Here, we explain how the law works and whether it applies to you. IR35 refers to UK tax legislation originally introduced in April 2000, which is designed to make sure contractors pay the right ...

Simply speaking, IR35 is a piece of tax legislation designed by HMRC to counteract tax avoidance by taxing ‘disguised’ employment at the same rate as similar employment. It is used to assess whether ...

What is IR35, the planned reforms, and the newly announced delay? And how will it impact IT leaders? We've got answers. The Treasury this week delayed reforms to the IR35 tax legislation for one ...

You can check if IR35 applies by using Gov.UK’s check employment status for tax (CEST) tool. If the worker is classed as an employee for tax purposes, the employer or client must use their payroll ...

Adam Craggs, head of RPC’s tax disputes practice, explained: “IR35 refers to tax law in the UK which is designed to ensure that workers who are essentially employees pay the same income tax ...

It’s been just over a month since the UK Government announced a postponement to the impending IR35 legislation that was set to hit the private sector in April 2020. The legislation has long ...

HMRC has revealed, via a Freedom of Information response, that use of its IR35 status checker tool is declining, as around 20 ...

The government will enforce changes to IR35 from April 2020 which will affect the way tax is paid. IR35 tax largely applies to self-employed individuals who provide “services through an ...

More than half (57%) of self-employed workers in the UK don’t know what IR35 is, new research from FreeAgent reveals Its study, which surveyed 2,000 self-employed people, showed that the majority of ...

CONTROVERSIAL IR35 reforms have been delayed amid the coronavirus chaos. Last month the Treasury confirmed it was pushing ahead with its reform to the tax rules which had been criticised for ...

Although this was well-received by businesses right across the UK, our community of freelancers, sole traders and SMEs tells us that there is still a desire to thoroughly understand IR35 and its ...