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Originally Posted by DonkeyRhubarb
If the clause was unclear then the obvious option is to ask for clarification from HMRC at the time. If you did this and were told that what you were planning was perfectly ok, then you have nothing to worry about. If you didnt, then the question has to be asked "why not?"
So, do you run all your contracts past HMRC to make sure they are happy with the way you are operating your business? The only person I know who was stupid enough to do this got the response you would expect. HMRC play by their own rules and to assume they are there to help you is very dangerous in my opinion.
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Help me understand.
Please.
You decided that it was possible to do what seems impossible, to claim that work performed wholly in the UK for a UK-resident person, was subject to Isle of Man tax.
Now to do that, you'd have to be DAMN sure of yourself.
What professional tax counsel did you pay for before you made this decision? How much time did you (or better, your counsel) spend reading the legislation and tax treaties before you entered into what is quite plainly a risky tax avoidance scheme?