Agency want a UTR number entering into their timesheet portal

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boxingbantz replied

9 June 2017, 07:40
Originally posted by SeanT View Post

I guess I enter the one for my company?? (you know, the entity they have a contract with) Or just don't enter it at all? I don't see what business they have with my personal UTR, especially as they already have my NI number.

I have a hunch we may use the same agency.

Just ignore the prompts, I've been doing it for a year.
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Andy Hallett replied

3 June 2017, 20:35
The only circumstance they might need it is if you are Inside IR35 and they are making a deducted payment to you.
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SeanT replied

3 June 2017, 16:47
Originally posted by Andy Hallett View Post

Reporting regs don't require a UTR.

Thank you - this was their justification for asking. I'll just keep ignoring the prompt when I go into the timesheet portal.
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chopper replied

2 June 2017, 23:39
Originally posted by SeanT View Post

I guess I enter the one for my company?? (you know, the entity they have a contract with) Or just don't enter it at all? I don't see what business they have with my personal UTR, especially as they already have my NI number.

Make one up. An NI number is all they need.
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Andy Hallett replied

2 June 2017, 21:39
Reporting regs don't require a UTR.
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SpontaneousOrder replied

2 June 2017, 21:34
Originally posted by SeanT View Post

No. I suspect they'll tell me to enter my personal UTR though...

New (ish) reporting regs, right?
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SeanT replied

2 June 2017, 19:27
No. I suspect they'll tell me to enter my personal UTR though...
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kaiser78 replied

2 June 2017, 19:24
Have you asked them ?
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SeanT started a topic Agency want a UTR number entering into their timesheet portal

2 June 2017, 19:14
Agency want a UTR number entering into their timesheet portal

I guess I enter the one for my company?? (you know, the entity they have a contract with) Or just don't enter it at all? I don't see what business they have with my personal UTR, especially as they already have my NI number.
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