Comments on: Qdos: contractor pursued for 3 years in avoidable IR35 investigation

By: Martyn Valentine

Martyn Valentine — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 14:08:39 +0000

HMRC’s CEST tool is neither legally binding, nor does its use constitute reasonable care so it’s factually incorrect to criticise HMRC. Did the taxpayer get legal advice regarding IR35 on the contractual terms and other circumstances? If the schedule defines the services as a role, then the contractor has problems.

By: Peter Vullo

Peter Vullo — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:31:20 +0000

They make the rules as they go along

By: Gordon Goodfellow

Gordon Goodfellow — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:24:03 +0000

This does not surprise me in the least. I built ip my successful digital business from nothing over eight years. The now defunct Office of Fair (sic) Trading actually managed to destroy it in 8 weeks despite me telling them repeatedly of the dangers of what they were doing.

In the end I had to sack my employees and register as unemployed on state benefits. The money I sent to the UK exchequer was no more and I am now looking at an impoverished old age.

It was a complete lose-lose situation for everyone. The OFT was abolished a couple of years later.

These bureaucratic idiots are a menace to everyone including their own institutions.