220 day contract in Belgium

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Paddy replied

10 February 2010, 08:52
Originally posted by zemoxyl View Post

There's absolutely no reason why you can't continue to pay yourself in Britain for work done in any other country.

I've done it *many* times.

If going through an agent; make sure that they will pay into your UK Ltd Co.
The Paddy tactic is not to register as a resident, commute from the UK (go home at week-ends) and stay in hotels (preferably not the same one for the duration. If you can’t do the aforementioned then refer to excellent Belgium sticky thread in CUK.
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zemoxyl replied

7 February 2010, 13:41
There's absolutely no reason why you can't continue to pay yourself in Britain for work done in any other country.

I've done it *many* times.
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sylsol started a topic 220 day contract in Belgium

5 February 2010, 23:37
220 day contract in Belgium

I have seen several posts on this in the past and need specific advise.

My contract is for 220 days. I am the director of my own limited company, with the joint director being my wife. The agency I will be invoicing is a UK company too.

What I wish to know in advance before signing the contract is - is it legit to do in Belgium - what I have been doing here in the UK? i.e. Send myself through my company and pay myself a nominal UK wage and then pay myself through company dividends? I

I desperately need some advise! I have read Nordic's previous posts, and would be grateful for some advice from him personally please! I think I cannot PM, till I have 10 posts (thats what I read from other threads here).
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