That was something that was already covered by the IR35 rules and the main issue was that HMRC were rubbish at enforcing it. So rather than get their own house in order and clamp down on that they de… (View Post)

But the whole implementation has meant that legitimate contracting is being killed. And that is costing the tax payer money. The big problem they have is the implementation. With the responsibility l… (View Post)

Fixing it is simple in theory. Merge tax and NI so there is no incentive for using contracting to avoid NI. This would also deal with the issue of expenses as contractors would be able to claim them … (View Post)

Great actor who went on to much better things. His portrayal of Buck Compton in Band of Brothers was brilliant. (View Post)

In my sector I very much doubt HMRC has made any money overall out of the changes. Indeed I suspect it has cost the taxpayer a lot in lost taxes with highly paid contractors moving out of the UK tax … (View Post)