Worker Rights and Good Practice (Surviving Uber)
Worker Rights and Good Practice (Surviving Uber) THE STATUS QUO? When Messrs Farrer and Asleem were successful in their tribunal many thought that was the end of the matter. Uber appealed the tribunal decision, which was dismissed. The appeal was then dismissed at the Court of Appeal, and most recently at the highest […]
Uber’s Supreme Court Decision
Uber’s Supreme Court Decision Uber has filled the headlines for half a decade, becoming the embodiment of everything good, bad, and ugly about the gig economy. A quick background… In 2016 two Uber drivers, James Farrar and Yaseen Asleem, on behalf of a group of twenty or so drivers, took the unusual steps […]
The End of The Hidden Economy? HMRC To Enforce Tax Checks on New and Renewed Licenses.
The End of The Hidden Economy? HMRC To Enforce Tax Checks on New and Renewed Licenses. Well, they threatened, and then they consulted, and then this: The consultation discussed the principle of conditionality, which would involve making access to licences or services needed to trade conditional upon tax registration. It explored how conditionality could […]
The Oncoming Storm. How the construction industry must prepare for IR35
The Oncoming Storm. How the construction industry must prepare for IR35 As we slowly and painfully extricate ourselves from lockdown and look at the world around us. Many of our hopes and dreams have been delayed. Unfortunately, there are still some things that irrevocably moving forward despite this. As I write all available information suggests […]
Open banking, MTD and The Personal Tax Account – what does 2018 have in store for us?
Open Banking A quiet little deadline passed in January with the introduction of open banking. It is a series of new rules meaning that banks must let you share your financial info with other authorised providers. It was originally called for by financial industry watchdogs and its proper name is ‘The Second Payment Services Directive’ […]
Get it in
HMRC has recently published an update on the amount of tax they have collected since the introduction of the current batch of targeted campaigns against tax avoidance. HMRC’s approach since 2007 has revolved around offering specific sectors and areas including property sales, plumbers, electricians and members of the medical profession. In total HMRC says that […]
“Cos now GDPR is cleaning out ma closet”… apologies to Eminem
Its not even spring anymore and yet I am enjoying a proper spring clean. I have written in my last few blogs about The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) coming to get they are coming. Well now that they are here, I had forgotten the that as well as all the work that we business […]
Let Property Disclosure Campaign
HMRC’s Let Property Disclosure Campaign targets landlords who have undeclared income from residential property lettings. The campaign was launched in September 2013 and currently does not have an end date. The campaign offers landlords the opportunity to get their tax affairs up to date under the best available terms. HMRC will allow landlords to come […]
Watch Out, HMRC Debtors
The new Direct Recovery of Debts (DRD) powers will allow HMRC to target non-compliant taxpayers who owe more than £1,000 and who have sufficient funds in their accounts to pay. The proposals included measures to leave a minimum of £5,000 so as not to create unnecessary financial trouble for those affected. However, HMRC will be […]
