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Laptop view of HMRC Employment status UK research. Experts critique 2023 worker status research
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What’s wrong with HMRC’s Employment Status research

Five reasons why the Herculean effort required to read the Revenue’s Employment Status research probably isn’t worth it.   You’d think…

Image: business research. HMRC study and research into UK employment status discussed by experts
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‘Unwieldy’ employment status research by HMRC ‘must compel ministers to act’

Experts echo Kingsbridge’s assessment that confusing research about complex rules deserves clarity. Or at least a conversation.    Three things…

Tribunal judgement, gavel - Richard Crabtree on substitution in Shanks HMRC IR35 case vs Deliveroo and Pimlico Plumbers case law
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Why the ‘Deliveroo’ argument in the Shanks case was a non-starter

Whereas the food delivery firm Deliveroo only had the ‘bad egg’ condition on its sub clause, the sheer number of…

Exam invigilator image. Discussing Mrs J Shanks IR35 ruling on right of substitution
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Shanks ruling reminds ‘outside IR35’ contractors of unfettered substitution’s value

Unfettered. Freely exercisable. Without limiters. Anything less in a sub clause just won’t do (to keep personal service from biting). …

Top tips for tradespeople on how to keep tools safe. Image: power tools on workbench
Trades Life

How to keep tools safe: 10 top tips for tradespeople

Tool theft is on the rise and for tradespeople that can mean more than just a frustrating setback. Your tools…

Photo of NHS workers. Ryan Dawson talks about fewer NHS contractors taking out IR35 insurance.
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Why IR35 insurance isn’t the panacea for NHS contractors it once was

Medical freelancers operating free of IR35 cover is one thing. Switching it off entirely in the era of ‘fully contracted…

What does IR35 insurance cover - image: two people discussing business documents
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Contractors: here’s what IR35 insurance actually covers

While the kitchen sink isn’t included, IR35 insurance can be reassuringly comprehensive, even if it has the potential to confuse. …

HMRC CEST tool update - experts discuss how it falls short
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Kingsbridge stands by CEST update ‘being akin to a facelift’

Just as CEST’s single new question gets deemed ‘inadequate’, a historically ‘outside IR35’ scenario comes back as ‘unable to determine.’…

Freelance NH physician - Jo Livingstone faced large tax bill after unchallengeable inside IR35 status
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Sole trader’s ‘inside IR35’ label sparks £21,000 SEISS tax bill

How IR35 can turn covid income support into ‘huge’ tax debt, made worse by lack of process and HMRC’s failure…

Healthcare workers in a hospital. Dr Iain Campbell discusses IR35 in the NHS and risks for contractors
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HMRC must cancel our NHS’ bad actors – the antitheses of Messrs Mantides and Paulin

New IR35 has facilitated exploitative arrangements on our health service that the taxman must tackle, including for the good of…