Tax and the labour market: taxing personal services income in the UK

In March 1999, the UK Inland Revenue (now Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs) issued a press release (IR35) announcing changes designed to counter perceived tax avoidance through the use of intermediaries to disguise employment relationships. This paper examines the implementation of these changes,...

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Main Authors: Oats, Lynne, Sadler, Pauline
Format: Journal Article
Published: Curtin Business School 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3025
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description In March 1999, the UK Inland Revenue (now Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs) issued a press release (IR35) announcing changes designed to counter perceived tax avoidance through the use of intermediaries to disguise employment relationships. This paper examines the implementation of these changes, demonstrating that resistance to a proposedfiscal measure can influence the way in which it is eventually enacted. Reference is made to the Welfare Reform and Pension Bill: Regulatory Impact Assessment (1999), the Professional Contractors Group, and The Queen & Commissioners of Inland Revenue ex parte (1) Professional Contractors Group Ltd (2) Ruud van Zundert (3) Square Mile Projects Ltd.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-30252017-01-30T10:27:51Z Tax and the labour market: taxing personal services income in the UK Oats, Lynne Sadler, Pauline In March 1999, the UK Inland Revenue (now Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs) issued a press release (IR35) announcing changes designed to counter perceived tax avoidance through the use of intermediaries to disguise employment relationships. This paper examines the implementation of these changes, demonstrating that resistance to a proposedfiscal measure can influence the way in which it is eventually enacted. Reference is made to the Welfare Reform and Pension Bill: Regulatory Impact Assessment (1999), the Professional Contractors Group, and The Queen & Commissioners of Inland Revenue ex parte (1) Professional Contractors Group Ltd (2) Ruud van Zundert (3) Square Mile Projects Ltd. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3025 Curtin Business School fulltext
spellingShingle Oats, Lynne
Sadler, Pauline
Tax and the labour market: taxing personal services income in the UK
title Tax and the labour market: taxing personal services income in the UK
title_full Tax and the labour market: taxing personal services income in the UK
title_fullStr Tax and the labour market: taxing personal services income in the UK
title_full_unstemmed Tax and the labour market: taxing personal services income in the UK
title_short Tax and the labour market: taxing personal services income in the UK
title_sort tax and the labour market: taxing personal services income in the uk
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3025