As of 06 April 2020, UK private sector medium and large businesses will be required to declare if their service providers have to pay the income taxes and social contributions that correspond to employee status, and they will also be responsible for any errors arising in these statements (c.f. article No. 11227). With both employers and independent workers wary of the new IR35 reforms the government is hoping to facilitate the new rules by carrying out a rapid consultation process that should be over by mid-February.
On 07 January 2020, three months ahead of its introduction to the UK’s private sector businesses, Financial Secretary to the Treasury Jesse Norman announced the unexpected rapid review into the new off-payroll working rules known as IR35, saying, “We recognize that concerns have been raised about the forthcoming reforms to the off-payroll working rules.
The purpose of this consultation is to make sure that the implementation of these changes in April is as smooth as possible.” Any U-turn by the
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