Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

[F1 Application of this Chapter U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2 Ch. 9 inserted (retrospective to 6.4.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 25(2), Sch. 3 para. 4

61A Scope of this Chapter U.K.

(1) This Chapter has effect with respect to the provision of services by a managed service company.

(2) Nothing in this Chapter—

(a) affects the operation of Chapter 7 of this Part (agency workers), or

(b) applies to payments or transfers to which section 966(3) or (4) of ITA 2007 applies (visiting performers: duty to deduct and account for sums representing income tax).

[F2 (3) See also section 61D(4A) (disapplication of this Chapter if Chapter 10 applies).]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 61A(3) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 15 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2017 (c. 10), Sch. 1 para. 6

61B Meaning of “managed service company” U.K.

(1) A company is a “managed service company” if—

(a) its business consists wholly or mainly of providing (directly or indirectly) the services of an individual to other persons,

(b) payments are made (directly or indirectly) to the individual (or associates of the individual) of an amount equal to the greater part or all of the consideration for the provision of the services,

(c) the way in which those payments are made would result in the individual (or associates) receiving payments of an amount (net of tax and national insurance) exceeding that which would be received (net of tax and national insurance) if every payment in respect of the services were employment income of the individual, and

(d) a person who carries on a business of promoting or facilitating the use of companies to provide the services of individuals (“an MSC provider”) is involved with the company.

(2) An MSC provider is “involved with the company” if the MSC provider or an associate of the MSC provider—

(a) benefits financially on an ongoing basis from the provision of the services of the individual,

(b) influences or controls the provision of those services,

(c) influences or controls the way in which payments to the individual (or associates of the individual) are made,

(d) influences or controls the company's finances or any of its activities, or

(e) gives or promotes an undertaking to make good any tax loss.

(3) A person does not fall within subsection (1)(d) merely by virtue of providing legal or accountancy services in a professional capacity.

(4) A person does not fall within subsection (1)(d) merely by virtue of carrying on a business consisting only of placing individuals with persons who wish to obtain their services (including by contracting with companies which provide their services).

(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the person or an associate of the person—

(a) does anything within subsection (2)(c) or (e), or

(b) does anything within subsection (2)(d) other than influencing the company's finances or activities by doing anything within subsection (2)(b).

61C Section 61B: supplementary U.K.

(1) The Treasury may by order provide that persons of a prescribed description do not fall within section 61B(1)(d).

(2) An order under subsection (1) may be made so as to have effect in relation to the whole of the tax year in which it is made.

(3) In section 61B and this section, “company” means a body corporate or partnership.

(4) References in section 61B to an associate of a person (“P”) include a person who, for the purpose of securing that the individual's services are provided by a company, acts in concert with P (or with P and other persons).

(5) In section 61B(2)(e), “undertaking to make good any tax loss” means an undertaking (in any terms) to make good (in whole or in part, and by any means) any cost to the individual or an associate of the individual resulting from a relevant provision, or a particular kind of relevant provision, applying in relation to payments made to the individual or associate.

(6) In subsection (5) “relevant provision” means—

(a) a provision of the Tax Acts,

(b) an enactment relating to national insurance, or

(c) a provision of subordinate legislation made under any such provision or enactment.]