IR35 tax reforms HMRC urged to adjust plans after losing case against one of its own former freelancers
Legal HMRC contractor scores IR35 payout after yet another taxman blunder CEST tool gets it wrong – for its own creators
Legal UK taxman told: IR35 still isn't working in the public sector, and you want to take it private? Status-checking tool isn't fit for purpose, and then there's Brexit
Legal CEST la vie, IR35 workers: HMRC sets out stall for ignoring Mutuality of Obligation Don't have a cow, but taxman test disappears MOO
Legal HMRC opens consultation to crack down on off-payroll working in private sector UK Gov reckons it could lose up to £1.2bn due to IR35 non-compliance
Legal Brit IT contractor wins appeal against HMRC to pay £26k in back taxes Universal credit consultant takes on taxman over IR35 law
Legal Most IT contractors want employment benefits if clobbered with IR35 That'll go down well with full-time Sir Humphreys..
Legal BBC presenter loses appeal, must pay £420k in IR35 crackdown IT contractors warned to get house in order
Legal 80% of IT projects in public sector delayed due to IR35 – report Half of gov techies quit following tax clampdown, says survey
Legal Majority of contractors distrust HMRC's IR35 calculator, survey finds Turkeys voting against Christmas?
Legal IT contractors behind IR35 calculator to leave HMRC... because of IR35 Sources say department is undergoing a major crackdown
Legal UK.gov departments accused of blanket approach to IR35 Confusion reigns as some departments apply massive crackdown
Legal Gov may need to splash £245m per year on IT contractors – NAO Please come back freelancers, forget IR35: all is forgiven
Legal UK.gov gears up for IR35 private sector crackdown – say industry folk You can run, but you can't hide
Legal Tech contractors begin mass UK.gov exodus in wake of HMRC's IR35 income tax clampdown IT transformation and Brexit could mean a perfect storm for gov tech
Legal UK.gov tells freelance techies to slap 20 per cent on fees as IR35 tax hike looms Concerns raise could spark exodus of self-employed talent
Legal UK.gov has 18,000 IT contractors on its books due to dearth of skills And IR35 changes could mean thousands down tools
