Tax
HMRC intensifies crackdown on employee benefit trusts
HMRC has launched around 12,000 investigations into employee benefit trusts (EBTs) in the past five years, according to law firm...
IR35 in the private sector: what constitutes ‘reasonable care’?
The government has recently published a consultation paper with its proposals to extend off-payroll working rules to the private sector....
Lorraine Kelly defeats HMRC at IR35 tax tribunal
The television presenter Lorraine Kelly has defeated HMRC at an IR35 tax tribunal after successfully appealing a tax bill of...
April 2019 employment law changes: Seven things for HR to do
Every April, HR professionals are faced with a raft of amended employment laws and deadlines for their organisation to meet....
HMRC reveals private sector off-payroll working changes
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has unveiled a series of reforms to off-payroll working in the private sector, following...
Nine New Year’s resolutions for HR
You may be eating more healthily, exercising more or doing dry January, but for HR professionals returning to work, legal...
2019 employment law: eight changes to look out for
Although Brexit dominates the news, there will be a number of important employment law developments in 2019. Clio Springer sets...
Budget 2018: IR35 changes extended to the private sector
The changes to IR35 regulations will be extended to the private sector, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has confirmed in...
U-turn on tax cut for self-employed
The Treasury has announced that it will not abolish Class 2 national insurance contributions (NICs), a policy the Conservative party...
Top 10 HR questions August 2018 – Brexit and executive pay ratios
While progress has been made in some areas of the Brexit negotiations, including agreement on the rights of EU citizens...
Taxation system similar to PAYE proposed for gig economy workers
The Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) has suggested gig economy firms should deduct tax from the earnings of self-employed workers...
Military in Scotland to receive back pay following tax hike
Around 8,000 military personnel in Scotland are to receive back pay to compensate for changes that saw them pay more...
IR35 changes have ‘seriously damaged’ the NHS
Changes to self-employment tax rules have “seriously damaged” the NHS and the public sector, according to research by the Association...
Employment regs: what happened to the ones that got away?
Keeping on top of employment law developments can feel like a full-time job for HR professionals, but that’s just the...
Employee benefits: don’t get caught out when submitting HMRC forms
Employers who paid employee expenses or benefits during the 2017/18 tax year have until 6 July to submit their paperwork...
