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Originally posted by GenericITContractor View PostHi,
Thanks for your responses so far.
The penalty was against a former company I was Technical Director of. The penalty was owing to essentially putting the wrong VAT number on purchases - the VAT was paid as part of another company (which has seen closed down), but the HMRC are chasing the company for the VAT on the original company, not the one on which it was paid. I then received a personal penalty of 50% of the amount.
This happened three years ago, prior to my contracting.
A penalty of £277K was applied by HMRC to BLUE OCEAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED (See case BLUE OCEAN ASSOCIATES LTD vs HMRC). In that case the company was deemed to have filed it's VAT returns only one day late and incurred a default penalty surcharge of 2% for the amount outstanding (i.e. 2% x £13.86M).
It sounds like you either had a very large sum involved in the VAT return (similar sums to the case mentioned above) that you messed up or HMRC found several incorrect or late VAT filings and the penalty charges rolled up equate to a large sum. In any case, its pretty clear from both your case and the one mentioned above that HMRC are tough on late returns and payments so its vital that businesses don’t miss deadlines and double check filings made by their accountants.Comment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostSo I get why you pay your wife for having the role of Director, but why does she have the role in the first place?
Edit: Found it http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...-contract.htmlLast edited by teapot418; 12 May 2016, 20:23.Comment
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Originally posted by teapot418 View PostOne thing that was discussed recently (a thread by stek IIRC) is that if you croak, and leave your company directorless and without shareholders, things get awfy complicated.
Edit: Found it http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...-contract.html
Oh, and don't look in that drawer - just burn the contents without even lookingComment
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Originally posted by GenericITContractor View PostHi,
I would be interested to know how I would be a shadow director? I would be an employee only of the company. With a wage taken out every month (from which the official receiver would work out any amounts to be taken I assume).
I wouldn't promote, or operate the company. My wife would do that herself.
So if for example a couple who were both project managers did what you want to do, the official receiver and others would be suspicious but wouldn't challenge it as marriage is a partnership where one partner may use tax loop holes to the advantage of both of the parties.
However if your wife's previous role was an English teacher and you wanted to contract as a project manager then the official receiver would know you are a shadow director and may put a stop to it. This is simply because it is presumed your wife knows nothing about the business area.
Obviously there are grey areas e.g. tester and software developer where the roles are the same to an outsider, but if your jobs are clearly different then it wouldn't be allowed.
In addition lots of agencies now insist that you are an officer of the company otherwise they won't deal with you. In addition (as already pointed out) lots of sectors also don't hire bankrupts or anyone with money problems as a contractor."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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She is in the same field of expertise. And it is potentially possible (or even likely) that she may be considering contracting also in the future, and it would make sense for her to contract through the same company.Comment
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Originally posted by GenericITContractor View PostShe is in the same field of expertise. And it is potentially possible (or even likely) that she may be considering contracting also in the future, and it would make sense for her to contract through the same company.
If she later employs you then it is not dodgy.If you go bankrupt and she then goes contracting it is.
Also as you are married it's very likely you have linked accounts though you don't realise it."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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