On 6 April 2020, changes to the off-payroll working rules (IR35) will come into effect. IR35 was introduced in 2000 as a tax avoidance measure to ensure that those working like employees (e.g. workers who are engaged by clients via their own limited company acting as an intermediary) pay similar taxes to employees, if they are treated as an employee by their client.
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