Wednesday 21 March 2012
Matthew Hunnybun, Tax Partner at KPMG said:
“The measures announced in today’s Budget in respect of IR35 are twofold; to improve understanding and certainty of the legislation, but also to tackle avoidance of employment income where it is clear personal service companies are being used to disguise employment. The complexity of the legislation and tax leakage have gained significant media attention in recent weeks, so measures to focus on IR35 are not unexpected.
“Employment status is currently high on HMRC’s agenda. Employers should be aware of their obligations to ensure they correctly categorise employees and self employed individuals and understand the penalties for compliance failures. This applies as much to the general workforce as to higher profile individuals.”
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