This report examines the impact of the off-payroll working (IR35) reforms in the private sector that were implemented on 6 April 2021 and moved the responsibility for deciding the employment status of freelancers, to the end-clients for medium and large-sized private businesses.

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• IR35
• Research
• 25 Oct 2021

The report examines the current concerns of the self-employed sector and what further support and benefits freelancers need in order to make a success of their businesses. It also examines the extent to which freelancers feel supported by the UK government and concludes with a series of recommendations on how government and industry can better support the sector.

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• Research
• 21 Oct 2021

The survey measures overall trends in the market for freelancers in order to identify inflationary pressures, business confidence, and an overview of freelancers’ perception of general economic conditions for Q2 2021.

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• Economy
• Research
• 23 Sep 2021

This report examines the impact of the pandemic, over a year on from its onset, on freelancers’ businesses and income whilst also reviewing the approaches taken by freelancers to mitigate against the pandemic and their plans for the future. The report also focuses on how the pandemic and gaps in economic support have influenced freelancers' attitudes towards government.

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• Coronavirus
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• 9 Aug 2021

This report examines the views of the self-employed in relation to the current payment timings, the proposal of more frequent payment of tax and the proposal of moving from retrospective to in-year tax. It will also assess the benefits and challenges of the current system and how freelancers envisage the proposed reforms will affect their self-employed businesses.

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• Research
• Tax
• 19 Jul 2021

This report examines the impact the pandemic continues to have on freelancers' mental health, how poor mental health is affecting them and how they tackle this.

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• Coronavirus
• Research
• Health and Wellbeing
• 25 Jun 2021

The survey measures overall trends in the market for freelancers in order to identify inflationary pressures, business confidence, and an overview of freelancers’ perception of general economic conditions for Q1 2021.

• Research
• Economy
• Research
• 6 May 2021

IPSE's research from February 2021 looks at how clients and contractors are reacting to the proposed IR35 changes due to come into force in April 2021.

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• Research
• Policy
• Tax
• 16 Mar 2021