Well, I have a few things to say about IR35.
But, let’s light the torch with this gem…
Now, let’s distill this down to bullet points;
- State hits State with back tax bill for State Services
- State services paid for by State Tax Payers
- State Tax Payers therefore foot that back tax bill
- Less money for State Services
- More money for HMRC
- HMRC revenue collection pays for… State Services
Effectively, HMRC are fining DWP using IR35 to collect taxes to pay for DWP, burning no doubt millions of £’s in the process of just pure ‘process’ doing it.
I mean, even I couldn’t make this up.
And did anyone spot the purest irony?
IR35 determines employment status, and this is fining the Department for Work & Pensions… yep, IR35 is the gag that keeps on giving taking folks!