HMRC has been condemned for abusing its powers after evidence has come to light that the taxman has been sending misleading letters to contractors in an attempt to increase the Off-Payroll legislation’s tax yield. The letter, which is entitled: ‘About using a Personal Service Company (PSC) in the public sector – you need to check your employment status’, begins by
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Under pressure to raise tax revenues, the chancellor introduced IR35 reform in the public sector last year, in what many considered the pilot project for the recently announced private sector changes. Now, with all public sector engagers in charge of setting a contractor’s IR35 status and also liable for any mistakes should HMRC investigate, thousands of contractors have been placed
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A contractor has defeated HMRC in the second IR35 ruling to emerge in two months. In the case of MDCM Ltd v Revenue & Customs, construction contractor Mark Daniels won his appeal concerning a contract covering tax years 2012/13 to 2013/14. During this time, Daniels’ services were engaged by Structure Tone Limited (STL), via Solutions Recruitment Limited. HMRC argued that
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