by ClearwaysAccountants | Oct 17, 2018 | Contractor, IR35
In June 2018, the Pimlico Plumbers case reached the Supreme Court and the claimant, Gary Smith was determined to be a “worker” and not self-employed and therefore he was entitled to the protections worker status provides. The facts of the case… Gary...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Aug 8, 2018 | Contractor, IR35
An IT contractor was working for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) on the rollout of universal credit. Ian Wells was a business analyst with the contract between his company, Jensal Software Ltd, and the DWP running from May 2012 to April 2013. HMRC assessed...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Jul 11, 2018 | Contractor, IR35
The press have given a lot of column inches to the problems the BBC and BBC presenters are having with IR35 but a recent decision at the tax tribunal shows that the era of the personal service company is far from over. In this case the contractor company provided...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Apr 4, 2018 | Contractor, IR35
The BBC should have reviewed contracts under IR35 As reader of this blog will know, the Government did not change the rules on IR35 in April 2017 but did change who has to make the assessment. All public sector bodies were included in this new measure,...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Nov 16, 2017 | Contractor, IR35
New data shows impact of the change… Figures released show that locum pay has jumped by 6.3% since HMRC changed the person responsible for making the IR35 assessment. The NHS has not made an effort to review contracts with individuals but has insisted that temps...
by ClearwaysAccountants | Aug 16, 2017 | Contractor, IR35
The new legislation for public sector contractors came into place on 1 April 2017. What does this mean for you? The “old” rules required the contractor company to assess the contractual and working relationship between the end client and the worker...
