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Off-payroll working in the public sector

20 September 2017 / Mark Morton
Issue: 4616 / Categories: Comment & Analysis
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True or false?

KEY POINTS

  • From April 2017 deciding whether the intermediaries’ legislation applies to those working for the public sector is no longer the worker’s responsibility.
  • New rules are contained in new ITEPA 2003 Pt 2 Ch 10.
  • A decision is required on whether the worker would be regarded as an employee or office holder.
  • Four steps must be followed to determine the deemed direct payment.
  • Numerous definitions must be reviewed and complied with.
  • Public sector bodies may simply assume that the rules apply.

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