Submitted on Tuesday 24th May 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 25th May 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Reform the IR35 Tax Regulations.
The IR35 Regulations, introduced in 2000 to address the differences in liabilities due to HMRC between an employee and a self-employed freelance contractor providing services under a limited company, is a highly subjective, unclear and disproportionate piece of legislation that should be amended.
If applicable, IR35 means that a self-employed contractor invoicing under a limited company is treated as a "disguised employee" despite having no employee rights or benefits packages. Moreover, the IR35 calculations for PAYE Income Tax and NI applies to the Contractor's total annual turnover less just 5% for expenses. The Contractor is also liable for ENICs unlike an employee. It is not even possible to determine IR35 applicability before a contract is signed thus impairing fee deliberations.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
It's not clear what specific change you would like to be made to the IR35 regulations. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like to change.
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