In a seminar held last week to clarify HMRC’s strategic position and interpretation of the new legislation, Robin Wythes, who has policy responsibility for employment status including IR35 and MSC legislation at HMRC, confirmed that

“The role of the compliant PAYE Umbrella company was recognised and endorsed at strategic level as an appropriate vehicle for the delivery of contractor services”
“Expenses were an accepted cost of that solution”
Robin Wythes
HMRC

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