Re: Chop chop chaps...
I personally don't think I will have any trouble complying with IR35, but it's not up to me anymore is it?
A lot of risk-adverse clients are moving to blanket 'inside ir35' assessments (to avoid the possibility of an outside ir35 contract later being deemed inside and paying the cost) or they're simply not employing contractors.
My current contract is due to expire in March, and as yet there is no indication of what will happen after that.
So, it *is* having a real world impact on *legitimate* contractors.
"But IR35 isn't changing the rules about who is a contractor. It's changed the rules on how HMRC can investigate fake contractors."
Not really, it's changed who makes the initial determination of who is a genuine contractor and who isn't - with steep penalties for getting it wrong.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
