Basic questions

[stek]

Thanks for the heads-up Sue. I guess I'll see how things work in a month or so when I come. Setting up a company in the UK for the moment is out of the question for me, I'm having more than enough headaches dealing with brainless government employees already



I'm not quite sure how this 183 days rule applies as I'm planning to send myself on a business trip to UK from my company. I have a blue card and everything but I'm not going to register as a resident there as I don't plan to become such. Can you point to some documents that can clarify this rule?

Are you an EU citizen or otherwise permitted to work in the UK?

If not and you do have the EEA 'Blue Card' you are not permitted to work or live in the UK (or Ireland or Denmark) as they are exempt from the directive.

[SueEllen]

I'm not quite sure how this 183 days rule applies as I'm planning to send myself on a business trip to UK from my company. I have a blue card and everything but I'm not going to register as a resident there as I don't plan to become such. Can you point to some documents that can clarify this rule?

In every EU and EEA country there are laws on personal tax residency. This differs for company tax residency.

So even if your foreign employer sends you to a country to work depending on how long you are there you, have to pay personal tax in that country.

In the case of most EU and EEA there is no official way of checking when someone comes in and out. This means the tax authorities rely on honesty. However they also rely on people and other companies reporting people who they think are evading tax. So if you engage a UK accountant or lawyer to assist you they have a legal obligation to report you to the tax authorities if they think something you are doing is not quite right.

This could result in the taxman either fining you or imprisoning you, or chasing you to your country of origin for payment with a fine plus interest payments. Lots of tax authorities around the world now talk to each other.

In regards to setting up a company and handling the set up paper work an accountant can do it all for you for example Nixon Williams who post on here can do it. You don't need to engage with HRMC at all.

To find the rules about UK tax legislation use google. Personally I would talk to a UK based accountant rather than googling. If you read this link for example you will understand why - DT1921 - Non-residents: UK income: Employments: short term visitor exemption 183 day rule

[stek]

In every EU and EEA country there are laws on personal tax residency. This differs for company tax residency.

So even if your foreign employer sends you to a country to work depending on how long you are there you, have to pay personal tax in that country.

In the case of most EU and EEA there is no official way of checking when someone comes in and out. This means the tax authorities rely on honesty. However they also rely on people and other companies reporting people who they think are evading tax. So if you engage a UK accountant or lawyer to assist you they have a legal obligation to report you to the tax authorities if they think something you are doing is not quite right.

This could result in the taxman either fining you or imprisoning you, or chasing you to your country of origin for payment with a fine plus interest payments. Lots of tax authorities around the world now talk to each other.

In regards to setting up a company and handling the set up paper work an accountant can do it all for you for example Nixon Williams who post on here can do it. You don't need to engage with HRMC at all.

To find the rules about UK tax legislation use google. Personally I would talk to a UK based accountant rather than googling. If you read this link for example you will understand why - DT1921 - Non-residents: UK income: Employments: short term visitor exemption 183 day rule

I suspect our friend is non-EU on a Blue Card EU-wide Work permit which doesn't work in the UK, but let's wait and see....

[SueEllen]

I suspect our friend is non-EU on a Blue Card EU-wide Work permit which doesn't work in the UK, but let's wait and see....

Explains why he was having trouble with the authorities.

[PinkPoshRat]

TBH unless you have an incredibly rare talent and expertise in a rare IT product, I wouldn't even consider coming over to the UK as the market is saturated with very talented IT gurus.

[Pogle]

TBH unless you have an incredibly rare talent and expertise in a rare IT product, I wouldn't even consider coming over to the UK as the market is saturated with very talented IT gurus.

and some of them are women

[PinkPoshRat]

and some of them are women

NO! Us women can't type on anything other than a typewriter - the nearest we'll ever get to IT is to be invited along to a meeting to take minutes.... come on, this is this c21 dear!

[stek]

NO! Us women can't type on anything other than a typewriter - the nearest we'll ever get to IT is to be invited along to a meeting to take minutes.... come on, this is this c21 dear!

Corr! look at this stunner! I don't think she's wearing any knickers the saucy mare!

http://www.minnpost.com/_asset/7qs6m...rMarketing.jpg

[PinkPoshRat]

Blimey O'Reilly that tommy tooter is nearly as big as her hair...

[baronne]

2) I see also some guys are going through these so called "umbrella" companies which probably hire them as an intermediate company between them and the end client just for the purpose of issuing invoices, correct?

At one point I had issues working on government projects under umbrella company and so formed my ltd. co - best thing I ever did.

I like how Mr. EU man would like to "come after" jobs here in the UK... sounds like some sort of invasion! ;-) ..... pie in the sky.