Interim payment: HMRC found wanting in landmark IR35 case
Used wisely, interim staff can add significant value to councils’ service delivery. But a recent court case shows that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) needs to apply new tax[…]
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Stephen Fitzgerald: Finance teams need resilience and strength in trying times
The recent section 114 notice has highlighted the pressures faced by finance departments. Stephen Fitzgerald argues that teams emerging from transformation need the right prorities: from putting objectives before process[…]
Stephen Fitzgerald: Solutions in short supply for IR35 interims
Readers may recall that I explored the issues associated with the changes to the treatment of intermediaries in IR35 some four months ago. Well despite the complaints from the interim[…]
Stephen Fitzgerald: The finance professional of the future
Downward. That’s the direction in which the funding for local government continues even though the recent budget provided more money for adult social care. It’s this trend which prompted my[…]
Stephen Fitzgerald: IR35, senior officers’ pay and the real cost of public services
HMRC’s approach to IR35 and interim managers may be aimed at resolving a tax disparity but Stephen Fitzgerald argues it ignores market economics. IR35, the strangely named tax rule now[…]
