New Public Sector Rules and Business Expenses

[northernladuk]

What did people think of the article written by our CEO?

I think you need to be working a bit harder to pay for his high profile piss ups meetings.

[youngguy]

What did people think of the article written by our CEO?

Will be interesting to see what detail is announced on the 5th.....

I thought it was honest and confirmed a lot of what we thought (tax dodgers, disguised employee, HMRC have no clue about a tool etc). To that end it was a useful confirmation.

Also,quite how this is going to work if the took is not mandatory I don't know? Aside from moving the responsibility - which of course may mean some agents etc default to inside for risk reasons - I am starting to wonder if it won't be quite the "all change, everyone is inside" that we thought it may be?

[northernladuk]

I am starting to wonder if it won't be quite the "all change, everyone is inside" that we thought it may be?

I don't wanna be rude but even though we don't know the details just looking at the size and scope of the change as well as the number of people working hard to circumvent this that was never going to be the case really, even in a worst case scenarion.

[youngguy]

I don't wanna be rude but even though we don't know the details just looking at the size and scope of the change as well as the number of people working hard to circumvent this that was never going to be the case really, even in a worst case scenarion.

On the contrary - this is very polite for you 😉

I personally thought Gov had it all stitched up this time and it did feel like things were tighter, given the tool and the assumptions most of us made around intermediaries being risk averse and blanketing inside.

For me, the tool not being mandatory and agents now starting to seem to look for outside options , some semblance of sensible MAY prevail. Looking on here many seemed to share similar views "ps contracting dead, mass exodus etc".

Hopefully Monday will provide clarity and if the impact is not huge then that will be a win for all, including yourself if you want to come back and say "I told you all it would be ok".....although I must confess to not recalling you every suggesting there would be little change before this post!

[Lost It]

There is............................if the contract is deemed within IR35.

Feel you have missed out, now?

Ah. Outside IR35.