Hi Everyone!
Firstly I’ve been a lurker for awhile and find this forum a massive help in my standalone HR Generalist role so thank you
We are a growing organisation which has employees but also self-employed Associates who complete work on our behalf. When determining employment status what processes do you have in place and how often will you check this going forward…annually? With the amount of Associates we have we are wanting to put in a straightforward process which stops us falling foul of HMRC!
Thanks in advance
The CEST tool is widely and rightly criticised as being unreliable (and deliberately skewed to raise money.
However assessing employment status for tax purposes is inevitably a tricky operation requiring skill honesty and a degree of luck given that Employment Tribunals can and do arrive at different conclusions to Tax Tribunals.
Recent high profile cases have shown Government Departments being fined for getting it wrong (including the Courts and Tribunal Service)
It is worth paying for skilled review
The CEST tool is widely and rightly criticised as being unreliable (and deliberately skewed to raise money.
However assessing employment status for tax purposes is inevitably a tricky operation requiring skill honesty and a degree of luck given that Employment Tribunals can and do arrive at different conclusions to Tax Tribunals.
Recent high profile cases have shown Government Departments being fined for getting it wrong (including the Courts and Tribunal Service)
It is worth paying for skilled review
