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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Better Government policy, simplified regulation and fair tax treatment are some of the benefits that you could enjoy if a Government review into the tax treatment of contractors and flexible workers goes ahead. A closer analysis of the sector has been high on the agenda for contracting stakeholders recently. However, it took a step closer to becoming reality after the
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