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5th October 2009: HMRC sets it's sights on the stars
Does it make you feel better to know it’s not just YOU! As the self-employed status of TV and Radio stars like Jeremy Paxman, Chris Moyles, Fearne Cotton and Fiona Bruce comes under HMRC scrutiny for what the Sunday Times calls ‘sophisticated schemes’ to protect their earnings, the contractor payroll industry braces itself for the results of yet another HMRC review of self-employment in the construction industry.
As you are probably well aware we operate both an umbrella company for temporary workers and payment arrangements for self-employed individuals. Most of our clients are in the construction field, and we have jumped through every hoop presented to us in the past 10 years to ensure that individual workers, their employment agencies, and we ourselves, comply fully with legislation. A BBC spokesman, when asked about using freelances, reportedly responded “these arrangements are legal, proper and commonplace within the industry”. Well said.
Lyn
05/10/2009
