WARNINGNew tax avoidance scheme uncovered with PSC’sHMRC has warned taxpayers against using a new ER-based scheme to reduce tax payable on earnings to 10%.How it worksThe scheme is described in the latest tax avoidance “spotlight” by HMRC: Capital Gains Tax: Entrepreneurs’ Relief tax avoidance scheme. It has three stages:A taxpayer who owns a personal service company (PSC) in the UK sells that company to an organisation based in Cyprus. This sale is correctly taxed as a … [Read more...]
Open Consultation on the reform of the off-payroll rules for personal services companies.
Here is your opportunity to let the government know what you think of the recent changes, and those planned for the future. This consultation is about reforming the intermediaries legislation to improve its effectiveness in the public sector. It seeks views on the impacts of this change and design details of the policy, including a new process to help determine whether an intermediary is in scope of the rules.The consultation asks for opinions on:the scope of the reform of the … [Read more...]