Dave Chaplin - CEO of IR35 Shield
Dave Chaplin is a Master’s level mathematician, with 25 years commercial software development experience in the finance and legal sector. Dave is the author of the Contractors’ Handbook and IR35 & Off-Payroll Explained and, as a result, has a wide network of contacts in the IR35 sphere including tax experts, lawyers and barristers.
Dave assists with IR35 tax tribunals, and regularly attends those he’s not involved with to increase his knowledge. He has consulted for HMRC, advises senior politicians and Government bodies on freelance tax matters, and is frequently quoted in both the trade press and national media, including the Financial Times, Telegraph, Guardian, The Times, and others.
Dave was named by SIA as one of Europe's 100 most influential staffing leaders in their
2020 Staffing 100 Europe List.