Non-departmental funding physique UK Analysis and Innovation (UKRI) should pay HM Income & Customs (HMRC) £36m in back-dated tax.
UKRI is a physique sponsored by the Division for Science, Innovation and Expertise (DSIT). It’s the newest public sector physique to have mismanaged the off-payroll working guidelines.
The tax payments issued to public sector our bodies resulting from non-compliance now quantity to roughly £300m.
IR35 specialist Qdos CEO, Seb Maley, commented: “Public sector our bodies have now been hit with round £300m value of IR35 payments. It’s astonishing. These our bodies must be main by instance, displaying personal sector companies the best way to efficiently handle the off-payroll working guidelines.
“I’m unsure what’s extra worrying – the sheer dimension of this invoice or the truth that it’s one thing we’ve come to count on within the public sector. And I can’t assist however marvel who’s subsequent.
“It’s tough to not see the irony on this one. As a physique that champions innovation, attending to grips with the off-payroll working guidelines shouldn’t be a difficulty for UKRI in principle.
“It’s picket {dollars} within the public sector, but when a personal sector enterprise was hit with a £36m invoice, it could possibly be curtains. With this in thoughts, personal sector companies should prioritise their compliance.”