Tax
HMRC to reform CEST tool ahead of IR35 changes
HM Revenue and Customs has announced it will make changes to its Check Employment Status for Tax tool, which has...
Global mobility and HR summit comes to London
London hosts the Forum for Expatriate Management’s 2019 Global Mobility Summit next month with Brexit and immigration high on the...
IR35: Time for the private sector to get its house in order?
Recent decisions by major employers such as Barclays and Lloyds to bring all contractors onto payroll have ruffled feathers in...
IR35: Barclays and GSK impose blanket off-payroll ban, contractors claim
Major employers including Barclays and GlaxoSmithKline have told contractors they will only employ them as “on-payroll” employees
Top 10 HR questions September 2019: The effect of a leap year on pay
There will be an extra working day in 2020 for many employees, so does the leap year mean extra pay?...
Private sector warned of IR35 talent drain
Three in five contractors could seek alternative work with other businesses if they are found to be inside IR35 when...
HMRC wins IR35 tribunal against three BBC presenters
HMRC has won an IR35 tribunal case at the High Court against three BBC presenters who will now have to...
Payroll provider withdraws wages from thousands of clients’ employees
Is there anything a company can do worse than failing to pay its employees? Thousands of employees in the US have found there is
Consultation into NHS pensions flexibility launched
A new consultation into NHS pension changes designed to enable senior clinicians to work additional shifts without facing prohibitive tax...
HMRC targets GSK contractors with IR35 compliance letters
HM Revenue & Customs has written to around 1,500 contractors working for pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), advising them to check...
Four in 10 police chiefs consider leaving because of pension tax bills
Four in 10 police chiefs are considering leaving the service to avoid falling foul of the same tax rules that...
Pensions: NHS doctors to set accrual level to tackle tax crisis
Senior doctors and surgeons will be able to set the level of pension accrual each year to allow them to...
Consultation launched to remedy NHS pension tax crisis
Senior NHS employees are to be consulted over whether NHS pensions should be altered to allow GPs and clinicians to take on extra work without having to pay higher tax bills.
Off-payroll working: How IR35 rules affect the private sector
Despite problems with IR35 'off-payroll' rules in the public sector, HMRC has confirmed that from April 2020 the private sector will be subject to the new tax regulations. How should businesses prepare?
IR35: HMRC publishes private sector tax rules
Organisations have just nine months to prepare for changes to off-payroll working rules, which are being extended to the private...
