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Originally posted by BtfBA View PostCorrect me if I am wrong but if I fall outside the IR35 status under an umbrella account, I expect to fall as well outside the IR35 with a ltd.
When you are working through a brolly, you are there employee and are taxed accordingly. There is no IR35 to worry about because you are already being taxed on everything as salary.
That is why brollies - rather cheekily - boast they are "IR35 compliant": because you are paying tax as if working through a LtdCo and caught by IR35 (actually, you pay a little more tax when using a brolly).My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Also, when using a LtdCo, you can claim some extra expenses. The brollies won't tell you this up front.
When using a brolly, you can only claim costs incurred once the contract starts. And since the contract starts when you are stood in Reception at 09:00 on Monday, a LtdCo contractor can claim for, but a brolly employee CANNOT claim for:
- the cost of attending the interview;
- the cost of travelling to ClientCo's town on Sunday night;
- the cost of the hotel on Sunday night;
- the cost of travelling to ClientCo on Monday morning.
The LtdCo contractor can claim all expenses for attending interviews where they do not get the gig. Brolly employees cannot claim any expenses for attending interviews, courses, professional meetings, etc.
Also, when you get to ClientCo and discover you need to buy a laptop and development software, sharpish, to be able to do the gig, then:
a) as a LtdCo contractor your LtdCo pays for it which is where you get tax & VAT benefits;
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b) as a brolly employee you have to choose between paying for it out of your own pocket after tax (just like any other mortal);
OR
c) as a brolly employee you claim expenses for it from ... the brolly. Making the laptop & software the property of the brolly.
So buying 'assets' goes horribly wrong when you are with a brolly, relative to a LtdCo contractor.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostThat's illogical, Captain.
When you are working through a brolly, you are there employee and are taxed accordingly. There is no IR35 to worry about because you are already being taxed on everything as salary.
That is why brollies - rather cheekily - boast they are "IR35 compliant": because you are paying tax as if working through a LtdCo and caught by IR35 (actually, you pay a little more tax when using a brolly).
I am realising I need to dig this serious subject before jumping with both feet into the contract.
As per your last post, I was quite surprised by the laptop example. I had precisely in mind to renew my IT equipment on the spot as I will not be able to travel with a PC, printer, and other thingies.Comment
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Originally posted by BtfBA View PostAs per your last post, I was quite surprised by the laptop example. I had precisely in mind to renew my IT equipment on the spot as I will not be able to travel with a PC, printer, and other thingies.
Imagine you're a regular permie. You get a job with HAL Software Limited as a developer.
Your boss says "We don't provide kit, that's your problem". You then have to buy what you need at your own expense. You can, however, put it on your personal tax return and so claw some back.
If you put it down as expenses through your brolly, where is the money to come from? The way it works with the brolly I'm with, is that if you put such an item on expenses, they refund you the tax and it becomes their property. Then at some arbitrary time in the future you can buy it from them for "an admin fee". A shambles, really.
I rather wish I had known that before putting a few hundred quid's worth of kit through the expenses.
When I worked through my own LtdCo I bought hardware, software and training willy-nilly; that's stopped now I'm in a brolly since it all comes out of your own pocket at full price.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostActually that's a bit of a myth, isn't it? To claim expenses you should first have spent your own taxed income to pay for whatever it is you're claiming. So the net effect is zero
Expenses does however have an effect on your actually net pay from an umbrella. Discounting the expenses as part of your take home percentage of your day rate, you would be looking at about 58%. If you include the expenses as part of your take home percentage, it can obviously go up to 65 - 70%.Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostI was surprised when I fell foul of it too.
Imagine you're a regular permie. You get a job with HAL Software Limited as a developer.
Your boss says "We don't provide kit, that's your problem". You then have to buy what you need at your own expense. You can, however, put it on your personal tax return and so claw some back.
If you put it down as expenses through your brolly, where is the money to come from? The way it works with the brolly I'm with, is that if you put such an item on expenses, they refund you the tax and it becomes their property. Then at some arbitrary time in the future you can buy it from them for "an admin fee". A shambles, really.
I rather wish I had known that before putting a few hundred quid's worth of kit through the expenses.
When I worked through my own LtdCo I bought hardware, software and training willy-nilly; that's stopped now I'm in a brolly since it all comes out of your own pocket at full price.
I dunno if all umbrella do such, but that would clearly be annoying to fall into that situation.
Besides, I am sure it could create a relevant case law to abort such a practice.Comment
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Originally posted by Craig@InTouch View PostI agree with Malvolio here. Although expenses are claimed back, in my opinion it is not part of your take home percentage because you'll will have expensed these costs and simply reimbursed so the net effect is NIL.
Expenses does however have an effect on your actually net pay from an umbrella. Discounting the expenses as part of your take home percentage of your day rate, you would be looking at about 58%. If you include the expenses as part of your take home percentage, it can obviously go up to 65 - 70%.Comment
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Originally posted by BtfBA View PostGentlemen, in my current situation I declare some expenses, and (according to the items motivating the expenses) I get the VAT refunded. At least it should work accordingly with the Ltd scheme in the UK.
You buy something for £12 for work; that's £10 for the item and £2 VAT. You claim £12, which is what you spent out of your income. You are given £12 so no problems. If it's your own company and you are VAT registered you can get the £2 back, so YourCo has spent out £12 at a cost of £10. Yep, £2 saved. Only snag is we're talking about umbrella users...
Don't mix up your income and your company's income, they are totally separate things. You don't get the VAT back, YourCo does (if you have one). You personally get the total cost of whatever you bought back.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostYou want to try that in English?
You buy something for £12 for work; that's £10 for the item and £2 VAT. You claim £12, which is what you spent out of your income. You are given £12 so no problems. If it's your own company and you are VAT registered you can get the £2 back, so YourCo has spent out £12 at a cost of £10. Yep, £2 saved. Only snag is we're talking about umbrella users...
Don't mix up your income and your company's income, they are totally separate things. You don't get the VAT back, YourCo does (if you have one). You personally get the total cost of whatever you bought back.Comment
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