IR35 Forum members are disappointed with HMRC
Within hours on HMRC publishing its IR35 guidance, members of the IR35 Forum issued a statement saying the document did not take key elements of their advice into consideration.
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HMRC publishes IR35 Business Entity Tests
The long awaited IR35 guidance was published on Wednesday. The guidance will enable contractors to determine if their contract is disguised employment or if they really are in business in their own right.
Six IR35 scenarios to be published on HMRC website
Umbrella company contractors are no doubt waiting to find out what the government intends to do about IR35.
HMRC postpones January meeting of IR35 Forum
A lot of contractors were probably waiting with bated breath to hear the latest news from the IR35 Forum. However, they were in for a disappointment when HMRC postponed the meeting scheduled for the 18th of January, saying there was more work to be done.
Progress at last from the IR35 Forum
Contractors, including those working through an umbrella company, may be interested to learn that the IR35 Forum is starting to make real progress.
APSCo to be a member of the IR35 Forum
APSCo, a group that represents many of the recruiters that umbrella company contractors work with, has become the latest organisation invited by the Revenue to join the IR35 Forum.
David Gauke states his commitment to overhauling IR35
HMRC should focus on detecting genuine cases of disguised employment rather than jumping to the conclusion that all freelancers are subject to IR35 rules, according to the REC.