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From April 2021, the proposed changes to IR35 legislation could mean you are affected if you are working through an agency or directly with an end-client. Delayed from April 2020, due to Coronavirus, it looks likely that the Government will press ahead with enforcing the changes without any further delays.

On May 6th, upper tribunal judges, Zacaroli and Scott gave a key ruling in regards to one of IR35’s most disputable factors – ‘Mutuality of Obligation’. Read the full story

The legislation will now be reintroduced in April 2021. This is a welcome decision in light of the worrying health and economic challenges we now face, but we must stress that it has been made clear that this is only a delay and not a cancellation.

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If you are a contractor working on an assignment which is considered to be outside IR35 now, you may find this is no longer the case when the new IR35 rules come into force in April. This is no reason to panic, but it is important to weigh up your options.

Although we are waiting for the new government to give us clarity on whether the off-payroll reforms will come into effect from 6thApril 2020, it is important to understand what things need to be considered when the decision is confirmed.

English TV presenter and journalist Helen Fospero, has become the ninth broadcaster to claim victory over HMRC at the first tier tribunal.

One year and seven months after we considered ‘Why was Ms Christa Ackroyd deemed inside of IR35?’ by the First Tier Tribunal, we now look at the decision of the Upper Tribunal, on appeal by Christa Ackroyd Media Limited last week. The original ruling helped bolster...

A month on from the end of the Government’s formal consultation on proposed changes to off-payroll in the private sector, and its time to consider the proposed changes, how these will affect you as a Limited Company contractor, and what you can do about it. The...

IR35 Update - March 2020 The off-payroll reforms to IR35 in the private sector have now been delayed by 12 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation will now be reintroduced in April 2021. This is a welcome decision in light of the worrying health and...