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What is IR35?

Published: Mar 2, 2022 4:44:05 PM

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A: IR35 is a piece of legislation that closes a tax loophole. 

Essentially, certain contractors could work exclusively for one company for a long time and not pay the same tax and NI contributions like an employee would (these are called “Disguised Workers”). IR35 now places the obligation to identify and tax the Disguised Workers directly on employers.

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