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[jamesbrown]

My ideas aren't that crap. They do feature a preponderance of circus activities and clown outfits, though.

OTOH, if the OP expects actual ideas, courtg9000 probably has some....

[jamesbrown]

My Plan B is offering Plan B ideas to washed up contractors. It'll cost you, though, and the ideas are a bit crap.

[jamesbrown]

That is hardly the worst case. The worst case is you lose a shedload of money because the market changes, together with the costs of moving (stamp duty etc.).

As to what you should do, I think you've analysed the situation already and you know your options. No one can read the future of...

[jamesbrown]

Why wouldn't they? There are few levers left to grow the crappy UK economy and this is one of them (that is politically palatable to most of their voters)....

[jamesbrown]

OTOH, they will at least build a feck ton of houses in some of the right places, which will significantly help the economy in the long run. Concrete over some of that SE green belt and ignore the nimby numpties. ...

[jamesbrown]

Oh, they have the information when there's an agency in the chain, it's just presumably a lower priority when compared to the ROI from targeting end clients with many contractors. OTOH, it's mostly speculation (partly informed by what QDOS and similar companies who represent contractors can relay) because...

[jamesbrown]

Agree for two reasons, both the reason you state (the most important reason) and because longevity has always been a weak pointer (requiring a change in WPs to become part and parcel). Since the introduction of Chapter 10, the incentive to police companies that use a large number of contractors is much...

[jamesbrown]

You are missing several things, yes. The first thing is that contractual liability clauses are common in nominally outside IR35 contracts under Chapter 10 and purport to transfer the liability from the supply chain above the contractor (Fee Payer, in the first instance) to the contractor's company....

[jamesbrown]

Pretty sure you cannot because shares can only be gifted free of CGT between spouses and civil partners, in order to then leverage the allowance of the other partner. Perhaps restate your question to an actual professional, though. You cannot really expect general tax advice from an IT forum (and rely...

[jamesbrown]

Agree, it isn't standard practice or something I'd entertain, but it depends how much you want the gig. If you really need it, you can probably assume it's a worthless gesture, but it may also point to the client being a massive headache and generally clueless....

[jamesbrown]

If she does resign, it'll be a massive headache for Starmer because the membership is still some way to the left of the leadership, so you can imagine who the next deputy might be......

[jamesbrown]

It's only the question because you can't substantiate your other claim. I said from the beginning she probably lied and the question of honesty is the only material one left, but she's hardly at the bottom of the barrel of lying MPs, or even gov't MPs, were she to get there ...

[jamesbrown]

Police, yes, prompted by a complaint from a Tory MP. You literally cited this a few posts ago .
On the other hand, the stuff you made up about HMRC ...

[jamesbrown]

Not the end client per se, but the Fee Payer. Anyway, your understanding of the SDS is basically correct. It’s an end client responsibility, not an indemnity.

It wouldn’t create a contract, but it does purport to create an indemnity. It’s nonsense, though. Any such clause should be...

[jamesbrown]

Tbh, those posts are no better than thinly veiled advertising too. They probably haven’t gone unnoticed, but likely have just enough generality to be acceptable. The accountants around here seem to get it “right”, although I appreciate it’s a matter of perspective. Answering questions in the...

[jamesbrown]

You probably can't, unless you're working for an institution that's exempt from the cap on H1-B, for example. These visas are capped annually and the annual cap disappears instantly. You'll have more luck with contract opportunities if you have a niche or in-demand skillset, but contracting in the US...

[jamesbrown]

Agree with the above. Did she underpay some tax? Most likely, yes. Did she lie about the situation? Most likely, yes. Did she misunderstand the rules? Definitely, yes.

But there's very little or nothing to see in terms of tax/HMRC. If there's anything to see, it's the lying about it and...

[jamesbrown]

No evidence of any interest from HMRC, then

You sound very defensive. Politics has nothing to do with it. She’s probably lying. At the very least, she didn’t understand the rules. You might find it easier to engage with the facts if you took off your diehard Tory goggles....

[jamesbrown]

The contractor industry or the mortgage hawking industry? ...

[jamesbrown]

No evidence, then

As I said above, it's the lying that gets you....