Gov.uk still struggling with IT contractor tax rules
IR35 has become hated by freelance tech workers who feel it removes the tax benefits of contracting, without offering the employee benefits of in-house roles in its stead. The latest accounts from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) show that the UK tax collector is reviewing its implementation of IR35 for a second year after the department decided to place hundreds of workers inside the reach of the rules. A voluntary disclosure advising His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of these changes in assessment has now been made, and the FCDO have accrued an estimate of the potential backdated tax owed within our 2024-25 accounts,” the report said.
- ▪IR35 has become hated by freelance tech workers who feel it removes the tax benefits of contracting, without offering the employee benefits of in-house roles in its stead.
- ▪The latest accounts from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) show that the UK tax collector is reviewing its implementation of IR35 for a second year after the department decided to place hundreds of workers inside the r
- ▪A voluntary disclosure advising His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of these changes in assessment has now been made, and the FCDO have accrued an estimate of the potential backdated tax owed within our 2024-25 accounts,” the report said
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