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		<title>New Figures From HMRC Suggest IR35 Should Go</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A startling decrease in the number of IR35 status reviews has occurred over the last few years, according to new data released by HMRC. The amount of tax raised through the investigations has also plummeted dramatically. The information was disclosed in response to a request to HMRC about the number of IR35 status enquiries it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC tax role has been complicated by government changes, not simplified</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1809/hmrc-tax-role-has-been-complicated-by-government-changes-not-simplified</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 08:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors waiting for early signs of the tax simplification the coalition promised could be disappointed, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Many small entrepreneurs and freelancers, especially those working through their own limited companies, had been optimistic that change was afoot when the coalition took power in May 2010. However, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury Minister commits to helping contractors improve HMRC handling of IR35</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 09:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A prominent Treasury Minister has made it clear to the PCG (formerly known as the Professional Contractors Group) that he is committed to working with contractors and other freelancers to establish genuine improvements in the administration of IR35 rules. David Gauke MP, who is Exchequer Secretary, described contractors and freelancers as a “significant and important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Umbrella companies using EBTs granted amnesty by HMRC</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1791/umbrella-companies-using-ebts-granted-amnesty-by-hmrc</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HMRC has decided to offer an amnesty to umbrella companies using Employee Benefits Trusts (EBTs) to boost their clients’ take-home pay, just months after announcing that it would shut the schemes down. Provisions in the Government’s Finance Bill of 2011 squashed the offshore tax loophole exploited by EBTs, resulting in several major PAYE umbrella firms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CIOT criticises HMRC over Business Records Checks Scheme</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1764/ciot-criticises-hmrc-over-business-records-checks-scheme</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Umbrella companies and limited companies alike may share the concerns raised by the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) over HMRC’s decision to begin its enhanced Business Records Checks (BRC) programme earlier than planned. In response to the news, CIOT Deputy President Anthony Thomas met with officials from the Revenue this week and was reassured that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government’s disguised remuneration plans under fire from CIOT</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We reported last week on the government’s crackdown on a minority of umbrella companies operating Employment Benefit Trust Schemes (EBTS), which it has instructed HMRC to classify as disguised remuneration and prosecute accordingly. However, the clampdown has attracted criticism from the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), which has dubbed the Government’s approach to the issue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New tax avoidance measures welcomed by CIOT</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1733/new-tax-avoidance-measures-welcomed-by-ciot</link>
		<comments>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1733/new-tax-avoidance-measures-welcomed-by-ciot#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors working through limited companies or umbrella companies may be pleased to hear that the Government is adopting a more novel approach to the issue of tax avoidance. A paper entitled “Tackling Tax Avoidance” has just been released by HM Treasury and has quickly won approval from a prestigious tax organisation, The Chartered Institute of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC &#8211; Farcical tax demand mix up</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1719/hmrc-farcical-tax-demand-mix-up</link>
		<comments>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1719/hmrc-farcical-tax-demand-mix-up#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With it being so close to the beginning of the new tax year it is no surprise at all that HMRC is once again grabbing headlines as a result of their continual bumbling antics. The latest fiasco pertains to last year’s shock tax demands when around 1.4 million people were sent a letter by HMRC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IR35 May be Here to Stay After All</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1692/ir35-may-be-here-to-stay-after-all</link>
		<comments>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1692/ir35-may-be-here-to-stay-after-all#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors may feel relieved that they decided against working through their own limited companies in the light of breaking news concerning the Office of Tax Simplification’s proposals for IR35 reform.  According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, the OTS is likely to argue on Thursday that the Treasury should integrate National Insurance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC Under Fire Over Business Records Checking scheme</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1678/hmrc-under-fire-over-business-records-checking-scheme</link>
		<comments>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1678/hmrc-under-fire-over-business-records-checking-scheme#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HMRC has come under fire from two organisations over its proposals to “spot check” SMEs and umbrella companies for flawed record-keeping. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has trenchantly criticised the HMRC plan to visit 50,000 companies in the UK every year for the next four years, largely because it believes the cost [...]]]></description>
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