IR35: Foreign - Question 4  

If my Personal Service Company is registered in the UK and I supply my services to a client who is non-UK resident (and has no branch or agency in the UK) will I be caught by the IR35 legislation if the terms of the engagement relate to an employment?

The deemed payment is treated as a payment chargeable as employment income. The tax treatment of this payment will therefore depend not on the residence status of the client but on the residence status of the worker and the location in which the duties of the contract are carried out.

If you are resident and ordinarily resident in the UK for tax purposes, then the deemed payment will be taxable in the UK, regardless of where the duties are carried out. If you are resident but not ordinarily resident you are taxable in the UK on all emoluments (deemed payments) arising from duties performed in the UK and on remittances to the UK of payments arising in respect of overseas duties.

Further information about the residence rules can be obtained from HMRC booklet IR20. This booklet describes the residence rules and how to work out whether or not you are resident in the UK for tax purposes. Copies are available from Tax Enquiry Centres and Tax Offices.