The increase in Employers’ National Insurance (NI) is likely to have the biggest impact on businesses that stopped using freelance workers because of the off-payroll working rules, says IR35 expert Introduced on 6th April 2025, Employers’ NI has gone up from 13.8% to 15%. At the same time, the point at which businesses start paying […]

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The Court of Appeal’s decision in broadcaster Kaye Adams’ long-standing case against HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) could ultimately create more cases of blanket bans on freelancers and contractors if a less complex IR35 status test is not created, according to a tax expert. Penny Simmons, a Legal Director and tax expert at law firm Pinsent […]

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OPINION If Britain’s millions of self-employed are increasingly being forced to pay for the privilege to work, then surely they should see some advantages. That just isn’t the case when it comes to the nation’s growing number of umbrella company workers, according to research from IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed). The […]

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