by Pete Willcocks | Apr 27, 2026 | IR35
Why Contractors Should Use The Contractor Compliance Portal to Assess and Evidence IR35 Status For UK contractors, IR35 is not just a tax issue. It is a commercial risk, a financial risk and, in many cases, a question of professional credibility. Whether working with...
by Pete Willcocks | Apr 13, 2026 | IR35
What Start-Up Recruitment Agencies Need to Know About IR35 Compliance For new and early-stage recruitment agencies operating in the UK, understanding and managing IR35 compliance is critical. Since the off-payroll working reforms were introduced to the private sector...
by Pete Willcocks | Apr 7, 2026 | IR35
Umbrella Company Reforms Now In Force Significant reforms to the UK umbrella company sector came into force on the 6th of April 2026, introducing new rules designed to tackle tax non-compliance across labour supply chains. The legislation represents one of the most...
by Pete Willcocks | Mar 30, 2026 | IR35
IR35 Threshold Changes: What Businesses and Contractors Need to Know Changes to the company size thresholds used within the UK’s off-payroll working rules, commonly known as IR35, are set to alter how responsibility for employment status determinations is allocated...
by Pete Willcocks | Mar 23, 2026 | IR35
The Issues With CEST The UK government’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool was introduced by HMRC to help organisations determine whether contractors fall inside or outside the scope of the IR35 off-payroll working rules. The tool is widely used by...
by Pete Willcocks | Mar 2, 2026 | IR35
IR35: Why Scrapping the Legislation Isn’t the Silver Bullet Reform UK Thinks It Is Calls to scrap IR35 entirely have resurfaced, most recently from figures associated with Reform UK and its ‘Restore Britain’ messaging. The argument is simple and politically...
