EMPLOYMENT TAXES

What risks do private sector organisations now face if they engage a contractor they previously assessed to be deemed employed? Mark Groom (Deloitte) considers this and other issues that need addressing before the introduction of the IR35 reforms.

Experts at Deloitte explain what's changing from April.

On 17 March, Treasury Minister Stephen Barclay announced in the House of Commons that the proposed IR35 changes would be delayed until April 2021 as part of the effort to minimise the economic impact of Covid-19.According to the announcement this is...

David Southern QC (Temple Tax Chambers) examines where things stand following publication of the first batch of draft legislation that restricts the loan charge.

Hugh Gunson (Charles Russell Speechlys) explains where things stand.

Dawn Register and Robert Woodward (BDO) examine the Upper Tribunal’s decision in Ackroyd, which creates a new precedent on how to determine control for the purposes of establishing whether the intermediaries legislation applies.

The after-effects of the Rangers decision are being felt beyond the tax tribunals. Dominic Stuttaford and Matthew Findley (Norton Rose Fulbright) review lessons from two recent cases on directors' duties for unpaid PAYE and NICs relating to unsuccessful EBT schemes.

The loan charge has driven a coach and horses through the statutory safeguards, writes barrister Keith Gordon (Temple Tax Chambers).