IR35 campaign update
5 Dec 2016: Government publishes IR35 public sector legislation and consultation
17 January 2017: ARC meets HMRC over IR35 online tool >>
2 February: ARC responds to IR35 public sector consultation >>
9 February: ARC conference discusses impact of new public sector IR35 rules >>
13 February: IR35 – industry must speak with one voice to achieve positive results >>
23 February: IR35 public sector – complexity that can only amount to a penalty >>
3 March: ARC formally calls for government review of “unlawful” public sector IR35 tool >>
8 March: Claims over IR35 online tool needs thorough investigation >>
9 March: ARC responds to spring budget >>
20 March: Victory – ARC welcomes changes to IR35 in the public sector but flaws remain >>
22 March: ARC writes to MPs about alternative options for IR35 >>
27 March: HMRC responds rejecting ARC arguments >>
21 April: Treasury Select Committee to publish ARC critique of controversial IR35 rules >>
22 November: Budget papers refer to proposed consultation to extend to private sector
18 May 2018: Government publishes its consultation into off-payroll working in the private sector >>
10 August: ARC publishes its response to government consultation >>
17 October: IR35 risk around the corner >>
25 October: IR35 alternative structures >>
29 October: ARC welcomes decision to delay extension of IR35 >>
29 November: ARC announces IR35 in the private sector seminar >>
6 March 2019: HMRC publishes consultation on its proposed extension of IR35 rules to the private sector >>
2 May: IR35 extension is a new tax, and consultation is misleading >>
7 May: Are blanket assessments under IR35 plan of HMRC’s plan? >>
12 June: ARC responds to the IR35 consultation with criticism >>