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The Founder Gazette
Startup news, held to newspaper standards

Filed under: tax

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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
Policy

IoD asks Chancellor for five Budget changes, from tax to AI

The Institute of Directors has set out five priorities for the Autumn Budget. Three of them land directly on small employers: tax predictability, the Employment Rights Act, and a single AI support scheme for SMEs.

233 · 13 September 2026
Policy

UK rules out exit tax on university spinouts

The government has said it will not charge founders a tax for moving a spinout abroad. Investors welcomed the decision.

185 · 4 September 2026
Startup news

Founders' campaign asks Chancellor to reverse three tax moves

Stop the Creep wants employers' National Insurance cut back, entrepreneurial reliefs restored and a fixed roadmap for business tax. Two of the three land directly on what a founder keeps.

146 · 26 August 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