Albatel Limited v HMRC – UKFTT (2019)
Well-known television presenter Lorraine Kelly has successfully appealed an IR35 tax bill assessed by the HMRC at the sum of almost £900,000. Albatel Limited, Ms Kelly’s limited company, saw the HMRC conduct an initial inquiry into its engagements with ITV Breakfast Limited, which took place between September 2012 and July 2017, the conclusion of which […]
IR35 in The Private Sector: 2020 Vision Outputs
IR35 in the Private Sector: 2020 Vision Breakfast Seminar As many of you will be aware, on the 12th and 13th February this year Brookson Legal held two IR35 in The Private Sector breakfast seminars for both Recruiter and hirers to attend. Both seminars allowed attendees to educate themselves on the IR35 changes due to […]
Spring Statement 2019 – Our Response
It is unsurprising that the Chancellor avoided any mention of IR35 in today’s Spring Statement given the consultation announcement last week. However, given that this is such an important tax change for the private sector, today would have been an opportunity to remind businesses of this significant change and encourage them to start preparing now […]
Brookson Legal IR35 Consultation Reaction
HMRC sets out its IR35 blueprint Joe Tully, managing director of Brookson Legal, said: “What is clear is that this is no ordinary consultation. By describing it as a ‘policy paper and consultation document’, the government is sending a clear message that the extension of IR35 into the private sector is happening and it even provides […]
IR35 in the Private Sector: 2020 Vision Webinar
Join Brookson Legal this March to find out how hirers and agencies can prepare for the upcoming changes surrounding IR35 in the Private Sector. The webinar took place on Tuesday 12th March at 12:00pm Register for the Event The event has now ended, if you missed the webinar and would like to watch the presentation, […]
IR35 IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR: 2020 VISION – BREAKFAST SEMINAR
Breakfast seminars where Brookson Legal and Kevin Green will discuss how hirers and agencies can prepare for the upcoming changes to IR35 in the Private Sector. Tuesday 12th February 2019 – London Wednesday 13th February 2019 – Manchester Preparing Recruiters and End Hirers for IR35 Lessons have been learnt from the public sector reform and the clock […]
IR35 Compliant Contracts
The contract for services that relate to the work that will be carried out on a particular assignment plays a key role in determining a contractor’s employment status. It is therefore important to consider the contract from an IR35 perspective. The contract sets out how all parties intend to work together on the assignment, so […]
How management roles and being managed can impact IR35 status
Managers provide an integral function to any organisation, and it is a core characteristic of a management role to have the right of control over subordinate colleagues. With such integration and control being evident, it can sometimes be difficult for an independent contractor to operate on a truly self-employed basis for the purposes of the […]
Are you ready for the IR35 Changes?
The recent budget announcement confirmed that the IR35 changes 2017 made in the Public Sector will be introduced into the private sector. The IR35 changes that come into effect in 2020 will place an obligation on private sector hirers to determine the tax status of their off-payroll workers. Whilst this new responsibility will of course […]
IR35 Status and HMRC Compliance Checks
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT STATUS? If the end-client is a public-sector body then the responsibility for deciding the IR35 status of an assignment falls with the organisation responsible for paying the intermediary (usually the public-sector organisation or the agency), in line with the off-payroll rules introduced in April 2017. Whilst there were no immediate […]