Finance Act 2010

Payments etc to intermediariesU.K.

11(1)This paragraph applies where—U.K.

(a)an individual personally performs banking services for a taxable company,

(b)the banking services are provided not under a contract directly between the individual and the taxable company but under arrangements involving any other person (“the intermediary”), and

(c)the circumstances are such that, if the banking services were provided under a contract directly between the taxable company and the individual, the individual would be a relevant banking employee of the taxable company.

(2)The individual is to be regarded as a relevant banking employee of the taxable company.

(3)Anything done by the intermediary in relation to the individual which, if the banking services were provided under a contract directly between the taxable company and the individual, would be regarded as the award of relevant remuneration during the chargeable period to or in respect of the individual (as a relevant banking employee) by reason of the employee's employment as a relevant banking employee is to be so regarded.

(4)Banking services” means services which are wholly or mainly concerned (whether directly or indirectly) with activities which are activities to which paragraph 9(3) applies.