Lib Dems promise to review IR35

[MasterBait]

Manifesto page 23

https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.ne...pdf?1574251172

[BrilloPad]

The Conservatives promised similar in 2008. By the time they got into power, their position was reversed.

[scooterscot]

So lier lier pants of fire Tories don't do it no one will? How apathetic we've become.

End retrospective tax changes like the loan charge brought in by the Conservatives, so that individuals and firms are treated fairly, and review recent proposals to change the IR35 rules.

[Major Hassle]

So lier lier pants of fire Tories don't do it no one will? How apathetic we've become.

Lib Dums won’t do it because they are an irrelevance- move on. Nothing to see here

[BoredBloke]

Lib Dums won’t do it because they are an irrelevance- move on. Nothing to see here

My choice is to vote for an old man who wants to tax everything or a serial liar who wants to close my business. It's like having the choice of which testicle you'd rather have kicked. For me the only choice is the Lib Dems. I don't care about brexit...not as much as I do about IR35 and my business. Doubt they will make a difference, but I'm not voting for either of the other 2.

[gnarledcontractor]

Basic undeniable truth in politics. No party will ever repeal a measure perceived to increase their tax take even if they've spent n years as the opposition
complaining about it. So none of them will ever repeal IR35 when in power - or if they get into power.

[malvolio]

The Tories did review it, actually. Osborne did it and came to the conclusion - on Treasury advice - that it needed to stay in place to prevent "significant" levels of fraud and tax avoidance. So the Illiberal non-Democrats can safely say they will review it, but what they won't do is anything about removing it. It's the Treasury keeping it going, nobody else - certainly not the politicians, who are sick and tired of hearing about it.

Ignore killing IR35, it's not going to happen. Focus on how you can put yourself clearly outside its reach.

[gnarledcontractor]

The Tories did review it, actually. Osborne did it and came to the conclusion - on Treasury advice - that it needed to stay in place to prevent "significant" levels of fraud and tax avoidance. So the Illiberal non-Democrats can safely say they will review it, but what they won't do is anything about removing it. It's the Treasury keeping it going, nobody else - certainly not the politicians, who are sick and tired of hearing about it.

Ignore killing IR35, it's not going to happen. Focus on how you can put yourself clearly outside its reach.

I hesitate to call that a review - just a confirmation from the Treasury that it indeed believes that it will increase their tax take and hence should remain policy..

[DealorNoDeal]

Ignore killing IR35, it's not going to happen. Focus on how you can put yourself clearly outside its reach.

Not easy if you work for banks, or other large companies, which adopt a policy of deeming everyone inside.

[PCTNN]

reviewing doesn't necessarily mean improving.