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HMRC data shows online IR35 status check tool does not return a result in nearly 20% of cases
Figures released by HMRC to show how many times its online IR35 tax status checker tool has been used reveal shortcomings in its ability to reach a conclusion in nearly 20% of cases
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Published: 11 Dec 2020 15:00
Renewed concerns about the effectiveness of HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) much-maligned IR35 tax status checker tool have been raised following the disclosure that in nearly one in five uses it failed to provide a response.
According to data published by HMRC on 10 December 2020, the tool was used a total of 975,416 times during the 12 months to 24 November 2020 to determine the IR35 tax status of contractors, ahead of a reform of the tax avoidance regulations coming into force in the private sector in April 2021.