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Escapee · 11-06-2024, 10:17

For purely selfish reasons, the party that abolishes IR35 will secure my vote.

Unfortunately the main contract I have has been placed inside IR35, they used a blanket approach with all contractors and didn't account for the knock on effect of the increases in the daily rates. As a result they lost around half of their contractors. The customer still expected me to have the same overheads and use my workshop/lab facilities as when I was conducting work for them through my limited company. I told them I was off, so they had to give me a large increase in the daily rate, and they are now only getting consultancy for their money. They have had to place a second ad-hoc contract for engineering services with my company, the fear of HMRC coupled to the laziness of those who are supposed to be conducting individual assessments and not blanket ones has made it a joke.

I am increasing the work for other customers so I will be in a position to ditch the inside IR35 contract, which I know will leave them high and dry.

11-06-2024, 10:17	#105
Escapee cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: This Planet Posts: 4,028	Re: The traditional CF voting intentions thread, week 3 For purely selfish reasons, the party that abolishes IR35 will secure my vote. Unfortunately the main contract I have has been placed inside IR35, they used a blanket approach with all contractors and didn't account for the knock on effect of the increases in the daily rates. As a result they lost around half of their contractors. The customer still expected me to have the same overheads and use my workshop/lab facilities as when I was conducting work for them through my limited company. I told them I was off, so they had to give me a large increase in the daily rate, and they are now only getting consultancy for their money. They have had to place a second ad-hoc contract for engineering services with my company, the fear of HMRC coupled to the laziness of those who are supposed to be conducting individual assessments and not blanket ones has made it a joke. I am increasing the work for other customers so I will be in a position to ditch the inside IR35 contract, which I know will leave them high and dry.