I'm in the process of establishing legal residency in an EU member state before the EOY in order to benefit from the Withdrawal Agreement, and therefore I will be tax-resident abroad from next calendar year (no doubt split-year when I do my UK SA).
I've been offered a remote contract, and the agency is insisting I use one of their preferred umbrellas. I'm inclined to go along with this (perhaps in the future I'll be able to impose a more rational scheme), but it will be dodgy/absurd/illegal to be paying PAYE and NICs to the UK when I should be paying social contributions in the place I'm moving to (at least, from the start of next year).
I could open a company in the other country and charge the umbrella, but frankly by that point I'm not sure there'd be enough cash left to justify the hassle. It could be a violation of the umbrella Ts&Cs, also.
I could insist on charging the client from a foreign company with no umbrella, but the agency will probably cry and find someone else. Same goes for trying to use an umbrella in the foreign country, i.e. not on their preferred list.
Any other options here?
I've been offered a remote contract, and the agency is insisting I use one of their preferred umbrellas. I'm inclined to go along with this (perhaps in the future I'll be able to impose a more rational scheme), but it will be dodgy/absurd/illegal to be paying PAYE and NICs to the UK when I should be paying social contributions in the place I'm moving to (at least, from the start of next year).
I could open a company in the other country and charge the umbrella, but frankly by that point I'm not sure there'd be enough cash left to justify the hassle. It could be a violation of the umbrella Ts&Cs, also.
I could insist on charging the client from a foreign company with no umbrella, but the agency will probably cry and find someone else. Same goes for trying to use an umbrella in the foreign country, i.e. not on their preferred list.
Any other options here?
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