Contractors ‘thrown under the bus’ by government’s IR35 flip-flop, say compliance firms

By Daniel Gayne2022-10-17T14:45:00

Source: HM Treasury

Planned repeal dumped by new chancellor

Self-employed contractors have been “thrown under the bus” by the government, a tax compliance boss has said after the chancellor pulled the plug on plans to ditch controversial off-payroll working rules.

The scrapping of IR35 reforms was announced last month by then-chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng as part of an ill-fated growth plan which sent currency and bond markets into chaos and ultimately saw him lose his job.

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