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PCG has expressed its frustration with the Inland Revenue�s new �Guide to the Settlements Legislation for Small Business Advisers�, published today, and has confirmed its decision to appeal the Arctic Systems case at the High Court.
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PCG hosted its first event dedicated to friends of PCG and the freelance contracting and consulting community last week, attracting delegates from a diverse range of organisations.
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PCG is calling for public support to fund its appeal against a recent case which has huge implications for tens of thousands of family businesses.
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Small businesses and freelancers have expressed grave concern about plans to allow government inspectors powers of entry into company directors� homes without a search warrant.
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The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) learnt today that Bill Hood, whose company is Usetech Limited, has lost his IR35 appeal against the Inland Revenue in the High Court.
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Following news on Wednesday that that Geoff and Diana Jones of Arctic Systems had lost their landmark Section 660A case, the Professional Contractors Group (PCG), which funded the case, has sought the opinions of its expert tax advisers.
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PCG has learnt today that Geoff and Diana Jones of Arctic Systems have lost their landmark Section 660A case, which was heard by the Special Commissioners of Income Tax in June this year and supported by PCG.
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PCG's latest and most comprehensive membership survey confirms the uplift in the contractor market. Eighty one per cent of respondents indicated that they were in contract, compared to seventy seven per cent of those who responded to the June 2003 survey.
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Responding to reports of government support for an EU directive giving temporary workers the same pay and benefits as permanent employees, PCG has expressed concerns about the effect of yet more red tape for owners of small and micro-businesses.
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PCG has today welcomed the news that the Special Commissioners of Income Tax have ruled in favour of PCG member Mike Ansell, whose IR35 case was heard in April this year. PCG supported the case, handled by Accountax Consulting.
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Following the success of previous events, PCG is working with several partners to continue its planned programme of co-hosted seminars for freelancers around the regions. The next two events will be at Egham on 28 July and Stevenage on 3 August 2004.
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PCG members are invited to attend an event being hosted by The Institute of Interim Managers at 18:30 on Thursday 8 July 2004, entitled �Let me through�.. I�m an Expert!�
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The new Agency Regulations came into force on 6 April 2004, and PCG has produced a preliminary guide for its members and the freelance contractor community based upon discussions with its legal advisers and the DTI.
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Hundreds of thousands of small family businesses still face uncertainty after three days of legal argument in a tax test case that could have massive implications.
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After more than four years, a PCG member's IR35 enquiry has been settled. Former freelancer Mark Sheerin, an IT consultant who lives in Edinburgh, was one of the first to face a challenge from Inland Revenue when IR35 was introduced.
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