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The Founder Gazette
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Startup news

Foreign Office moves 438 of 500 contractor roles inside IR35

A year after admitting hundreds of its status assessments were wrong, the department still cannot say what it owes HMRC. Small firms get no such patience.

240 · 15 September 2026
Tax

45% of sole traders would rather take a job than file quarterly

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax started on 6 April. Research by the tax platform Taxfix says nearly half of sole traders would return to employment rather than comply, and 23% have already begun incorporating.

46 · 10 August 2026