On 18th August, HMRC released the names of three more tax avoidance schemes that contractors and freelancers should avoid – ContractorCare Limited, PAYEme Limited and Gateway Outsource Solutions Limited. If you believe you have used one of these payroll providers in the past or you’re currently on their books, HMRC is urging you to contact them immediately to settle your tax affairs. Keep reading for more information.
Contractorcare Limited
- Promotor of Scheme: Contractorcare Limited (CCL)
- Address: 24/25 The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG
- Publication Date: 18 August 2022
- Scheme Reference Number (SRN) and date it was allocated: 39607199, 14 February 2022
- HMRC’s Scheme Description: “Schemes users will sign a contract of employment along with a ‘Master Advance Agreement’. The intention of the scheme is the user will be paid a salary equivalent to that of National minimum wage (NMW) and an un-taxed payment called an advance, meaning scheme users retain up to 84% of the expected gross contract earnings.”
- Click on the following link for more information about Contractorcare Limited.
Gateway Outsource Solutions Limited
- Promotor of Scheme: Gateway Outsource Solutions Ltd (registered in Malta) (‘GOS Malta’) / Gateway Outsource Solutions Ltd (registered in the UK) (‘GOS UK’)
- Address: Gateway Outsource Solutions Ltd (GOS Malta), Block 12 Office M1 Suite, 112 Tigne Place, Tigne Street, Sliema, SLM 3173, Malta / Gateway Outsource Solutions Limited (GOS UK), Mottram House, 43 Greek Street, Stockport SK3 8AX
- Publication Date: 18 August 2022
- Scheme Reference Number (SRN) and date it was allocated: 51143744, March 2022
- HMRC’s Scheme Description: “The scheme users enter into an employment agreement with GOS Malta. The users receive 2 salary payments, one paid at National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate and a second payment which GOS UK describe as a loan or advance, which is not taxed.”
- Click on the following link for more information about Gateway Outsource Solutions Limited.
PAYEme Limited
- Promotor of Scheme: PAYEme Limited (PML)
- Address: 3rd Floor 8 Princess Parade, Liverpool L3 1DL
- Publication Date: 18 August 2022
- Scheme Reference Number (SRN) and date it was allocated: 03263080, 18 March 2022
- HMRC’s Scheme Description: “Scheme users will sign a contract of employment along with a ‘Master Advance Agreement’. The intention of the scheme is the user will be paid a salary equivalent to that of National minimum wage (NMW) and an un-taxed payment called an ‘advance’, meaning scheme users retain up to 78% of the expected gross contract earnings.”
- Click on the following link for more information about PAYEme Limited.
Which companies have been named as tax avoidance schemes already by HMRC?
To this date, HMRC has already named 11 tax avoidance schemes that contractors and freelancers shouldn’t use for their payroll. They are listed below. You can click on each company for more information – if you would like to.
- Countrywide Partners Limited
- Industria PAYE Limited
- Novus Consultants Limited
- Paybox Umbrella Limited
- Peak PAYE Limited
- Pure Invoicing Limited
- Saxonside Limited
- T2 Outsourcing Limited
- U R Group Limited
Visit the government’s website to read the corporate report: Current list of named tax avoidance schemes, promoters, enablers and suppliers.
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