Franglais:
robbo99.:
Not saying anything at all to compare exceeding the speed limit and tax avoidance, speeding is breaking the law, tax avoidance isn’t breaking any laws.Tax avoidance is not law breaking, `tis true.
The argument is about disguised employment, ie evasion.…The Traffic Commissioners seem to say that in order to retain control of their operations the O-Licence holder must control their drivers. Hence they look like employees.
…HMRC say that to be self employed OR a contractor, Ltd etc, then they must have control of their work. They aren`t under the control of the haulier.
…The two seem incompatible.
Going back to the original post, if an individual is set up as a Ltd company then provided the correct tax and NI are deducted which now is comparable to an employee then that arrangement is ok, that’s why the job advert is legitimate.
I’m afraid your claim of tax evasion for disguised employment is incorrect, tax evasion is illegal, just remind me of how many people that fall foul of IR35 legislation (disguised employment) are prosecuted? IR35 comes under tax avoidance, tax avoidance is legal but mired in grey areas that are subject to differing opinions. Goodnight.