{"id":932,"date":"2020-02-10T16:17:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T16:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withcreative.co.uk\/dev\/the-government-is-reviewing-this-aprils-ir35-rollout\/"},"modified":"2021-01-14T23:20:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T23:20:28","slug":"the-government-is-reviewing-this-aprils-ir35-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/langricks\/the-government-is-reviewing-this-aprils-ir35-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GOVERNMENT IS REVIEWING THIS APRIL’S IR35 ROLLOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"
We recently\u00a0blogged<\/a>\u00a0about the upcoming April 2020 rollout of the changes to IR35 rules for the private sector. However, last month the government\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0that they are now reviewing these changes, let\u2019s take a look at the latest developments.<\/p>\n

What is the April 2020 IR35 rollout?<\/strong><\/p>\n

IR35 rules were first introduced in 2000 to tackle tax avoidance by individuals operating as employees but being paid through their own personal service company.<\/p>\n

In April 2017, IR35 was reformed for the public sector, making it the responsibility of the hirer rather than the contractor to deem whether the contractor fell inside or outside of the IR35 rules. The April 2020 rollout will introduce the same rules for the private sector.<\/p>\n

What issues are the government addressing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The review into April\u2019s IR35 rollout has come in response to concerns from businesses and contractors about how the changes will be implemented smoothly.<\/p>\n

Concerns being addressed include:<\/p>\n