http://www.shout99.com/contractors/index.pl Shout99.com - News matters for Freelancers en Copyright Shout99.com 2012-05-17T09:00+01:00 editor@shout99.com webmaster@shout99.com Shout99.com Headlines 2004-02-18T00:00+00:00 hourly 1 http://www.shout99.com/contractors/images/S99/new_s99.gif http://www.shout99.com/contractors/index.pl http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=74400 The new IR35 guidance with its controversial 'business entity tests' has met with mixed reviews from experts and practitioners in the field. IR35 guidance: 'As clear as mud' 2012-05-17T08:49+01:00 Susie Hughes http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=74340 Given the seemingly polarised views of the revenue and many contractors, I'd be interested to know how contractors would feel if IR35 was modified in one very simple way. Quick survey... 2012-05-16T08:37+01:00 james http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=74351 Re: The OTS Report of last year Question for Qdos / Kate Cottrell 2012-05-16T08:33+01:00 X http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=74337 A public war of words has broken out between two of the key members of the IR35 Forum about the IR35 business tests, their possible value and who played what role in their development. War of words as PCG attacks IR35 expert 2012-05-15T11:16+01:00 Susie Hughes http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=74315 Does anyone have real world experience of how effective these products are? IR35 Insurance - does it work 2012-05-14T19:08+01:00 Pete http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=74206 HMRC test - I score 5 points. HMRC test - I score 5 points. 2012-05-14T08:32+01:00 fred bloggs http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=74223 I am an IT contractor and want to purchase an investment property with the surplus funds in my company. Buying a property in a company 2012-05-14T07:35+01:00 Shawn Vader http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=74293 There have been fewer people closer to the process of the development of the IR35 tests than IR35/employment status expert Kate Cottrell of Bauer and Cottrell. Value of IR35 tests 'extremely limited' 2012-05-11T11:24+01:00 Susie Hughes http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=74288 When HM Revenue and Customs published their IR35 risk tests earlier this week, they were widely condemned, including by those representative groups who had worked on the IR35 Forum to produce them. Business tests can provide route out of IR35 enquiries 2012-05-11T10:12+01:00 Susie Hughes http://www.shout99.com/contractors/showarticle.pl?id=74214 The on-going saga of IR35 and the guidance which is meant to make life easier for freelancers descended into further chaos this week. Within hours of HMRC publishing the long-awaited guidance and tests, five of the main members of the IR35 Forum - which devised the guidance and tests - issued a joint statement to slam the report and distance themselves from it. Newsletter 390: Storm as new IR35 guidance is published 2012-05-10T10:15+01:00 Susie Hughes