Tax loophole for UK businesses set to close

[vetran]

they were stiffed just like everyone else. some accountant decided it was cheaper to do it offshore when someone suggested the staff might lose their NI benefits the accountant said stuff em.

The pay slip probably said 'global pay org' and the tax appeared to be correct, I imagine a number of them contacted HMRC and they didn't mention the fact they weren't paying Employers NI so no one questioned.

[The Spartan]

But ignorance is no defense, Oh sorry Hector I didn't know lol

Remember if it looks like beef, tastes like Beef then it's probably Horse

[Ignis Fatuus]

What a load of ignorant dross. Supply pay - essentially working more like we do - pays ~£100/day. If you take holidays into account a teacher has maybe 40 teaching weeks, 200 working days. A mid-pay-scale teacher is on ~25k outside London, and therefore earns MORE per day. YOU do the maths. A top-pay-scale teacher on ~£31k might get £150/day maximum.

Supply rates have not essentially changed in the last decade. When Mrs d000hg qualified it was a fairly good route to go - no politics, no messing about with paperwork (sound familiar?!) - but now it's a joke.

Would you go from a safe permie job to contracting which paid you the same or less per day, for the chance to be waiting each morning for the phone to ring and let you know if you get to work today?

Thanks for that contribution. It makes a refreshing change from the usual ignorant posters on here who divide their time between boasting about how well off they are, and moaning about how easy other people have it.

[d000hg]

But ignorance is no defense

Really? I thought "mitigating circumstances" was a fair defense. While "everyone should understand" is something I agree with, it's not realistic when the whole point of PAYE and umbrellas et al is that they handle it for you. I don't think many people understand NI at all, it's just another chunk of your money that disappears but pretends not to be a tax.

[fullyautomatix]

Really? I thought "mitigating circumstances" was a fair defense. While "everyone should understand" is something I agree with, it's not realistic when the whole point of PAYE and umbrellas et al is that they handle it for you. I don't think many people understand NI at all, it's just another chunk of your money that disappears but pretends not to be a tax.

I am with Dhoog here. You just assume that the employer is paying NI and what ever gets deducted at source. These days any extra penny that comes in after tax is still way too less for a decent standard of living so you cant possibly expect a teacher to go and find out how to pay more from what is left over.