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IR35

Budget 2013: Government push to capture office holders in IR35 net

Senior people in business will come under contractor legislation, to "equalise" their income tax and NI with the employed

20 Mar 2013

HM Revenue and Customs

Number of IR35 investigations triples in just six months

The number of IR35 investigations opened by HMRC has risen threefold in a matter of months

20 Mar 2013

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Media Corporation uncovers national insurance liability

Internet media company Media Corporation uncovers potential liability to HMRC

11 Feb 2013

Readers unconvinced on IR35 progress

Following a poll, Accountancy Age readers are split on the effectiveness of IR35

10 Oct 2012

Opinion: IR35 yield improvement a baby step

Progress on IR35 is little more than a baby step in the right direction, says Calum Fuller

05 Oct 2012

Taxman steps up IR35 battle

IR35 investigations increase, while the taxman ramps up collections from so-called freelancers

01 Oct 2012

Civil service contractors on-payroll after six months

Measures to prevent tax avoidance will be introduced in September

20 Jul 2012

Leader: Cool-off needed to stop hot pasty tax repeat

Think before legislating. It's worked OK so far on the tax front, says Accountancy Age

29 May 2012

IR35: A year of testing tests looms

New IR35 guidelines have prompted a gloomy response. But it seems advisors will have to go through the process of trying out the 12 new tax tests

11 May 2012

HMRC IR35 guidelines draw criticism

HMRC's guidelines on the application of IR35 have been criticised for not going far enough to tackle the problem of defining employment status

10 May 2012

HMRC sets out IR35 stall with new tests

HMRC has released 12 tests on the application of IR35 rules

10 May 2012

IR35 enquiries yield £200,000 for the taxman last year

Only £219,000 in tax receipts from HMRC's IR35 enquiries in 2010/2011

22 Sep 2011

3,000 RBS finance and IT contractor details leaked

Recruiter accidentally leaked details of 3,000 accounting and IT contractors

24 Aug 2011

Face up to arms-length tax rules

New judgment makes it more important than ever to consider contractor and employee tax rules, warn lawyers

19 Aug 2011

NI/income tax: Difficult to mix

Complexities abound in merging NI and income tax - but doing so might resolve fundamental freelance tax problems

15 Jul 2011

IR35 specialist centres to be established

Government says administration of IR35 will improve using new specialist helplines and guidance

18 May 2011

Budget2011: PCG encouraged by IR35 plans

Although IR35 wasn't scrapped, the PCG is encouraged by the direction of travel to make the rule easier to digest

23 Mar 2011

Mixed blessings for NI and income tax marriage

The Office of Tax Simplification's recommendation for an integration of National Insurance and income tax is only one part of a move towards reform throughout government

14 Mar 2011

Directors call for IR35 business test

The Institute of Directors expressed disappointment that a simple business test to determine employment status was only the third option in the Office of Tax Simplification's review of IR35

10 Mar 2011

IR35 should be abolished or reformed, says OTS

The IR35 legislation must be abolished or undergo a change in implementation from HMRC, the OTS's review of small businesses has said

10 Mar 2011

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After the Public Accounts Committee's latest hearing - in which it heavily criticised Google's tax affairs - many advisers have had enough

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After seeing a 70% rise in demand, Calum Fuller visited the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Association to learn more about its efforts to provide support

Success of FRS 102 needs to be replicated on going concern

The consultation process for FRS 102 was arguably the most wide-ranging the FRC has ever conducted. It should apply the same rigour to going concern

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

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