Originally posted by ASB
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I just see no advantage in taking a risk with a woolly definition to save a bit of tax.
HMRC or the Finanzamt or the Belgium authorities will always expect contractors working there to register and pay tax there, and OK you can use the 183 rule as an argument that you weren't really there and some clever offshore arrangement which show your economic interests lie elsewhere, and it might wash, and then again it might not.
I really think contractors should err a little bit on the side of caution than having to rely clever legal arguments to save a few grand. Yes you might be right, but do you really want a huge argument with a tax inspector.
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