Contractors criticise HMRC's IR35 status tool as 'unachievable'

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HMRC will struggle to achieve April 2017 deadline, claims ContractorCalculator founder Dave Chaplin

HMRC has been criticised over its attempts to develop a comprehensive online IR35 test that would enable contractors to work out whether the tax status applies to them. Dave Chaplin, CEO of Cont...

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