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		<title>Government IR35 pay deals raise spectre of contractor witch-hunt</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/government-ir35-pay-deals-raise-spectre-of-contractor-witch-hunt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/?p=1009</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The contractor and freelancer world have been all atwitter these past few weeks after it was revealed that Student Loans Company Chief Executive Ed Lester received his pay through a limited company despite being an obvious employee of the firm. This is in stark contrast to HMRC's stance on so-called disguised employment - which contractors and freelancers will know all-too-well in the form of IR35.]]></description>
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		<title>Government to offer empty premises to contractors and startups</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/government-to-offer-empty-premises-to-contractors-and-startups/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/government-to-offer-empty-premises-to-contractors-and-startups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Suter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Cameron last month announced plans to free up 300 premises for new businesses and entrepreneurs. The under-used or empty government owned office premises and buildings will be offered to startups at a low cost for one year to enable new companies to establish themselves.]]></description>
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		<title>Contractor Accountant arrested for £500,000 tax fraud</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/contractor-accountant-arrested-for-500000-tax-fraud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/contractor-accountant-arrested-for-500000-tax-fraud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Suter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accountant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business bank account]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darren Upton, a well-respected and successful accountant in the IT sector, has been found guilty of fraud after it was revealed that he had taken £250,000 that had been put aside by his contractor clients for tax bills and paid it into his own account.]]></description>
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		<title>Libertarian think-tank proposes making SME employees self-employed</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/libertarian-think-tank-proposes-making-sme-employees-self-employed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/libertarian-think-tank-proposes-making-sme-employees-self-employed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam Smith Institute]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment status]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/?p=976</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several surveys and studies in 2011 highlighted the fact that contractors and freelancers who wish to grow their business are put off by the excessive red tape and financial burden that comes with taking on employees. Now a prominent Libertarian think-tank called the Adam Smith Institute has published the first part of a paper called "The Growth Agenda". In it, Dr Madsen Pirie makes the case for moving to a self-employment model for the employees of small businesses.]]></description>
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		<title>BCC calls on Government to cut red tape for small businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/bcc-calls-on-government-to-cut-red-tape-for-small-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/bcc-calls-on-government-to-cut-red-tape-for-small-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The British Chambers of Commerce has added their voice to the growing concerns over red tape for contractors, freelancers and small businesses. The BCC has called for increased deregulation to allow small firms to acquire the skills they need through extra employees.]]></description>
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		<title>What we learned about IR35 in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/what-we-learned-about-ir35-in-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/what-we-learned-about-ir35-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disguised employment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/?p=969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IR35, as with all legislation, is a constantly evolving beast. With every new case comes new case law that contractors, freelancers, and employment experts can use to try to stay one step ahead of HMRC's hamfisted enforcement of the much-maligned anti-avoidance rules.]]></description>
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		<title>General Anti-Avoidance Rule touted by Prime Minister</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/ir35/general-anti-avoidance-rule-touted-by-prime-minister/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/ir35/general-anti-avoidance-rule-touted-by-prime-minister/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/?p=958</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was hope for contractors affected by IR35 last week as both Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg publicly stated the Government was looking at introducing a General Anti-Avoidance Rule to tackle tax dodgers, which could render IR35 redundant.]]></description>
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		<title>IT contractor involved in first ever IR35 split decision</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/it-contractor-involved-in-first-ever-ir35-split-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/news/it-contractor-involved-in-first-ever-ir35-split-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Suter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allianz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consultant]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[disguised employee]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Spencer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/?p=962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A contractor has been given an extraordinary verdict of being both outside and inside IR35 at one single workplace. John Spencer had been working through his limited company JLJ, supplying services to a firm called Allianz for seven years when he came under fire from HMRC, despite a 17 year history trading as a freelance consultant.]]></description>
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		<title>National Insurance Holidays scheme attracts ministerial ire</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/money/national-insurance-holidays-scheme-attracts-ministerial-ire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/money/national-insurance-holidays-scheme-attracts-ministerial-ire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Norris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/?p=953</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of their ongoing attempts to coax the UK's wavering economy back to life, in 2010 the Government introduced a scheme called National Insurance Holidays. This tax relief system allows first-time employers to forego employer National Insurance Contributions for their first ten employees up to a maximum value of £5,000 per employee.]]></description>
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		<title>Project Merlin banks claim to be on target for lending figures</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/money/project-merlin-banks-claim-to-be-on-target-for-lending-figures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoradvisor.co.uk/money/project-merlin-banks-claim-to-be-on-target-for-lending-figures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Suter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[British banks have 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 harder to find and much more expensive.]]></description>
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