{"id":3655,"date":"2017-02-09T16:11:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T15:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=3655"},"modified":"2017-02-09T16:14:42","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T15:14:42","slug":"expert-urges-public-sector-bodies-to-act-right-now-to-alleviate-chaos-surrounding-ir35-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=3655","title":{"rendered":"Expert urges public sector bodies to act RIGHT NOW to alleviate chaos surrounding IR35 reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dave Chaplin, CEO of ContractorCalculator<\/p><\/div>\n

Public sector bodies may need to implement an emergency action plan to avoid losing vital skills warns Dave Chaplin, CEO of ContractorCalculator<\/a> ahead of April\u2019s IR35 reforms. The advice comes following HMRC\u2019s guidance that invoices paid after 6 April 2017 for work carried out before that date will be subject to the new rules.<\/p>\n

Any public sector body that pays its contractors one month in arrears will need to receive invoices before 6 March while those that pay their contractors on anything more than 60 day terms will need to consider settling invoices before 6 April. Any public sector body that cannot provide proof to the recruitment agency that a contractor is outside IR35 according to the new rules will result in a contractor having his or her tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) deducted at source.<\/p>\n

Dave Chaplin commented: \u201cThe fallout of the new rules for public sector bodies is potentially disastrous. We have been warning public sector hirers about the impact of the new legislation for some time now so I would hope that they have been conducting due diligence and getting their ducks in a row to deal with the new reforms well before now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reforms represent a potential car crash for all public sector bodies that hire contractors. A poll we conducted last year told us that 80% of contractors plan on abandoning the public sector rather than accept a contract inside IR35 so it is important that hirers work closely together with their contractors now to establish a contractor\u2019s employment status or else risk losing them altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contractor Calculator would point out that those public sector hirers which pay their contractors a month in arrears may well struggle to assess all their contractors in time with only weeks to go so has come up with an action plan for them to avoid a contractor skills brain drain:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0 place limited company contractors in a Pay As You Earn (PAYE) umbrella solution temporarily whilst assessing contractors.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0 test contractors as soon as possible \u2013 engaging a contractor via an umbrella for more than 12 weeks will mean they are eligible for certain employment rights under the Agency Workers Regulations creating additional costs.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0 Contractor Calculator\u2019s solution ir35testing.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0 is currently available and will provide free online IR35 testing instantly.\u00a0The test displays the contractor\u2019s IR35 risk along a spectrum allowing hirers to make a fully informed decision regarding a contractor\u2019s status and minimising any risk.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0 once each contract has been IR35 tested hirers will know which contractors have passed and who can return to trading via their limited company on the same terms as before and can negotiate an outside-IR35 contract for those who fail.<\/p>\n

Dave Chaplin added: \u201cThe timing of these reforms is causing utter chaos and already threatening an exodus of talent. This will have a significant impact on an already stretched public sector. Government projects rely heavily on contractor expertise and the whole point of hiring contractors via personal service companies (PSCs) is the public sector wants contractors, not employees, for short-term expertise on tap. The proposed reforms are already starting to potentially cause irreconcilable damage for all involved but we are where we are, so I would advise any ill-prepared public sector body to heed our advice and carry out our action plan without delay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Please visit: www.ir35testing.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Public sector bodies may need to implement an emergency action plan to avoid losing vital skills warns Dave Chaplin, CEO of ContractorCalculator ahead of April\u2019s IR35 reforms. The advice comes following HMRC\u2019s guidance that invoices paid after 6 April 2017 for work carried out before that date will <\/p>\n

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