Re: FN-FORUM: Ir35 legislation & opting out ?

date posted 30th October 2007 23:09

On Tue, Oct 30, 2007 at 10:56:19PM -0000, Dawn Thomson wrote:
>
> What are you talking about? IR35 came about to bridge the gap in tax loop
> holes, and targetted in particular IT contractors who exploited it e.g.,
> having an office at home and your spouse as a company secretary.

Sorry: Dominic is right. It was 'urged in' by the big consultancies so that
they could get more of their people in at customers by getting rid of
the far cheaper IT contractors & small consultancies.

Spouse as company secretary is another battle.

> PCG are fine, and can give helpful advice. I'm part of them also - nothing
> really to say against them. However, I'd still go to a qualified tax
> accountant and competent lawyer for more specific issues, rather than ask on
> forums. I'd rather pay the professional who is proficient and experienced
> to protect my interests.

Yes, but you also get advice from a forum such as this. Never put your eggs
in one basket.


BTW: a little bit of trimming old/irrelevant mail & umpteen mail trailers
might have been nice.

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