Petition · past parliament

Let self employed under IR35 rules claim back employer tax deductions.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Under IR35 contractors are losing thousands every month from employers tax and are paying ridiculous amounts. Contractors should be able to claim back the umbrella company tax that we have to pay

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Ban umbrella companies charging employees Employers NI

Timeline

12 Apr 2022 Petition opened for signatures
19 Apr 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Apr 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.