Contracting Awards 2019 nominations announce

Entries have now been sorted, scrutinised and judged by the panel to create impressive shortlists.

Client-led IR35 status disagreement process ‘just a sop to contractors’

‘Only very valued PSCs will get access to the (toothless, flawed) system; the rest won’t.'

Contractors, is your daily rate being maxed out? If not, ‘do a Boris’

Our new PM is many things, but have you got him pegged as a rate-negotiation model? You should.

REC warns of active contractor recruitment scam

Alert issued over fake clients, and fraudulent ‘contractors’ making off with agencies’ cash.

Iain Duncan Smith writes to Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid over Loan Charge 2019

Ex-Tory leader reminds the current leader about HMT’s ‘unfair, damaging retrospection.’

Treasury confirms the death of public sector IR35 assurance process

Government off-payroll rules ‘review’ says 2012’s have been ‘superseded’ by 2017’s.

Sajid Javid cheered as chancellor having backed small firms, tax reform and IR35 repeal

The contractor sector’s biggest endorsement yet of the PM’s appointments goes to HMT’s new boss.

How to set up a limited company as a contractor

The steps to take to start contracting through your own contractor company.

IR35: ‘Dr Mantides’ must wake up the NHS, make the private sector stand up

The case of the doctor who did a commendable job underlines the injustice imposed, and incoming, on others who work independently.

New PM Boris Johnson backed by contractor sector, albeit tentatively

Time (and volatility) might not be on the new Tory leader’s side, but the hope is he’ll clear the big obstacles.

Locum doctor's IR35 half-victory ‘should come with a health warning’

Mutuality and Substitution save Dr Mantides from an IR35 bill of £30k -- partially.

Why the government ignored your 2020 Off-Payroll rule concerns

‘We are analysing your feedback’ really meant ‘We are dismissing if it doesn’t meet our three aims.’

As British Airways now knows, ‘belt and braces’ after a GDPR breach no longer cuts it

When being wise after the event still lands an airline the biggest fine yet.

Why the government ignored your 2020 Off-Payroll rule concerns

‘We are analysing your feedback’ really meant ‘We are dismissing if it doesn’t meet our three aims.’

Jesse Norman handed 820 ‘devastating’ Loan Charge contractor case files

Minister deluged with personal testimony after saying he welcomes being corrected by evidence.

Contractors' Questions: What should contractors take from the Talksport IR35 case?

Six characteristics kept Kickabout Productions Ltd’s contract for services onside.

Five IT contractor clients feature on late paying ‘blacklist’

BT, BAE, Centrica, Fujitsu and Prudential are removed for Prompt Payment Code flouting.

Why HMRC’s client-led status disagreement process creates more issues than it solves

Come 2020, it looks as if a channel open for contractors to independently contest bad IR35 decisions will close.

Growing doubts engulf HMRC’s unscheduled CEST 'enhancement'

Not enshrining the tool hasn’t taken the heat out of how ‘useless’ version 2 is expected to be.

When offshore contractor tax ‘schemes’ put their UK variants in the shade

Overseas but in Europe specifically, the blurb of the bottom-feeders can be much more alluring.

MPs downplay Treasury minister’s Loan Charge closed years ‘commitment’

Loan Charge APPG tells peers that Jesse Norman’s pledge doesn’t mean what it sounds like.

New Status Determination Statements split contractors’ IR35 advisers

A help to PSCs? A trigger for more blanketing? Or just more complexity? Experts think it all.

Make Apprenticeship Levy more ‘contractor-friendly’ post-2020, says REC

A great way to learn and find work excludes almost 1milllion agency contractors, government told.

Contractors face IR35 limbo as Finance Bill lets ‘small’ clients stay silent

No duty on engagers to notify exempt status means PSC won’t know if IR35 is in play or not.

Off-payroll legislation: how it will affect limited company contractors

What we now know about the government’s desired changes to IR35 from next April.

Finance Bill 2019-20: Government publishes off-payroll working draft legislation

Draft Finance Bill reiterates the desire to implement the off payroll reforms in the private sector.  

Government publishes draft IR35 legislation for private sector off-payroll rules

Few curveballs but no delay, as the biggest shake-up to contracting is going ahead from next April.

Treasury admits to zero loan charge promoter convictions

This full admission is welcome, says WTT; less so what it says about HMRC.

Talksport presenter Paul Hawksbee beats IR35 case, just

Radio sports writer scores a narrow win over HMRC’s hattrick of status arguments.

Treasury admits to zero loan charge promoter convictions

This full admission is welcome, says WTT; less so what that admission says about HMRC.

Why the ticking timebomb of IR35 reform can be defused by Finance Bill 2019-20

The three reasons clients give for not sorting your IR35 status will go as Finance Bill arrives tomorrow.

HMRC boss savaged over 'aggressive' Loan Charge tiger graphic

Thompson hit for internally using a pursuit animal image, even though contractors have died from being chased.

HMRC's late penalties for self-assessment surge by 14%

Robotic or just unsympathetic? Contractors’ tax advisers try to work out HMRC granting much less wriggle room.

IT contractor skills shortages eased in June 2019

Full-timer scarcity reduced too, but ‘hiring right’ is tech start-ups’ biggest obstacle.

Loan Charge 2019 deadlines loom large, for contractors – and HMRC

Counting down to disclosure needs some clarity, as HMRC has brought only opaqueness.

Growth in IT contractor demand recovered in June 2019

Slight uptick since May’s low, but a ‘cautious approach’ by hirers looks set for the summer.

Royal Bank of Scotland denies ‘pro-contractor’ IR35 reform policy

Bank rejects insider’s claims, but agrees it won’t cease and desist limited company hires.

ContractorUK reader’s IR35 petition awaits government response

Despite new replies on IR35 not adding much, one contractor is taking a stand -- alongside 12,000 others.

One-two punch of Brexit, IR35 reform will floor UK plc, warns FCSA

Delaying April’s rules is the only way to avert more Morgan Stanleys, policy-makers told.

Contractors, check your umbrella company isn’t a Loan Scheme in disguise

A 25% siphon from your pay adds up to fraud, and may build the fraudster a buffer.

Philip Hammond commends Jesse Norman for dismissing MPs’ Loan Charge concerns

Chancellor caught saying ‘well done’ after new minister’s ‘callous’ performance.

Offshore tax avoidance schemes ‘still being touted to contractors’

Britons contracting in Europe said to be tempted, despite HMRC’s success.

Why penalties aren't a universal solution for late payments to contractors

Fines for not paying you are, well; fine, but recovery costs are really where reform could come into its own.

Royal Bank of Scotland initiates ‘pro-contractor’ IR35 reform policy

Bank is the first big client to explore a ‘viable’ way to maintain PSC usage post-2020.

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson back 2019 Loan Charge Review

Both prime ministerial contenders make commitments to independently probing the disguised remuneration tax.

Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson back 2019 Loan Charge Review

Both prime ministerial contenders make commitments to independently probing the disguised remuneration tax.

Royal Bank of Scotland initiates ‘pro-contractor’ IR35 reform policy

Bank is the first big client to explore a ‘viable’ way to maintain PSC usage post-2020.