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Hopes fading that IR35 extensions may be scrapped

Jun 26, 2020

The hope that the proposed rollout of the IR35 extensions to the private sector could be scrapped appear to be fading fast, now that MPs have voted through proposals at the Committee Stage of the Finance Bill last week. The implementation date of April 2021 looks set to happen, after the original date of April 2020 was delayed due to the Covid19 epidemic. Campaigners had hoped that the government would pause to reflect on the damning report...

Remote Spy beta

Apr 08, 2020

As part of Contract Intelligence’s efforts to assist members during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, we have launched a beta service gathering together contract opportunities that are advertised as “Remote” or “Home based”, so that our members can take advantage of these contracts if they so choose. Remote Spy beta will be published initially 4 days a week, in the form of a digest of links to Remote IT Contract opportunities advertised on...

Contractor Directors eligibility for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Apr 07, 2020

In our last update we discussed the possibility that Contractors who are Directors of their own limited company could take advantage of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. This has now been clarified by the government. Salaried individuals who are Directors of their own personal service company are eligible for the scheme as long as they are properly furloughed and do not undertake any revenue generating function during their period of...

Help available for contractors and contracting companies during the current Covid-19 crisis.

Mar 26, 2020

In the current, very fluid situation we thought it would be useful to summarise what help may exist for contractors and contracting companies during the current Covid-19 crisis. Help available to Contractor Companies There is a three month postponement of VAT payments, between 20th March and 30th June 2020. This is automatic, ie it doesn’t have to be claimed for, but it is our understanding that Vat returns still have to be made...

What does it mean to be “Outside IR35” and will I be better off?

Feb 09, 2020

What does it mean to be “Outside IR35” and will I be better off? To be “Outside IR35” means that you are a contractor operating as a genuine business, and therefore operating outside the IR35 rules. By contrast, being “Inside IR35” means that, for tax purposes, you are considered to be an employee of your end client, and therefore subject to PAYE. Who determines my IR35 Status? Since the introduction of IR35 measure in 2000,...

Outside Spy is now Live! Featuring over 700 IT Contracts "Outside IR35"

Jan 21, 2020

Outside Spy is now live , and already features over 700 IT Contracts advertised as outside IR35, with over 100 currently being added every day! Designed to allow Contractors to keep contracting using their limited companies, Outside Spy discovers and publishes all the Outside IR35 contracts that are listed on the web. Many contractors and commentators are dismayed by the extension of the IR35 rules into the private sector that are planned...

Outside Spy Launches soon - exclusively Outside IR35 contracts!

Dec 27, 2019

Designed to allow Contractors to keep contracting using their limited companies, Outside Spy discovers and publishes all the Outside IR35 contracts that are listed on the web. Many contractors and commentators are dismayed by the extension of the IR35 rules into the private sector that are planned for April 2020, but help is at hand! With membership of Outside Spy, contractors can search the database of contracts that are exclusively Outside...