Regulations

IR35/IR591
On Budget day 1999 the Chancellor (Gordon Brown) introduced his intention’s to tackle Tax (PAYE) and National Insurance Contribution’s (NIC) avoidance through the use of intermediaries such as service companies or partnerships (IR35). This was further reinforced by the introduction of IR591 in December 2003,which specifically targets payments made as Dividends rather than salary.
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S660
S660 rules (or settlements rule) that the Inland Revenue are using have been in place for many years. However in the last couple of years the Revenue have started using them in a way which had never before been considered as being under the remit of S660.
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Employment Agency Regulations

In 2003 the Government introduced legislation to protect the interests of work seekers and also the way that Employment Agencies treat and pay their temporary workers. The legislation came into effect in April 2004 and all Agencies including Vertex IT Solutions must abide by the legislation.
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