Hi Computerbarry,
The person you were talking to on the phone, was the Danish Company or UK agent?
The relevant clause in the contract is the Joint and Several Liability Exemption, which is a tri party agreement, normally between the client, the agent/umbrella and the employing company, that would be either your own Ltd or an Umbrella company.
If the umbrella company or the agency have entered into this exemption, they have indemnified the client from any taxes arising being passed up the contractual chain. The responsibility to pay the taxes you owe is theirs, which is why they have kept back your last invoice.
If you had completed the JSLE you would be liable for the tax directly and there would have been no need for the umbrella/agent to withhold the money. However, this is highly unlikely to have asked of you because companies without Norwegian Organisation Numbers cannot apply.
I think you definitely need some help unpicking this. There is a order to things.
Normally, the CPTD (equiv. P60) is issued mid January and Self Assessments come out in April. Ask your accountant to obtain a Individual Norwegian Tax Reference for you (D Number). They/he/she will need to speak to the Norwegian Tax Office and ask them if you can file an assessment early.
Once you have proof of Norwegian Tax Paid you can offset this under double taxation rules, but only against UK sourced income tax, you will not be able to offset the Income tax paid in Norway against CT or Divs in the UK.
This process may take some time.
HTH a bit.
The person you were talking to on the phone, was the Danish Company or UK agent?
The relevant clause in the contract is the Joint and Several Liability Exemption, which is a tri party agreement, normally between the client, the agent/umbrella and the employing company, that would be either your own Ltd or an Umbrella company.
If the umbrella company or the agency have entered into this exemption, they have indemnified the client from any taxes arising being passed up the contractual chain. The responsibility to pay the taxes you owe is theirs, which is why they have kept back your last invoice.
If you had completed the JSLE you would be liable for the tax directly and there would have been no need for the umbrella/agent to withhold the money. However, this is highly unlikely to have asked of you because companies without Norwegian Organisation Numbers cannot apply.
I think you definitely need some help unpicking this. There is a order to things.
Normally, the CPTD (equiv. P60) is issued mid January and Self Assessments come out in April. Ask your accountant to obtain a Individual Norwegian Tax Reference for you (D Number). They/he/she will need to speak to the Norwegian Tax Office and ask them if you can file an assessment early.
Once you have proof of Norwegian Tax Paid you can offset this under double taxation rules, but only against UK sourced income tax, you will not be able to offset the Income tax paid in Norway against CT or Divs in the UK.
This process may take some time.
HTH a bit.
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