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Originally posted by LisaContractorUmbrella View PostHMRC are proposing new legislation, which is currently under consultation, which means that if your client or agency or umbrella company has the right of supervision or direction or control over you, you won't be able to claim for tax relief against travel and subsistence costs from April 2016Comment
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Well I've worked for a number of the big consultancies perm in the past. Generally they contract their consultants as home based contractually, and expense all their travel whenever they leave the home address - working on client sites and so on. How are umbrellas any different?Comment
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Originally posted by CoolCat View PostWell I've worked for a number of the big consultancies perm in the past. Generally they contract their consultants as home based contractually, and expense all their travel whenever they leave the home address - working on client sites and so on. How are umbrellas any different?Comment
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Originally posted by LisaContractorUmbrella View PostThey're not but consultancies will be exempt from the new legislation. Possibly because they are involved in so many Public Sector contracts
That just leaves more questions. What happens to contractors contracted into consultancies? Currently many are on similar expenses deals. What is the legal definition of a consultancy that sets them apart? What will stop umbrellas morphing into "consultancies"?
Sounds very badly thought through and ill advised. Why should I take a role far away from home if I have to spend taxed money on the travel and accommodation? So it will reduce workforce mobility which is exactly what the country doesn't need.
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Originally posted by CoolCat View PostThanks for the reply Lisa.
That just leaves more questions. What happens to contractors contracted into consultancies? Currently many are on similar expenses deals. What is the legal definition of a consultancy that sets them apart? What will stop umbrellas morphing into "consultancies"?
Sounds very badly thought through and ill advised. Why should I take a role far away from home if I have to spend taxed money on the travel and accommodation? So it will reduce workforce mobility which is exactly what the country doesn't need.
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You're right it is badly thought out. As far as a legal definition of a consultancy is concerned, I have no idea - I don't know if there is one. HMRC's opinion is
"professional service firms that second staff to clients will not be caught by the new rules as their business is not substantially in the supply of labour"
I can see businesses going to considerable lengths to rebrand so that they can be considered as a consultancy and therefore strengthen their position in the market placeComment
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Originally posted by LisaContractorUmbrella View Post
"professional service firms that second staff to clients will not be caught by the new rules as their business is not substantially in the supply of labour""You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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