The Government have not made any changes to the rules on the distinctions for income tax purposes between employment and self-employment in the last five years.<\/p>
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However the Government has taken action to address false self-employment both through intermediaries and limited liability partnerships (LLP), making changes that mean that a salaried member of an LLP will be treated as an employee for income tax.<\/p>
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The Government sponsored the Foresight Project, which reported in 2012, to analyse the role of computer-based trading, including high frequency trading, in financial markets[1]<\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> [1]<\/sup><\/sup> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-computer-trading-in-financial-markets-an-international-perspective<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what discussions they have had with the authorities in the Republic of Ireland concerning the processing and distribution of laundered fuel in Northern Ireland; and when the last discussions took place.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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