Computer Weekly: HMRC’s online IR35 status checker tool CEST not updated in five years, FOI confirms HMRC’s online IR35 status checker tool CEST not updated in five years, FOI confirms Ever since HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) made its debut just one month before the roll-out of the public sector IR35 reforms in April 2017, the tool has been ... The HMRC’s CEST tool (Check Employment Status for Tax) did not do well in a recent whitepaper published by Kingsbridge. Despite being in place since 2017, the survey results showed that 50% of ...
HMRC has confirmed plans to update its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool for freelancers and self-employed individuals, with the changes set to be implemented from April 30. Tax consultancy ... HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has sought to dismiss concerns about its online IR35 status checker tool not being updated for five years by emphasising how “rigorously tested” the much-maligned tool is. Computer Weekly: IR35: Use of HMRC CEST tool drops by more than 70%, delayed FOI reveals HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has finally shared updated usage data for its much-maligned online IR35 status checker tool via a Freedom of Information (FOI) response, following a 16-month push for the ...
