Recruiters claim IR35 rule change in the private sector would be a ‘logistical nightmare’

Recruiters have rounded on a suggestion that controversial ‘off payroll’ legislation could be extended from the public sector into the private sector as an attack on flexible working and a “logistical nightmare”.

Changes to anti-tax avoidance IR35 legislation in April this year made hirers in the public sector responsible for determining the status of an assignment to supply services through a personal services company (PSC). 

When the changes were proposed in...

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