Government delays IR35 reforms until 2021

James Phillips
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The government has postponed changes to IR35 tax rules until 2021 to relieve the pressure on businesses during the coronavirus crisis, just a week after the Budget confirmed they would go ahead.

The IR35 changes would see workers previously classed as contractors now potentially determined as employees for tax purposes, with medium and large private sector companies setting tax statuses. ...

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