From April 2020, the IR35 ‘off-payroll’ rules will be extended to the private sector, following the introduction of new regulations for the public sector in April 2017, accountancy firm Saffery Champness revealed.

Ahead of this date, HMRC has launched several high-profile legal challenges against individuals utilising personal service companies whom it believes should be subject to the IR35 rules.

This has included:

1. Winning a case against BBC presenter Christa Ackroyd in February 2018
2. Losing a case against ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly in March 2019
3. Losing a case against BBC pr...