ok i think it's time to bite the bullet and set up an income shifting arrangement. can anyone point me to any advice for what i need to do in order to give (or sell?) some MyCo shares to my wife?
cheers.....
- Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
- Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!
Reply to: Husband and wife company question
Collapse
You are not logged in or you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
- You are not logged in. If you are already registered, fill in the form below to log in, or follow the "Sign Up" link to register a new account.
- You may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
- If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.
Logging in...
Previously on "Husband and wife company question"
Collapse
-
Originally posted by Bluebird View PostI've got a load of shares in BT - doesn't mean I do any work for them.
The shares reflect my investment in monitary value in that company, if your co started with £100, and £50 came from the Mrs then she has a 50% share holding.
Shouldn't make any difference this tax year but it probably will when the new income shifting legislation is introduced next tax year.
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by Bluebird View PostI've got a load of shares in BT - doesn't mean I do any work for them.
The shares reflect my investment in monitary value in that company, if your co started with £100, and £50 came from the Mrs then she has a 50% share holding.
A shareholder is someone who owns a share of the company, and they receive dividends from the company's profit.
The normal way to pay someone for work that they do for the company is a salary.
There is no connection between a shareholder and an employee.
I'll be the major shareholder as certainly in the next couple of years I'll be bringing in money and she'll just be helping me in running the business. However without her skills the other business opportunities couldn't be pursued so she needs to be paid and given dividends.
Leave a comment:
-
I've got a load of shares in BT - doesn't mean I do any work for them.
The shares reflect my investment in monitary value in that company, if your co started with £100, and £50 came from the Mrs then she has a 50% share holding.
Leave a comment:
-
Because she'll be marketing and web site designing including the graphical work, I'm sure she'll easily be able to justify the salary, 3 years ago when she left work as a developer she was on 30k+ so only really needs to do 4-6 hours a week to justify it on those lines.
I'm thinking I might as well go 50/50 as the intention is a family business that will grow and she'll be an equal part of it.
I'll read up on s660 but I'm hoping as she will actually be a working partner albeit less so in the first couple of years that we're legitimately using the company structure.
Cheers, Andy
Leave a comment:
-
As things stand at the moment there is no problem with what you advocate. However, you should be careful about paying your wife a salary that reflects the amount of work she truly does for the company e.g. if she does an hour or two a week of bookkeeping and gets say £5,435 a year for it then HMRC might try to invoke s660. A good approach to managing this might be to get your wife to keep detailed time sheets showing what she does and the hours spent working.
David.
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by London75 View Post
Is a 7:3 split of 10 shares suitable or is anything other than 100% shares for me a big flag saying "investigate me?" This is the level at which I see her input, commitment and risk.
Leave a comment:
-
Thanks, just want to be reasonable and fair in setting things up but not get investigated for a stupid error.
Quite right, my wife isn't working so it's a shame to waste that lovely tax allowance and get her working!
Leave a comment:
-
Originally posted by London75 View PostI'm just setting up a Ltd after careful trawling of these forums and other sites but now have a quick question about making my wife a shareholder.
There is the complete intention that she'll work for the company but until I get on my feet and sorted and settled in my current contract I'm not going to have time to bring in the business.
I'd obviously like to make her a shareholder for tax reasons and she'll be doing all the admin and get started on the marketing and websites for other aspects I plan for the business.
Do HMRC need to see some sense in the split of shares? I'll be the major shareholder as certainly in the next couple of years I'll be bringing in money and she'll just be helping me in running the business. However without her skills the other business opportunities couldn't be pursued so she needs to be paid and given dividends.
Is a 7:3 split of 10 shares suitable or is anything other than 100% shares for me a big flag saying "investigate me?" This is the level at which I see her input, commitment and risk.
Cheers, Andy
Leave a comment:
-
Oh Yeah I think you have just described exactly the case that most contractors do.
Leave a comment:
-
Husband and wife company question
I'm just setting up a Ltd after careful trawling of these forums and other sites but now have a quick question about making my wife a shareholder.
There is the complete intention that she'll work for the company but until I get on my feet and sorted and settled in my current contract I'm not going to have time to bring in the business.
I'd obviously like to make her a shareholder for tax reasons and she'll be doing all the admin and get started on the marketing and websites for other aspects I plan for the business.
Do HMRC need to see some sense in the split of shares? I'll be the major shareholder as certainly in the next couple of years I'll be bringing in money and she'll just be helping me in running the business. However without her skills the other business opportunities couldn't be pursued so she needs to be paid and given dividends.
Is a 7:3 split of 10 shares suitable or is anything other than 100% shares for me a big flag saying "investigate me?" This is the level at which I see her input, commitment and risk.
Cheers, AndyTags: None
- Home
- News & Features
- First Timers
- IR35 / S660 / BN66
- Employee Benefit Trusts
- Agency Workers Regulations
- MSC Legislation
- Limited Companies
- Dividends
- Umbrella Company
- VAT / Flat Rate VAT
- Job News & Guides
- Money News & Guides
- Guide to Contracts
- Successful Contracting
- Contracting Overseas
- Contractor Calculators
- MVL
- Contractor Expenses
Advertisers
Contractor Services
CUK News
- Streamline Your Retirement with iSIPP: A Solution for Contractor Pensions Sep 1 09:13
- Making the most of pension lump sums: overview for contractors Sep 1 08:36
- Umbrella company tribunal cases are opening up; are your wages subject to unlawful deductions, too? Aug 31 08:38
- Contractors, relabelling 'labour' as 'services' to appear 'fully contracted out' won't dupe IR35 inspectors Aug 31 08:30
- How often does HMRC check tax returns? Aug 30 08:27
- Work-life balance as an IT contractor: 5 top tips from a tech recruiter Aug 30 08:20
- Autumn Statement 2023 tipped to prioritise mental health, in a boost for UK workplaces Aug 29 08:33
- Final reminder for contractors to respond to the umbrella consultation (closing today) Aug 29 08:09
- Top 5 most in demand cyber security contract roles Aug 25 08:38
- Changes to the right to request flexible working are incoming, but how will contractors be affected? Aug 24 08:25
Leave a comment: