PCG article about War on public sector contractors

[BolshieBastard]

That's a bit rich coming from them isn't it?

I agree but they are 75% owned by HMG!

[tarbera]

some guff from the press

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Civil servant 'contractor' staff to be paid as employees after six months in crackdown on tax avoidance | This is Money

[BolshieBastard]

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Civil servant 'contractor' staff to be paid as employees after six months in crackdown on tax avoidance | This is Money

You only have to read many of the comments to see virtually everyone thinks its ok to deem contractors IR35 caught. Paul F seems to have a particular axe to grind. Must be HMRC!

We are sailing in very choppy waters now imo.

[cojak]

You only have to read many of the comments to see virtually everyone thinks its ok to deem contractors IR35 caught. Paul F seems to have a particular axe to grind. Must be HMRC!

We are sailing in very choppy waters now imo.

HMRC chief executive Lin Homer this week told a Commons public accounts committee that the annual rate of IR35 enforcements, currently just 24, would rise '10-fold'.

And you can wave bye-bye to the insurance next year, I reckon.

[TestMangler]

And you can wave bye-bye to the insurance next year, I reckon.

Nothing to worry about Cojak. When the Tories get in power, we'll have Mark Prisk and the PCG lobbying these likeminded entrepreneureal MPs and IR35 will be struck from the statute books. Simple as that.

Or maybe not

[BolshieBastard]

And you can wave bye-bye to the insurance next year, I reckon.

Yes I agree. Or at the very least, I can see a tightening up of conditions and rise in anti IR35 insurance premiums.

[wurzel]

You only have to read many of the comments to see virtually everyone thinks its ok to deem contractors IR35 caught. Paul F seems to have a particular axe to grind. Must be HMRC!

We are sailing in very choppy waters now imo.

Well perhaps they don't realise that IR35 caught contractors are subject to more tax than regular employees. If there was a fair system in place people wouldn't have to do all this jumping through hoops malarkey. That's the comment I left anyhow. Be interested to hear Paul F's response.

[GillsMan]

Well perhaps they don't realise that IR35 caught contractors are subject to more tax than regular employees. If there was a fair system in place people wouldn't have to do all this jumping through hoops malarkey. That's the comment I left anyhow. Be interested to hear Paul F's response.

I think a contractor shagged Paul F's wife.

[BrilloPad]

Why not just terminate all contracts and force them to go permie?

[BolshieBastard]

Why not just terminate all contracts and force them to go permie?

Because they know, at least initially, they'll all leave for other contracts. That would leave then short of resources and unable to get projects completed.

Besides, we both know to our cost, the wider cause is to make sure everyone pays their 'fair share' of tax so, the new war isnt just against public sector contractors working via PSC's but every contractor even in the private sector with a PSC.