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Feb 18
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Ian Spectre angrily clasping the Loan Charge Review Report

Spectre And The Payback

By Warr Co Contractors & Freelancers, Ian Spectre No Comments

Ian Spectre was furious. He had just read the loan charge review report prepared by Lord Gordon Moore.

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Aug 23
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THE CLASS2LESS SOCIETY

By Warr Co Contractors & Freelancers, Ian Spectre, Self Assessment

Ian Spectre has never liked spongers, especially those who get handouts from the state. The state pension has always been a particular bugbear for Spectre. He very much believes that…

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Jun 19
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Spectre's desk with a list of names to target concerning Loan Schemes

The Loan Arranger

By Warr Co Contractors & Freelancers, Ian Spectre, IR35 No Comments

In this Ian Spectre blog we tell the story of the Loan Arranger, a story about the Loan Charge which came into force in April 2019 which sees the Government…

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May 24
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Spectre walking his invisible dog

The Invisible Dog

By Warr Co Ian Spectre No Comments

Ian Spectre was sitting in his new office in the Treasury.  The office itself had become vacant following the death of James Fortescue-Simmonds.  He started thinking about his favourite book.

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Apr 30
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Ian Spectre scheming on a whiteboard

The Law Of Unintended Consequences

By Warr Co Contractors & Freelancers, Ian Spectre, IR35 No Comments

Ian Spectre was reminiscing with James Fortescue-Simmonds over a cup of tea. They talked about how they had introduced Public Sector IR35 and then exempted HMRC to keep costs down. …

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Jul 17
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Ian Spectre with HMRC penalties at postbox

Viva Espãna

By Warr Co Ian Spectre

Ian Spectre suffered a bout of pneumonia in October and took an extended break in Spain to recuperate. He is now back in the UK and has just arrived at the…

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Sep 18
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Spectre's American cousin in front of USA flag

Born In The USA

By Warr Co Ian Spectre

Samuel Spectre was born in the UK in 1940 and trained to be a dentist.  In 1965 he emigrated to the USA to make his fortune.  Shortly after setting up…

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Aug 22
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Spectre sleeping happily thinking of his HMRC

Hector’s Magic Roundabout Club GONE FISHING

By Warr Co Ian Spectre

Nigel Erd from IT was in Ian Spectre’s office and they were both looking at a print out Nigel had generated upon Spectre’s request demand. You see, Spectre likes to…

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Jul 28
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Spectre lying awake angry at charities

Spectre The Philanthropist?

By Warr Co Ian Spectre, IR35

Ian Spectre suffers from insomnia most nights, surprisingly not because he’s a terrible person and his conscience keeps him awake, but because he’s preoccupied with thinking up new ways to…

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Jul 13
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Random Numbers And Acronyms

By Warr Co Ian Spectre

Ian Spectre was not the first in his family to work in Customer Care. That accolade goes to his great uncle, Ernest Spectre-Phillips, aka ESP, a man with an uncanny…

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