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Getting caught on the receiving end of an employment status challenge from HMRC is a nasty business, and it’s going to keep happening at an increasing rate. UCATT is reporting … Continue reading
New rules came into force in April for intermediaries paying travel and subsistence expenses, and they’re bad news for a huge number of workers.To continue paying tax-free expenses to workers, … Continue reading
With HMRC on a mission to maximise tax revenue, they’re actively carrying out compliance reviews into those companies that engage self-employed individuals to ascertain if those individuals should be treated … Continue reading
Opinion: Kye Burchmore RIFT Legal’s Kye Burchmore, a leading employment status expert with particular experience of advising clients in the construction industry, recently attended an industry seminar on the changes … Continue reading
We’ve spoken before about the 2014 legislation changes, dealing with how contractors in the construction industry are classified. Now those changes are beginning to take hold, and it’s time to … Continue reading
Having an HMRC enquiry and subsequent employment status challenge is never a welcome prospect. The costs can be substantial but even putting them to one side, the implications of an … Continue reading
There are some roles for which you’ll need to hire full or part-time staff. There are others where it’s much more cost-effective to hire expertise on a project or contract … Continue reading
The Chancellor confirmed recently that, with effect from April 2016, people working through intermediaries will no longer be able to claim expenses for travel and subsistence. While the move was … Continue reading
The chances of being subject to a random HMRC inspection are fairly low and so whilst all business should fully consider employment status a considerable number will never have to … Continue reading