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Autumn Statement: what next for umbrella companies?
We reported on 20/6/14 regarding likely new measures affecting umbrella companies (see our subscriber newsletter: “Potential significant changes on the horizon for umbrella companies”). Sure enough in the Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced two measures which could have an impact on the sector. Whilst there has already been a lot of speculation about the target […]
Read full article »More More More… information
No doubt you have all now got to grips with the real time information system and, like the rest of us, are waiting for HMRC to catch-up and get to grips with the system they developed. Unfortunately, before this can happen, HMRC have put forward a proposal to collect yet more information. HMRC have now published […]
Read full article »HOLIDAY PAY – IMPORTANT UPDATE
We reported on Tuesday that the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) had given its long-awaited decision in the key holiday pay cases of Fulton, Wood and Law, which were heard together by the EAT back in August. Our report on Tuesday summarised the main points arising from the judgement and we now set out the significance […]
Read full article »Exciting News
We are delighted to announce some exciting news concerning the expansion of our services into VAT, our new brand and company name as well as some additions to the team. EXPANSION OF OUR SERVICES We are pleased to announce that we are expanding the services that we are able to provide to our clients. We […]
Read full article »Reed Employment’s appeal dismissed by Tribunal
On 9 April 2014 the Upper-tier Tax Tribunal released its judgment in the long running saga of Reed Employment’s dispute with HMRC over its travelling and subsistence scheme. The Upper Tribunal has dismissed Reed’s appeals, although this is unlikely to be the end of this saga. For those unfamiliar with the case, Reed Employment plc and 11 of […]
Read full article »Onshore Intermediaries
GOVERNMENT TO PROCEED WITH ONSHORE INTERMEDIARIES LEGISLATION We announced on 10 March 2014 that HMRC intended to publish its findings following the consultation concerning ‘onshore intermediaries’ on 13 March 2014. Our announcement was proved to be accurate and as we stated yesterday the legislation is due to be implemented (subject to parliamentary approval) in April […]
Read full article »False Consultation on Self-Employment
(No, this is not a typo.) The Onshore Employment Intermediaries: False Self Employment Consultation closed on Tuesday 4 February, and HMRC will now no doubt spend the next couple of weeks frantically ignoring everybody’s legitimate concerns. OK, cynicism aside, HMRC have at least published some further guidance concerning how the proposed new legislation (the new Section 44 […]
Read full article »False self-employment: will it be enacted?
The Onshore Employment Intermediaries: False Self-Employment consultation document published on 10 December has sparked heated debate about yet more ill-considered legislation being rushed onto the statute books. Many of our clients are asking what the chances are of this legislation being enacted as currently drafted. If we look at the track record of consultations and […]
Read full article »Radical change to new offshore PAYE rules
We reported back in August the proposal that employers who are offshore would be responsible for accounting to HMRC under PAYE for all NICs and income tax of their workers. New debt transfer rules were proposed that would apply if the PAYE was not paid over – the liabilities would then transfer onshore to the […]
Read full article »HMRC targets security and construction industries
HMRC have recently publicly announced a number of fresh initiatives aimed at tackling tax evasion, to be carried out by specialist teams which, adopting a militaristic style, HMRC are calling ‘the next wave of taskforces’. They will focus on selected perceived high risk trades including the security and construction industries. This scare tactic approach is emphasised further by […]
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