IR35 and the Public Sector
It’s a four-letter word that’s been around for a while, but it is back on everybody’s lips this spring and […]
Employment Status
Self-Employment and the Law
It’s been a turbulent few months for the self-employed and the firms that use them. We’ve had the unveiling of
Pimlico Plumbers vs. Gary Smith: Plugging the Employment Law Leaks
We’ve warned before about HMRC’s increasingly aggressive stance on the legal status of self-employed contractors. We’ve already seen cases being
Surviving the Employment Status Crackdown
Jan Post, Managing Director of RIFT Group, writes: HMRC is already starting to show its teeth in a single-minded drive
Why a Celebrity Tax Investigation Has the BBC Seeing Stars
You may have already seen the headlines. Somewhere around a hundred BBC presenters are currently gazing down the barrel of
Why we need greater transparency about umbrellas and employment status
The HMRC rules surrounding umbrella companies aren’t always well understood, or even applied consistently. Recent changes in the regulations have
The Problem of False Self-Employment
Getting caught on the receiving end of an employment status challenge from HMRC is a nasty business, and it’s going
Getting Your Expenses Right
New rules came into force in April for intermediaries paying travel and subsistence expenses, and they’re bad news for a
Employment Status Assessments: Better Safe than Sorry
With HMRC on a mission to maximise tax revenue, they’re actively carrying out compliance reviews into those companies that engage
Legal Expert provides clarity on proposed changes to the Construction Industry
Opinion: Kye Burchmore RIFT Legal’s Kye Burchmore, a leading employment status expert with particular experience of advising clients in the