Agency request for NI number - for a report going to HMRC

[Glasgow BA]

Just had a strange email from my agency requesting NI number.... along the lines of ...

'we need this as HMRC now require us (as of 6th Apr) to supply NI for all ltd company contractors - they want a report in the next few weeks.'

Anyone else had this?

[SlipTheJab]

Just had a strange email from my agency requesting NI number.... along the lines of ...

'we need this as HMRC now require us (as of 6th Apr) to supply NI for all ltd company contractors - they want a report in the next few weeks.'

Anyone else had this?

Paging NLUK...

[Batcher]

Paging NLUK...

Damn. If only there was a search function!!

[Louisa@InTouch]

My favourite subject at the moment, Employment Intermediaries Legislation came into effect on 6 April 2015.

You should see numerous posts about this on CUK...

Make sure you only give the necessary information, such as full name, address and NI number. No need to provide all the details on yourself and/or your company.

[northernladuk]

Just typing 6th April HMRC into Google get's your answer without knowing the details. 1/10 for effort.

[mudskipper]

Yes, new reporting requirements came into place on 6th April

The consensus is that you have to comply.

More advice here

https://www.ipse.co.uk/guides/new-re...ments-agencies

[fh9977]

Hi, I've just been asked to provide NI to agency. Digging on HMRC legislation I found this: EMS2042.

The interesting part: [...] UK agencies supplying workers directly to a client on a self-employed basis must have in their power or possession satisfactory evidence to demonstrate the worker is not subject to (or to the right of) supervision, direction, or control [...]

If the agency is unable to produce satisfactory evidence when requested by HMRC, then HMRC may recover from the agency the income tax and NICs due from the worker’s remuneration.

So it seems that the contractor's resposibility to provide evidence of control due to IR35 has now shifted to agencies, and that they need to pay tax and NIC if they don't have such evidence?

Regards
fh

[northernladuk]

I'd provide you NI number as requested as explained in this thread and park the digging....

Hint. We are not self employed.

[TykeMerc]

I'd provide you NI number as requested as explained in this thread and park the digging....

Hint. We are not self employed.

Even though the banks and insurance companies chose to call us Self Employed when they apply their internal rules.

It's true that in reality it's a pedantic point that we aren't self employed in a traditional sense, but as far as a lot of people are concerned we are.

Of course HMRC prefer to blur the lines too when they can.

[northernladuk]

Even though the banks and insurance companies chose to call us Self Employed when they apply their internal rules.

It's true that in reality it's a pedantic point that we aren't self employed in a traditional sense, but as far as a lot of people are concerned we are.

Of course HMRC prefer to blur the lines too when they can.

I guess so but when it comes to particular legislation as this it's pretty black and white.... Isn't it?