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An Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) spokesperson told the Contractor Tax website Shout99 that “The OTS review of IR35 considered a wide range of options – including abolition. Our report came down in favour of two main options – suspension, with a view to eventual abolition, or making significant improvements in HMRC\’s running of the […]
The Deputy President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), Anthony Thomas, said that “HMRC’s reassurance that this is a ‘test and learn’ pilot where no penalties will be levelled, other than in exceptional circumstances, is welcome. However they should have made this clear to tax advisers, business organisations and, above all, those taxpayers – […]
The Head of Policy at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said that \”With a further 15 per cent cut already planned to their budget, it seems highly unlikely that the HM Revenue & Customs will be able to provide the added scrutiny that would be required if IR35 were simply left in its current […]
A spokesperson for the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) said that “We urge further reflection before the final legislation is introduced. The proposals are moving to taxing the form (involvement of a third party) rather than the substance (reward or loan in connection with the employment) of the arrangement. There are many hard edges which […]
John Philpott, the Chief Economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) said that “The OBR forecasts have moved closer to the economic outlook for 2011 published by the CIPD following Mr Osborne’s first budget last year, but still look very optimistic for 2012 onward and may well have to be revised further […]
A senior tax manager at Grant Thornton UK, Ellie Gamble, said that “We cautiously welcome government plans to merge the operation of income tax and NICs. This could really make life easier for both employer and employee. We would, however, urge the government not to rush anything through. Moreover, the change should not lead to […]
Following the General Election the Coalition Government set up the OTS to, among other things, overhaul the highly unpopular IR35 legislation, which requires contractors to prove that they are no de facto employees of their clients. However, it is understood the OTS will highlight in the interim report the difficulty of finding a workable alternative […]
Graeme Jump, Senior Counsel at Mace & Jones Partnership said “Frighteningly, this decision was only in respect of a trial of a number of preliminary issues, but it still took nine days of High Court time. It seems quite likely that there may be further litigation. Sadly this is yet another case where business people […]
The four new HMRC / Business Link Resources; A PDF entitled ‘Keeping records for business – what you need to know’ A PDF entitled ‘A general guide to keeping records for your tax return’ Guidance on setting up a basic record keeping system (in association with Business Link) Guidance on what records you should be […]