Submitted on Friday 13th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 20th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Revoke IR35 rules causing businesses to blanket ban engaging LTDs under contract
Recent IR35 changes mean that many larger organisations are no longer willing to engage limited company-based contractors. The government indicated that blanket in or out decisions on contractors would not be allowed but instead, larger organisations have decided to just stop engaging entirely.
The country needs economic stability and a competitive edge. IR35 means reduced ability to ramp up and down as projects require and increased cost if contractors are engaged.
Many will be forced to take inside-IR35 contracts in order to pay bills even though they are legitimately outside which will mean decimating their ability to grow their businesses.
Agencies / recruiters are also affected putting thousands of jobs at risk as markets dry up.
Please reconsider this damaging approach to tax.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
On 17 March 2020 the Government announced that it was postponing the reforms to the off-payroll working rules IR35 from April 2020 to 6 April 2021.
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-03-17/debates/9038AB35-B474-48EC-83EC-A1CA7347043A/IncomeTax(Charge)#contribution-4C019642-2598-4500-A5EE-2942C2DDCFB4
We have published a petition calling for the Government to revoke IR35 legislation, which you might be interested in: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300458
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