Tax

Off-payroll working reforms have resulted in increased use of ‘rogue’ umbrella companies, a House of Lords committee has claimed.

Thee public sector faced challenges with the initial rollout of the off-payroll working reforms in 2017, including having little time to prepare and finding it difficult to use the original CEST tool.

HM Revenue and Customs has published a report looking into the impact of off-payroll rules on the public sector.

The government should lower the employer element of the forthcoming Health and Social Care Levy and cut the rate of...

Inflation shot up to 5.1% in the year to November, leading to calls from unions and other bodies for greater...

Almost nine in 10 businesses have been forced to increase rates of pay for contractors since IR35 rules were extended...

The introduction of IR35 reforms this year had a “significant and damaging” effect on contractors and the firms that rely...

A significant proportion of mid-sized organisations are still not confident in their ability to comply with the IR35 changes that...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed wage increases for the lowest paid workers and public sector staff in his Budget today,...

More than a third of contractors have been forced out of self-employment over the past 12 months because of the...

Purplebricks and Yopa face class action from agents over employment rights.

Fears have been raised that the government’s plan to raise National Insurance contributions and tax dividend payments at a higher...

The government is looking to recoup a suspected £7bn of fraudulent or erroneous Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims, says tax specialist.

The government’s national insurance hike of 1.25% percentage points, announced yesterday, has continued to provoke negative reactions from business groups...

More than half of small businesses are yet to adhere to IR35 “off-payroll” regulations, according to a survey by accounting...