IR35 Is Chancellor’s Rabbit Out Of The Hat!

The Chancellor’s mini-budget included a so-called “rabbit out of the hat” announcement, which was Kwasi Kwarteng’s unexpected decision to repeal off-payroll legislation.  Social media has been ablaze with lots of misinformation incorrectly stating that IR35 itself has been overturned.  It’s important to note that IR35 legislation is still very much in place, and will continue […]

041 The Impact of IR35 Reform On Contractors

We’re completing our trilogy focussing on IR35 reforms by chatting to a contractor about how the new legislation has affected him and his business.  The reforms came into effect in the private sector in April 2020, and for our interviewee the impact has been more significant than COVID.  Shockingly, he lost approximately £80k due to […]

HMRC’s Farcical Report Into Public Sector Off-Payroll Reforms

A farcical research report has been published by HMRC which aims to consider the longer-term impact of the public sector off-payroll reforms which came into effect in 2017.  The research only looks at the effect the reforms had on public authorities, i.e. without looking at the bigger picture impact on the contracting profession and the […]