If your business employs freelancers, beware of regulatory changes

Changes to rules governing contractors and freelancers are coming in April – make sure your business is ready.

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Large companies should agree terms with freelancers
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Time is running out to prepare for new tax rules that could cause freelancers and contractors real problems when securing work and give many companies a headache too. While there have been calls to postpone changes to the "IR35" regime across the private sector, the government is refusing to budge from the April 2020 start date.

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David Prosser
Business Columnist

David Prosser is a regular MoneyWeek columnist, writing on small business and entrepreneurship, as well as pensions and other forms of tax-efficient savings and investments. David has been a financial journalist for almost 30 years, specialising initially in personal finance, and then in broader business coverage. He has worked for national newspaper groups including The Financial Times, The Guardian and Observer, Express Newspapers and, most recently, The Independent, where he served for more than three years as business editor.