Liz Truss &IR35

[rocktronAMP]

Well let's see what happens?

*Back track* expected imminently now that La Grande Dame is in

[jamesbrown]

There's no real need to backtrack.

A review is worthless, which is why she promised it.

cf. Sajid Javid.

[mogga71]

There's no real need to backtrack.

A review is worthless, which is why she promised it.

cf. Sajid Javid.

Liz is going to have a whole lot more to worry about than IR35. I never understand why people even want to be politicians anymore. They start from a very low level of expectation and steadily work their way downwards from there. She had zero intention of ever doing anything about IR35 .... why would she? It's very likely the most absurd and unfair tax ever but it's in place now and has been effective enough.

[Lance]

Liz is going to have a whole lot more to worry about than IR35. I never understand why people even want to be politicians anymore. They start from a very low level of expectation and steadily work their way downwards from there. She had zero intention of ever doing anything about IR35 .... why would she? It's very likely the most absurd and unfair tax ever but it's in place now and has been effective enough.

tell that to the chap you're sat next to, doing broadly the same job, for less money and who until recently paid significantly more tax.

[SussexSeagull]

tell that to the chap you're sat next to, doing broadly the same job, for less money and who until recently paid significantly more tax.

Who also probably has employment rights, paid holidays and other benefits.

[eek]

Who also probably has employment rights, paid holidays and other benefits.

Utterly irrelevant when tax laws relating to employment bear little relationship to employment law...

[Lance]

Who also probably has employment rights, paid holidays and other benefits.

so did you tell them that IR35 is an absurd and unfair tax law? And what did they say?

[NotAllThere]

so did you tell them that IR35 is an absurd and unfair tax law? And what did they say?

"I completely agree. It's what putting me off going contracting myself.".

[SussexSeagull]

My point is that comparing a genuine consultant to a permanent employee isn't comparing like with like. I know that tax and employment laws are separate - although they shouldn't be - but if I am giving up perks of permanent employment I want to be financially compensated for it.

[SussexSeagull]

Utterly irrelevant when tax laws relating to employment bear little relationship to employment law...

Utterly irrelevant? So you don't expect to be compensated financially for losing the benefits of permanent employment?