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PCG Offers Help With IR35-proof Contracts
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has created a series of draft contracts that it believes self-employed workers could use to avoid falling foul of IR35. The PCG has updated the draft contracts following its recent unsuccessful judicial...
[September 25, 2001, 10:20]
PCG Seeks Funding To Fight Test Case On Tax
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) issued a call on Thursday for funds to help support a case which, it says, has huge tax implications for tens of thousands of IT contractors and other small businesses.
[November 5, 2004, 12:28]
PCG: New Case Law Will Defeat IR35
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has predicted that it can still save its members from the IR35 tax, despite Friday's defeat at the Court of Appeal. Speaking to ZDNet UK shortly after the ruling, PCG chair Jane Akshar said that a series of...
[December 21, 2001, 13:33]
IR35 Battle Moves To The Court Of Appeal
News The government is facing a new challenge to IR35 after the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) announced on Tuesday that it is to take its fight against the tax to the Court of Appeals. The PCG, a body which represents self-employed workers, is...
[August 28, 2001, 10:18]
Solution For The Camera Problem
Member Review Search for VAIO PCG-TR1MP in the huge list of computers. If you click it you will find "I am experiencing issues with the built-in camera of my VAIO PCG-TR1MP"
follow the steps accurately and the camera will work.
[December 5, 2003, 16:04]
Government Removes IT Skills From Visa List
News The government has removed C++ and Javascript from the list of IT skills in shortest supply after a campaign from the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) pointed out that there was no skills shortage in these areas.
[May 14, 2002, 17:33]
Contractors Lose IR35 Appeal
News The Court of Appeal ruled on Friday morning that IR35, the controversial tax on self-employed contractors, is not illegal, rejecting claims from the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) that the legislation broke European law.
[December 21, 2001, 10:55]
Chancellor Urged To Ditch IR35
News Both the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) -- which recently lost a legal attempt to get IR35 axed -- and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have urged Brown to ditch the tax in the next budget, which will be delivered on 17 April.
[March 28, 2002, 16:59]
Budget 2002: Disappointment As Chancellor Fails To Axe IR35
News Both the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) have urged Brown to bring an end to IR35, which has been blamed for driving thousands of self-employed IT workers overseas or out of business.
[April 17, 2002, 17:28]
IR35 Could Cost Companies Billions In Benefits
News Mr Justice Burton, who is hearing a judicial review brought by the Professional Contractors Group (PCG), said in court that a self-employed contractor who was treated as an employee for tax purposes by the Inland Revenue should also be entitled to...
[March 21, 2001, 7:31]
Inland Revenue Adjusts IR35 Guidelines
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG), which recently lost both a high court challenge to IR35 and a subsequent appeal, said that the Inland Revenue's actions were a positive step. Although the changes follow discussions between the PCG and the...
[May 16, 2002, 14:35]
Decision Coming Soon In IR35 Appeal
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) -- which has led the battle against IR35 -- took its case to the Court of Appeal after losing a judicial review back in April. Despite its earlier failure, the PCG is hopeful of success this time.
[December 20, 2001, 12:55]
Sony Chooses Transmeta, Again
News The first unit, the Vaio PCG-C1 PictureBook, used Transmeta's 600MHz Crusoe. Sony's second such notebook, the Sony Vaio PCG-C1VP PictureBook, uses a 667MHz Crusoe and will ship next month in the United States for $2,000 (£1,400).
[May 16, 2001, 9:28]
IR35 Could Rob Britain Of The Next Microsoft
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) believes that IR35 -- a tax which critics argue imposes an unfair burden on self-employed contractors -- is illegal, and is pushing this claim at a judicial review at the High Court this week.
[March 15, 2001, 6:24]
Date Set For IR35 Appeal
News The appeal, which has been funded by the membership of the PCG, will claim that IR35 contravenes European legislation on two counts -- illegal state aid and a barrier to free movement -- and therefore should be removed from the statute books.
[November 27, 2001, 14:15]
News Roundup: IR35 In The High Court
News Thu, 15 Mar Judge warns that the PCG has only presented a case for IT workers, not all contractors According to the PCG, IR35 will drive thousands of the UK's high-tech workers overseas. Lawyers for The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) have...
[March 16, 2001, 10:50]
IR35 Ruling Means Tax Chaos
News According to the Professional Contractors Group (PCG), which brought the case to the High Court, the decision is a partial victory. It's not a win for us, but it is nearly a win," said Ian Durrant, a PCG director.
[April 2, 2001, 9:58]
IR35 Tax Battle Hits The Courts
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) claims that it penalises individual IT contractors and small businesses because they are forced to pay more tax than their larger rivals -- 38 percent compared to 32 percent, according to the PCG.
[March 13, 2001, 11:42]
Sony Goes Wireless With Bluetooth Kit
News The 1.36kg VAIO PCG-SR31K is built around a 750MHz Low Voltage SpeedStep Mobile Pentium III processor, and features 128MB of RAM (maximum 256MB), a 15GB hard disk and a 10.4in. The VAIO PCG-SR31K costs £1,534 (ex.
[June 15, 2001, 10:11]
Fast-track Visas: UK Contractors Hail 'victory'
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) yesterday hailed the government's decision to remove IT jobs from the list of sectors affected by the so-called 'skills crisis' -- a status which had previously enabled companies to apply for the fast-track...
[August 30, 2002, 8:51]
