{"id":1532,"date":"2016-08-19T20:27:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T19:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2016-08-19T20:27:23","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T19:27:23","slug":"hmrc-using-new-powers-tax-freelancers-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/hmrc-using-new-powers-tax-freelancers-contractors\/","title":{"rendered":"HMRC using new powers to tax freelancers and contractors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/hmrc-using-new-powers-tax-freelancers-contractors\/#Previous_tax_affairs_being_classed_as_%E2%80%9Caggressive_avoidance%E2%80%9D_by_HMRC\" title=\"Previous tax affairs being classed as \u201caggressive avoidance\u201d by HMRC\">Previous tax affairs being classed as \u201caggressive avoidance\u201d by HMRC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/hmrc-using-new-powers-tax-freelancers-contractors\/#Its_%E2%80%9Cpay_now_ask_questions_later%E2%80%9D_for_freelancers_and_contractors\" title=\"It\u2019s \u201cpay now, ask questions later\u201d for freelancers and contractors\">It\u2019s \u201cpay now, ask questions later\u201d for freelancers and contractors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/hmrc-using-new-powers-tax-freelancers-contractors\/#Affected_are_Contractors_and_freelancers_who_used_Employment_Benefit_Trusts\" title=\"Affected are Contractors and freelancers who used Employment Benefit Trusts\">Affected are Contractors and freelancers who used Employment Benefit Trusts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/hmrc-using-new-powers-tax-freelancers-contractors\/#An_alternative_to_working_through_a_limited_company_for_contractors\" title=\"An alternative to working through a limited company for contractors\">An alternative to working through a limited company for contractors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/hmrc-using-new-powers-tax-freelancers-contractors\/#A_promise_to_avoid_falling_foul_of_IR35_rules\" title=\"A promise to avoid falling foul of IR35 rules\">A promise to avoid falling foul of IR35 rules<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/hmrc-using-new-powers-tax-freelancers-contractors\/#Have_you_been_caught_out_by_HMRCs_campaign\" title=\"Have you been caught out by HMRC\u2019s campaign?\">Have you been caught out by HMRC\u2019s campaign?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Previous_tax_affairs_being_classed_as_%E2%80%9Caggressive_avoidance%E2%80%9D_by_HMRC\"><\/span>Previous tax affairs being classed as \u201caggressive avoidance\u201d by HMRC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>HMRC\u2019s new powers mean that possibly thousands of freelancers and contractors &#8211; those working in finance, IT, or oil and gas in the late 2000s, mostly &#8211; are being told that HMRC now see their previous tax affairs as \u201caggressive avoidance\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_%E2%80%9Cpay_now_ask_questions_later%E2%80%9D_for_freelancers_and_contractors\"><\/span>It\u2019s \u201cpay now, ask questions later\u201d for freelancers and contractors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>HMRC is using its new powers to work out how much tax is owed from previous years, and are demanding that it be paid upfront. Many of the contractors targeted by HMRC\u2019s campaign are being given a 90 day deadline to pay the equivalent of a year\u2019s salary &#8211; most of the affected contractors earn \u00a360-80,000 per year.<\/p>\n<p>HMRC is only giving freelancer and contractors an opportunity to make a case that they don\u2019t owe the demanded tax after they pay the high sums.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Affected_are_Contractors_and_freelancers_who_used_Employment_Benefit_Trusts\"><\/span>Affected are Contractors and freelancers who used Employment Benefit Trusts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The freelancers and contractors affected by HMRC\u2019s campaign are those who used what are known as \u2018Employment Benefit Trusts\u2019. These schemes were run by large companies, but have only more recently become controversial.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_alternative_to_working_through_a_limited_company_for_contractors\"><\/span>An alternative to working through a limited company for contractors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most of the contractors and freelancers who signed up to these schemes did so as an alternative to working through their own limited company, which is itself a legal and legitimate way of reducing tax paid by being paid with a mixture of salary and dividend payments.<\/p>\n<p>However, most contractors worry about being caught out by IR35 rules, which are designed to stop people paying less tax as a contractor when they should actually be classed as an employee of the company they are providing their services for.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_promise_to_avoid_falling_foul_of_IR35_rules\"><\/span>A promise to avoid falling foul of IR35 rules<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So-called Employment Benefit Trusts were advertised as a way to avoid being caught out by IR35 rules while reducing the amount of paperwork and admin required by a contractor. However, as HMRC\u2019s campaign against IT and finance contractors has shown, they were actually very risky tax arrangements.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_you_been_caught_out_by_HMRCs_campaign\"><\/span>Have you been caught out by HMRC\u2019s campaign?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pearl Accountants has specialist contractor and freelancer accountants who can help with the associated issues, such as IR35 rules. Get in touch by calling 020 8582 0076 or <a class=\"under\" href=\"\/contact\/\">fill out our form.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previous tax affairs being classed as \u201caggressive avoidance\u201d by HMRC HMRC\u2019s new powers mean that possibly thousands of freelancers and contractors &#8211; those working in finance, IT, or oil and gas in the late 2000s, mostly &#8211; are being told that HMRC now see their previous tax affairs as \u201caggressive avoidance\u201d. 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