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		<title>At a VERY long stretch, this IR35 judgement may be supportable</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/12/16/at-a-very-long-stretch-this-ir35-judgement-may-be-supportable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You will probably have heard me sounding off at fairly regular intervals about how inconsistent and impossible to judge the average IR35 case is. I’ve looked at many appeal judgements over the years and each one has been supportable, given the vague nature of that which is being judged. ]]></description>
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		<title>IR35 &#8211; a fudge of the highest order</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/11/04/ir35-a-fudge-of-the-highest-order/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/11/04/ir35-a-fudge-of-the-highest-order/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dawn Primarola]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kitty Ussher]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.contractoraccountants.com/?p=4602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is interesting to note that before an MP takes his or her seat in the House they are required, by a law dating back to 1562, to swear or affirm an oath of allegiance to the Crown. Perhaps surprisingly they do not make any promises to behave but rely on a long tradition of honest and open behaviour instead. ]]></description>
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		<title>Modern Britain in a nutshell</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/10/28/modern-britain-in-a-nutshell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/10/28/modern-britain-in-a-nutshell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Accountants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been having a funny old week at work. For once I’ve got up to date on my deliverables and am waiting on assorted worthies to review and respond to the results. Meanwhile the technical team next door are working all hours God sent to keep up, while my in tray is almost empty. Well, it makes for a quiet, if rather boring life.]]></description>
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		<title>Who said that IR35 rules have changed?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/08/12/who-said-that-ir35-rules-have-changed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/08/12/who-said-that-ir35-rules-have-changed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ir35 rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autoclenz]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dragonfly Consulting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IR35 Forum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another judgement has been handed down that looks like it will further clarify the eternally vexed question of when is an employee not an employee. ]]></description>
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		<title>IR35 Forum &#8211; now there&#8217;s a challenge&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/05/06/ir35-forum-now-theres-a-challenge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/05/06/ir35-forum-now-theres-a-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 07:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The inaugural meting of the shiny new IR35 Forum is on Friday 6th May. This is the body that Mr Osborne has charged with “improving the administration of IR35”. Which, given the present state of he administration of IR35, is a pretty open-ended kind of brief.]]></description>
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		<title>IR35 &#8211; a slap in the face? Well, no, not really</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/03/25/ir35-a-slap-in-the-face-well-no-not-really/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/03/25/ir35-a-slap-in-the-face-well-no-not-really/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[george osborne]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Prisk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My blog for June last year was commenting on the first budget of the new Coalition government. It got a cautious welcome from me – which they no doubt appreciated greatly – and while the overall news wasn’t that wonderful, it at least looked like things were heading in the right direction.]]></description>
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		<title>IR35 &#8211; an abomination in the eyes of the Lord?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/03/18/ir35-an-abomination-in-the-eyes-of-the-lord/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/03/18/ir35-an-abomination-in-the-eyes-of-the-lord/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now the dust has settled on the OTS report, it’s been fascinating to see the various reactions to it. Most interestingly, nobody seems to have focused on the biggest potential recommendation, that IR35 be suspended with immediate effect. Which is a shame, really.]]></description>
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		<title>IR35 &#8211; The war is not won&#8230;.yet</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/03/11/ir35-the-war-is-not-won-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/03/11/ir35-the-war-is-not-won-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abolition of IR35]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.contractoraccountants.com/?p=3287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Big news of the day is the release of the Office for Tax Simplification’s report on Small Business Taxation. Well, big news for freelance contractors anyway. This is because this is the report that lays out what they think should happen to IR35.]]></description>
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		<title>What is the dark art of Tax Planning?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/02/17/what-is-the-dark-art-of-tax-planning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/02/17/what-is-the-dark-art-of-tax-planning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Durrant</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[tax avoidance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Director's salary]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matthew Durrant]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.contractoraccountants.com/?p=3132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In August 1989 I started my training as an Accountant. Mrs. Thatcher was still the Prime Minister and everyone under the age of 21 wanted an XR3i or a 205 GTi.]]></description>
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		<title>Filing penalties concern accountants for contractors</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/02/10/filing-penalties-concern-accountants-for-contractors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2011/02/10/filing-penalties-concern-accountants-for-contractors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contractor Accountants</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accountants for contractors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Low Income Tax Reform Group has warned that this month may not be as quiet in the tax world as people would expect.]]></description>
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		<title>Ask me no questions</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/12/10/ask-me-no-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/12/10/ask-me-no-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Watts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[24 month rule]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PCG’s Guide to Freelancing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may recall I wrote last week about there being an apparent majority of recruitment consultants who don’t actually know what they’re doing, much less understand what (or rather who) it is they’re selling, Sadly that also seems to be true of contractors themselves.]]></description>
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		<title>When is a tax-efficient arrangement too good to be true?</title>
		<link>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/09/08/when-is-a-tax-efficient-arrangement-too-good-to-be-true/</link>
		<comments>http://www.contractoraccountants.com/2010/09/08/when-is-a-tax-efficient-arrangement-too-good-to-be-true/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Mumford</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[tax avoidance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors, whether new to contracting or experienced hands, will often be approached by salesmen for tax-efficient pay structures. "Great – where do I sign?" might be your first thought. However, you might want to reflect and find out a few things before committing yourself.]]></description>
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