The human impact
KEY POINTS
- Problems can arise if an employer insists that a worker is self-employed.
- Tax obligations may be forgotten when a taxpayer closes their business.
- Sorting out a tax debt for a person no longer in work.
- Bridge the Gap campaign raises money to help the tax charities support more people.
There has been a lot of coverage in the general and financial press this year about the gig economy. The Taylor report focused the minds of tax professionals on the status classifications of self-employment and employment and the difficulties of fitting some roles into either when it comes to tax status. There is a perceived need for more consistency between the taxation of workers whether employed self-employed or as dependent contractors. The workplace has changed rapidly and tax has not kept abreast...
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