Dave Chaplin
Member Since: 9th Apr 2002
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Dave Chaplin is the CEO and founder of contracting authority ContractorCalculator and tax compliance firm IR35 Shield. Dave was an IT contractor before founding ContractorCalculator in 1999. IR35 Shield enables firms, agencies and contractors to remain compliant with the Intermediaries Legislation (IR35) and Off-Payroll working legislation (OPW).
Dave is the author of the Contractors’ Handbook Third Edition and IR35 & Off-Payroll – explained. He assists with IR35 tax tribunals, has consulted on many occasions for HMRC, advises politicians and Government bodies on freelance tax matters, and is prolifically quoted in the trade and national press. In 2020 and 2021, Dave was included in the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA)’ list of Europe’s 100 most influential leaders in the staffing industry.
CEO IR35 Shield
7th Dec 2023
Much has been written about the case of broadcaster Kaye Adams and her nine-year IR35 nightmare in the case of Atholl House Productions Ltd...
HMRC & policy
16th Aug 2023
The IR35 tax legislation, introduced over 20 years ago, was intended to crack down on tax avoidance, where firms hired contractors who...
Business tax
23rd Feb 2023
Fans of the American animated series South Park may be familiar with the ‘Chewbacca defence’, which featured in an episode satirising the...
HMRC & policy
24th Mar 2022
A tribunal decision released on 22 March 2022, McCann Media Limited vs HMRC, is the second one related to services provided to British Sky...
Business tax
5th Mar 2019
Dave Chaplin of ContractorCalculator addresses some of the information distributed from the Treasury to MPs in answer to questions raised...
HMRC & policy
15th Jan 2019
Dave Chaplin dissects the government’s current plans to roll its off-payroll rules to the private sector and outlines what contractors and...
HMRC & policy
21st Sep 2018
The government has been keen to trumpet the success of off-payroll tax in the public sector. However, according to ContractorCalculator’s...
HMRC & policy
4th Jan 2018
In a world of fake news and echo chambers, it is increasingly difficult to know which organisations are trustworthy. When it too enters...
Business tax
18th Jul 2017
Dave Chaplin has an action plan for accountants who risk losing revenue if they fail to keep their clients outside of the IR35 rules...
Personal tax
20th Jan 2017
Dave Chaplin reflects on the upcoming IR35 changes. From April 6th 2017, HMRC is pressing ahead at full speed to introduce some new...
Personal tax