Originally posted by stek
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Originally posted by stek View PostI use Icon too, couple of things, Irish Limited co’s don’t have the concept of dividends, relocation costs are only claimable from the revenue for the last three months and a question to end, how many days over the term of this contract have you spent in Uk?
Spending majority of time in Ireland...Comment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostBut the OP is resident (and tax resident) in Ireland. Can you even use a UK based Ltd for contracting? Could an Irish contractor move to the UK, become resident, and try to operate using an Irish Ltd, and therefore not charge VAT. It's hard to see a solution to unpick this, but sooner faced, sooner fixed. Plenty of UK contractors doing similar stuff so won't be the first.
Separate to that, if he wants to run it through his UK company, then it should be paying the relevant UK taxes on its business, then paying him.
If he explains his full story to his accountant, and his accountant is versed in UK and Irish tax laws, then it should be fairly straightforward to sort out. It won't be efficient at any level, but it should be straightforward.
Inefficiencies include:
1. Foreign currency conversion costs on the company money coming in.
2. Full company taxes being UK payable.
3. No dividends etc from UK company - everything has to go out as salary.
4. Salary needs converting back to EUR to be spendable
5. Doubtful on the accommodation being able to come out of company funds.
6. The occasional trip to the UK definitely not being expensable.
I'd definitely go with some of the suggestions above, rather than trying to do it yourself. I'm also very concerned that you say you have a UK accountant, but for the last 8 months they've been happy with the way you have been running your business.
I suspect your accountant is going to have fun trying to work out your personal tax return to April 16. It sounds like a bit of a train smash to me.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by coolkat View PostHeard of Icon, but got some great advice from OSK also.
Spending majority of time in Ireland...
If you pay yourself divis from your UK Ltd, are you declaring it on your Irish self-assessment?Comment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostSo, by being tax resident in Ireland, his personal tax should be paid there at Irish tax rates.
Separate to that, if he wants to run it through his UK company, then it should be paying the relevant UK taxes on its business, then paying him.
If he explains his full story to his accountant, and his accountant is versed in UK and Irish tax laws, then it should be fairly straightforward to sort out. It won't be efficient at any level, but it should be straightforward.
Inefficiencies include:
1. Foreign currency conversion costs on the company money coming in.
2. Full company taxes being UK payable.
3. No dividends etc from UK company - everything has to go out as salary.
4. Salary needs converting back to EUR to be spendable
5. Doubtful on the accommodation being able to come out of company funds.
6. The occasional trip to the UK definitely not being expensable.
I'd definitely go with some of the suggestions above, rather than trying to do it yourself. I'm also very concerned that you say you have a UK accountant, but for the last 8 months they've been happy with the way you have been running your business.
I suspect your accountant is going to have fun trying to work out your personal tax return to April 16. It sounds like a bit of a train smash to me.
OP, do you even have a PPSN?Comment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostYou possibly can pay divis, but you'd have to pay Irish taxes on it - and it is taxed as Irish salary. And you've already paid UK CT.
OP, do you even have a PPSN?
I do have a PPS number, but how does that change anything?Comment
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Originally posted by coolkat View PostI haven't paid UK CT, just NI on salary.
I do have a PPS number, but how does that change anything?…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by coolkat View PostI haven't paid UK CT, just NI on salary.
I do have a PPS number, but how does that change anything?
OK - so you are paying NI on the salary in the UK. Presumably no income tax as under threshold. Firstly, you are resident in Ireland and working in Ireland, so you should be paying tax on that income in Ireland.
Next, have you been taking divis?Comment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostWhere have you been paying personal tax for the last 8 months?Comment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostNot having a PPSN would be worse!
OK - so you are paying NI on the salary in the UK. Presumably no income tax as under threshold. Firstly, you are resident in Ireland and working in Ireland, so you should be paying tax on that income in Ireland.
Next, have you been taking divis?
Everything is UK based up until now.
I have being paying dividends in EUR though...Comment
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