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In an ongoing legal battle between broadcaster and Loose Women presenter Kaye Adams (through her company Atholl House Productions Limited) and HMRC regarding the presenter’s IR35 status, the tax…

With most measures already public knowledge prior to Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday, this year’s did not contain a whole lot for contractors to get excited about. IR35 / Off-Payroll…

It is with heavy hearts that we share the sad news of the passing of Kate Cottrell, founder and Managing Director of Bauer & Cottrell, peacefully at home on the 17th of October after a short…

HMRC starts roll-out of overhauled CEST tool HMRC has this week begun the roll out of its new and improved Check Employment Status for Tax tool (CEST), with Phase 1 being the movement of CEST to an…

Some background – HMRC first began pursuing Mr Lineker in 2017 over an estimated £4.9m tax liability after investigating three contracts he held with the BBC and BT Sport between 2013 and…

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has become the latest public sector body to encounter issues with IR35 rules, as revealed in its 2021-2022 Annual Report. Specifically, Innovate UK, an entity of…

No not the new tax year but 20 YEARS IN BUSINESS! Yes – that’s two whole decades spent: Defending 100’s of status and IR35 HMRC investigation cases. We are so proud that we have never lost…

Happy New Year to all.  Now the dust has settled following the doomed repeal of the off-payroll rules what are we seeing at B&C and are things generally better or worse for the contracting…

We have spent three weeks dreaming of a new IR35/Off-payroll world.  Time to wake up and realise it was very much a dream.  It is as you were for all in the contractual chain and any thoughts of…

Early October 2022 – what are we seeing? The joy felt by so many following the Government’s announcement that they are repealing the Chapter 10 Off-Payroll Working (OPW) rules is beginning to…