HMRC has published an update on it's Off-payroll working in the public sector: reform of intermediaries legislation page to include further information for public authorities. Gov.co.uk states under Public Authorities: "For the purpose of this reform, a public authority means a public authority as defined for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.This definition covers government departments and their executive agencies, many … [Read more...]
PSC Deadline Day is upon us!
If you’re continuing to operate PSC or Limited Company workers within the Public Sector I am sure you have the date of April 6th firmly marked in your diary. One date you may not have circled, yet one could argue is even more important is March 7th.Not only is this the date of our final AS16 and IR35 Breakfast Huddle in Central London, assuming you invoice monthly, this is also the last time you can invoice without the new legislation affecting your payment. Don’t forget, the new legislation … [Read more...]
The clock is ticking……………………. ACT NOW
AS16………….IR35……………Are you ready?April 6th, 2017 is fast approaching and with that comes all the changes relating to IR35 legislation. Whilst the Public Sector dominates the spotlight for the change, the private sector doesn’t go unnoticed.Within the Public Sector, we are seeing legislative change, like we’ve never seen before. The most significant factor seeing the end client being responsible for the compliance of their contractors.Don’t underestimate this change. The new rules will … [Read more...]
IR35 inspectors to probe public PSCs retrospectively
Personal service companies deemed inside the public sector’s April 6th off-payroll rules risk having their entire history of contracts probed under IR35, not just those after the date.Most at risk of being investigated under IR35 retrospectively are the ‘pre-April 6th’ contracts the PSC has with the public client, who deems the rules to apply to the PSC ‘post-April 6th.’This was the assessment yesterday from three separate experts on the incoming rules; status advisory Bauer & … [Read more...]
75 Days to go…
As we have stated previously, 'Do you operate in the Public Sector?’, one thing is clear, the landscape of temporary workers within the Public Sector will be affected by the imminent changes to the IR35 regulations. On Wednesday this week, TfL announced that they would no longer be accepting workers who operate through their own Professional Services Company (PSC) and we expect that this will be a continuing trend. The NHS has already ordered hospitals and healthcare institutes to stop paying … [Read more...]