Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Amend the IR35 Reforms to re-instate the 5% allowance for all contractors
Closed
77 signatures
What the petition asks
Tax avoidance schemes are a real threat to UK taxpayers who unwittingly use a scheme provider, believing it to be an employment intermediary, as could happen following a ban on PSCs by many hirers.
HMRC must disrupt the activities of scheme providers using any means at the department's disposal.
The government should protect taxpayers from any risk of involvement in tax avoidance schemes, in order to avoid tax debts and a loss of rights to contributory benefits.
Re-instating the 5% allowance under the off payroll working rules would reduce the incentive for non-compliance with the new rules, and thereby reduce opportunities for the involvement of potentially dangerous organisations in the labour supply chain.
The government should protect taxpayers from any risk of involvement in tax avoidance schemes, in order to avoid tax debts and a loss of rights to contributory benefits.
Re-instating the 5% allowance under the off payroll working rules would reduce the incentive for non-compliance with the new rules, and thereby reduce opportunities for the involvement of potentially dangerous organisations in the labour supply chain.
Timeline
| 19 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Sep 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
77
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
19 Mar 2020
Closed
19 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.