Tell government not to retrospectively apply IR35 rules, tax experts urge contractors

By Tom Lowe2022-09-27T06:00:00

Predictions that firms are now mulling moves to make recently hired staff redundant after initiative scrapped by chancellor

Construction firms which have been forced to shell out on getting themselves compliant with the IR35 tax reforms should be calling for the government not to apply the rules retrospectively after they are scrapped, tax experts have said.

Former Treasury advisor Crawford Temple said the construction sector has a case for telling ministers to abandon chasing backdated liabilities for the off-payroll rules once they are abolished on 6 April next year.

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