A new independent website dedicated exclusively to IR35 has been launched, bringing together news, practical guidance, employment status case law and online tools in one place.
IR35 Update has been created as a specialist resource for contractors, recruiters, accountants and businesses looking to stay informed about one of the UK’s most complex areas of tax legislation.
While many accounting and business websites cover IR35 alongside a wide range of other topics, the new platform focuses solely on off-payroll working, employment status and the legislation surrounding personal service companies.
Why a dedicated IR35 resource?
The launch comes at a time when IR35 continues to evolve. Although the off-payroll reforms have now been in place for several years, employment status disputes continue to reach the tax tribunals, HMRC regularly updates its guidance, and political debate over the future of the legislation shows little sign of disappearing.
The website combines detailed evergreen guidance with regular news coverage, allowing readers to follow both the long-term principles behind IR35 and the latest developments affecting contractors and businesses.
IR35 calculator, guides and case law
Among the resources available is one of the most extensive IR35 calculators available online, designed to help contractors compare the financial impact of working inside and outside IR35.
Alongside the calculator, the site features an expanding collection of practical guides covering topics including employment status, substitution, mutuality of obligation, supervision, direction and control, and the off-payroll working rules.
The platform also contains a growing library of tribunal decisions that have helped shape employment status law, from landmark authorities such as Ready Mixed Concrete and Market Investigations through to more recent IR35 cases involving television presenters, consultants and IT contractors.
Keeping pace with the latest IR35 developments
In addition to its reference material, IR35 Update publishes regular news covering HMRC guidance, government policy, tribunal decisions and wider developments affecting the UK’s contracting sector. Recent stories have included coverage of IR35 reform proposals, compliance activity and significant employment status cases.
Created by the team behind ITContracting
IR35 Update has been created by the team behind ITContracting.com, one of the UK’s longest-established websites for IT contractors and freelance professionals.
Drawing on more than two decades of experience covering the contracting sector, the new platform has been developed as a dedicated resource focused exclusively on IR35, employment status and off-payroll working.
Commenting on the launch, David Townsend said:
“IR35 remains one of the most misunderstood areas of UK tax legislation, yet finding reliable, independent information isn’t always straightforward. IR35 Update has been created to bring together practical guidance, employment status case law, news and free tools in one place, helping contractors and businesses understand the rules and keep up with the latest developments.”
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