would the last freelance contractor in the uk please put the lights out

[BrilloPad]

I hope the rules are going to be applied to the consultants too.

Or is it only the little people who get caught?

[DaveB]

But how many would walk if you were all called into a 'meeting', Dave?

Given the proposed 'cap' on day rate, all of us. No way I can work in London and take a 60% hit on my rate, and I'm not the highest paid there by a fair margin.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Aspire bill HMRC about £25 million a month - put that lot through PAYE and the deficit should be sorted by Xmas

[vetran]

Aspire bill HMRC about £25 million a month - put that lot through PAYE and the deficit should be sorted by Xmas

nope they will just give it to G4S or the other usual suspects.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

nope they will just give it to G4S or the other usual suspects.

Yes but let's be fair G4 would probably lose it

[Sysman]

Given the proposed 'cap' on day rate, all of us. No way I can work in London and take a 60% hit on my rate, and I'm not the highest paid there by a fair margin.

That was the problem with the initial version of IR35, which didn't allow for subsistence costs.

The assumption was that we all lived in London and could afford to commute out of post-tax income.

[zeitghost]

Yes but let's be fair G4 would probably lose it

Down the back of the sofa probably.

[vetran]

Down the back of the sofa probably.

nope in 'management fees' the cheek of the man!

[BoredBloke]

I would have thought some of you lot might have put the odd comment in the comments section of the news story. It could have been a pretty good holiday location!

[AtW]

Or is it only the little people who get caught?

Most likely it would apply to those who use PSC.