How do you manage 35% ? I had my figures looked at to see what I would take home if inside IR35, using the full 5% allowance, and it came in as a take home about 49% , 51% fecking tax. Really question if its worth the hassle these days.
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Originally posted by IR35 AvoiderI would worry about S660A if I were you, but as you say you are aware, I won't say to much. (But do you know that if the court case is lost, or even if it's won but you are caught because your circumstances are slightly different, that any dividends you pay now are vulnerable to tax for several years to come? If caught you might have to pay higher-rate tax on the past six years worth of wifely dividends? I only ask because you seem to be saying that S660a is something you only intend to worry about looking forward.)
Rather than retain earnings in the company, why not bung the excess in your pension. That way the company is worth nothing, so if HMRC do ever unexpectedly stick you for IR35 the company will have nothing to pay them with. (I don't know if this will work - just an idea to run past your accountant.)
S660a I am deferring as long as possible: I won't paid out more than a single person's basic rate allowance until the last day of the tax year, to defer the decision as long as possible in case S660a is decided in HoL in the mean time.
Personally I can see HMRC losing and then introducing non-retrospective legislation for next tax year, which wouldn't be too bad.Comment
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Originally posted by Ivor1How do you manage 35% ? I had my figures looked at to see what I would take home if inside IR35, using the full 5% allowance, and it came in as a take home about 49% , 51% fecking tax. Really question if its worth the hassle these days.
The retention rate the first 5035 is 100%.
The next 2425.20 yields 2150 after Er's NI and 1698.50 after tax/NI (21%) = 70.03%
The next 35137.48 yields 31150 after Er's ni and 20870.50 after tax/NI (33%) = 59.39%
Each subsequent 1128 yields 1000 after Er's ni and 590 after tax/ni (41%) = 52.30%
To keep to a 65% retention billing around 40k will do it.
I don't see anyway of actually paying > 49% in tax on any slice. Even on 100k you should still get a net yield of 58k.
If you think you are only going to retain 49% of what you bill you might want to check your figures again.
That's not to say I think the amount paid is right of course.
Edit: Er's NILast edited by ASB; 17 October 2006, 10:28.Comment
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I found this on the web, based on £475 a day.
£ £
Total Fees for the Period 116,400.00
116,400.00
5% Allowance (5,820.00)
Total to apply IR35 110,580.00
Less: Employers NI (3 months) 12,011.12
Gross Salary - 98,568.88
Per month = 8,214.07
Less: Employees NI
857.39 @ 11% 857.39
0.00
857.39 (857.39)
PAYE (tax code 503L M1)
419.58 @ 0% 0.00
215.00 @ 10% 21.50
2,595.83 @ 22% 571.08
4983.66 @ 40% 1,993.46
8,214.07 (2,586.05)
NET SALARY PER MONTH 4,770.63 = 49%Last edited by Ivor1; 16 October 2006, 16:24.Comment
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Originally posted by Ivor1I found this on the web, based on £475 a day.
I get these figures (but I'm just an amateur of course):-
Total Fees for the Period 116,400.00
5% Allowance 5,820.00
Total to apply IR35 110,580.00
Er's ni @ 0 on 5035 = 0
Er's NI @ 12.8% on balance = 11977
Taxable Salary = 98603
Employess NI
33540 (UEL) - 5044 (PT) = 28496 @ 11% = 3134
98603 - 33540 * 1% = 650
Tax:
5035 @ 0 = 0
2150 @ 10% = 215
31150 @ 22% = 6853
60263 @ 40% = 24105
Net pay = 63646 [or 57.55% of gross salyart inc Er's NI]
Cash retention = 69466 [or 59.67% of gross billings]
[Edit: I think the main problem in your figures is that the EE's NI is not capped, also your actual retention would be slightly better because the money would probably not be evenly earnt over a 52 week period which could reduce the EE's NI due to the fact it is not normally calculated on an annual basis, thus if you earnt 100k in one week and nothing for the rest of the year you EE's NI bill would only be around 1k.]
[Edit: Er's NI corrected]Last edited by ASB; 17 October 2006, 10:21.Comment
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Don't thinkt hat would work - I can imagine HMRC 'lifting the veil' so to speak, and lumbering me with the bill. Might be worht investigating though, it is after all a 'limited company'Comment
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What's a PAYE rebate?
Originally posted by dude69Just done the sums on my tax burden. This is for me as a contractor, no dodgy expenses, just legitimate tax avoidance using an LTD paying me + wife with 50% shareholdings.
My Daily rate is £500
Weeks work: say 46
Total annual income ex VAT then:
£115,000
Total Income inc VAT + PAYE rebate:
£135,375
VAT payable (flat rate scheme + 1% discount):
-£13,845
Annual travel @ £7/day:
£1610
...
So I actually earned £115,000
....
More importantly, what's a PAYE rebate and how do I get one?Comment
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