Why IR35 is disastrous for SMEs, taxpayer value and UK tech leadership

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Changes to the IR35 tax rules have had a serious impact on IT contractors
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Changes to the IR35 tax rules have had a serious impact on IT contractors

A policy change in response to IR35 has effectively banned SMEs from working with government, says Romy Hughes.

In the run up to 6th April 2022, our company was facing a financial cliff edge: one of our longest-standing clients (a well-known government agency) had instigated a blanket ban on working with SME...

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