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It has also been revealed that this UTT, which focused on two contracts, has delayed making a decision on the second contract, until another tax case (PGMOL v HMRC) has its result published.
The two contracts involve locum doctor, George Mantides. At a First Tier Tribunal in 2019 it was decided that one contract he held with Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) belonged inside IR35. The other, which was held with Medway Maritime Hospital (MMH), was considered to be outside IR35.
HMRC was due to appeal the MMH verdict, while Mr Mantides appealed the RBH decision at the UTT.
Shambolic
IR35 specialists, Qdos, described HMRC as 'shambolic' and saw this as another example of the questionable efficiency of the Department.
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“With regards to the second contract, held with Royal Berkshire Hospital, it shows how important the upcoming PGMOL verdict may prove to be. This decision is imminent, could impact the outcome of several cases and prove that HMRC’s view of one crucial aspect of IR35 case law doesn’t stack up.
“Like Mr Mantides’ contract, the PGMOL case, involving professional football referees, hinges on whether the individuals in question were mutually obliged to work for their client, in the way that employees are.
"If it’s found that Mutuality of Obligation doesn’t exist, then HMRC’s IR35 tool, CEST, is fundamentally flawed and hundreds of thousands of IR35 decisions it has made will be questioned.”
Further IR35 information
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