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Comment on Banks on course to miss small business lending targets by Bank lending to freelancers and SMEs continues to fall - Money advice from Freelance Advisor

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:00:03 +0000

[...] lending throughout 2011, with £76 billion specifically earmarked for small business. The banks missed their targets in the first quarter, but subsequently recovered [...]

Comment on What we learned about IR35 in 2011 by Will Student Loans head face an IR35 investigation? - Money advice from Freelance Advisor

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:09 +0000

[...] and contractors of the UK – not least because it is so opaque. We recently covered all the IR35 twists and turns in 2011, and now we bring you news of 2012′s first IR35 [...]

Comment on Contractor Advisor IR35 Guide by Libertarian think-tank proposes making SME employees self-employed | Contractor Advisor

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:31:08 +0000

[...] and National Insurance Contributions. As this is exactly the situation HMRC is trying to avoid with IR35, we’re going to assume the proposal will be given short shrift at the top levels of [...]

Comment on IR35: Direction & Control by Can a company website influence your IR35 status? - Legal advice from Freelance Advisor

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:30:11 +0000

[...] as a way to help your cause in an IR35 status dispute, although in theory it could fall under the Direction and Control IR35 tests – if a worker is an employee, they wouldn’t have a website – [...]

Comment on General Anti-Avoidance Rule touted by Prime Minister by What we learned about IR35 in 2011 | Contractor Advisor

What we learned about IR35 in 2011 | Contractor Advisor — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:31:51 +0000

[...] of complicated new rulings to get their heads around. There is some hope on the horizon, though. David Cameron recently hinted that his Government is looking at implementing a General Anti-Avoidance Rule in March’s [...]

Comment on Contractor beats 7-year IR35 investigation by What we learned about IR35 in 2011 | Contractor Advisor

What we learned about IR35 in 2011 | Contractor Advisor — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:31:36 +0000

[...] of the lengthiest disputes in the history of IR35, spanning no less than seven years, was finally settled in favour of the contractor. Mark Fitzpatrick, who contracted for Airbus, was found to be outside IR35 by virtue of a lack of [...]

Comment on Contractor Advisor IR35 Guide by General Anti-Avoidance Rule touted by Prime Minister | Contractor Advisor

General Anti-Avoidance Rule touted by Prime Minister | Contractor Advisor — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:01:19 +0000

[...] Jon Norris on Jan 12, 2012 • 11:00 am No Comments There was hope for contractors affected by IR35 last week as both Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg publicly stated the [...]

Comment on Contractor Advisor IR35 Guide by IT contractor involved in first ever IR35 split decision | Contractor Advisor

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:31:23 +0000

[...] contractor has been given an extraordinary verdict of being both outside and inside IR35 at one single [...]

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Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:47:33 +0000

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Comment on Latest Bank SME Lending Figures by Project Merlin banks claim to be on target for lending figures | Contractor Advisor

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:48:07 +0000

[...] announced that they are on target to meet lending figures that were set out by the government in Project Merlin. However, small business leaders have disputed the announcement claiming that loans are becoming [...]