Self-employed builders to become employees?
September 10th, 2009
HM Revenue & Customs have published a consultation document suggesting that self-employed building sub-contractors will be reclassified as employees with effect from (probably) next year. The thinking is that the existing rules on self-employment are probably being significantly abused in this business sector and the CIS scheme not withstanding this is HMRC’s favoured way of dealing with the issue.
Main accountancy bodies are co-ordinating responses - watch this space.
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