Jul / 30
HMRC introduce Status Determination Statements
Status Determination Statements (SDS) have been introduced by HMRC as part of the IR35 process that end clients will adopt from April 2020. The draft off-payroll legislation specified that an SDS must be carried out for each separate engagement and must also contain the client’s rationale for making their decision on the contractor’s employment status.
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Jul / 29
How IR35 will affect your payroll solution
A key decision you will need to take when you decide to contract is how you’ll be paid. There are two options: being employed via an umbrella company or forming your own limited company. However, a piece of legislation that has been in force since 2000 is due for an overhaul and will have a
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Jul / 22
Off-payroll Draft Legislation reveals few surprises
HMRC published the draft off-payroll legislation last week as part of the Finance Bill 2019-2020. The legislation confirms that the off-payroll reforms will be extended to the private sector from April 2020. The draft legislation follows just weeks after the government consultation, however many of the issues raised by industry bodies have not been addressed
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Jul / 18
IR35 victory for TalkSport host
Radio presenter Paul Hawksbee has won his IR35 tribunal after challenging a deemed tax bill of £140,000. The case marks yet another defeat for HMRC in their recent pursuit of media presenters such as Lorraine Kelly and Loose Women’s Kaye Adams for retrospective tax bills. Hawksbee has been co-presenting the Hawksbee and Jacobs show for
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May / 7
Contract negotiation and renewal – getting it right
If you’re about to start a new contract, or if your contract is coming up for renewal, you should take some factors into consideration in order to maximise your earning potential, while also ensuring that your contract is compliant with current IR35 legislation. Here we look at how getting your contractual negotiations right can give
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Apr / 18
Another defeat for HMRC as Loose Women presenter wins IR35 appeal
Presenter Kaye Adams has won her appeal against a £124k tax bill she received from HMRC. Adams, who presents a number of radio and TV shows, including the popular daytime talk show Loose Women, successfully defended her self-employed status with BBC Radio Scotland as presenter of The Kay Adams Programme. Her victory follows just weeks
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Apr / 2
Are worker’s rights under threat from government legislation?
Constant wrangling over off-payroll legislation and Brexit have raised questions about the rights of UK workers. Although several documents have addressed the issue of rights, the government have yet to fully consider this angle. Like all workers, contractors need to be treated fairly for the service they provide. However, government legislation is often responsible for
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Mar / 8
Government publish consultation on off-payroll working rules
During last October’s Autumn Budget, Chancellor Phillip Hammond announced that the current public sector off-payroll working rules will be extended into the private sector in April 2020. This week, HMRC published their long awaited consultation document for off-payroll working rules, highlighting a number of key points for consideration. The consultation, open until Tuesday 28th May,
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Jan / 22
10 predictions on the future of contracting
As the shape of the global workforce changes to reflect business evolution and lifestyle aspirations, the contracting world is set for change. From a number of studies, what’s clearly corroborated is that contracting has an increasingly fundamental role to play, both in facilitating economic growth and in giving people the freedom to prioritise what they
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Jan / 16
Should contractors include a right of substitution clause in their contracts?
‘Right of substitution’ is one of three primary concepts, along with ‘control’ and ‘mutuality of obligation’, which is used to determine a worker’s employment status. Recent controversy surrounding IR35 and the off-payroll reforms has seen these theoretical concepts scrutinised and put to the test in tax tribunals. In this article, Contracting Scout looks at the
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