ECH6040 - Liaison - Employer Support Teams


The Employer Support Teams are part of Local Compliance – Individuals Customer Group.

These teams will provide both technical and practical support to both internal and external customers that will include


  • status and IR35 enquiries
  • dispensations
  • PAYE Settlement Agreements
  • issue of Regulation 80 determinations and Section 8 decisions
  • NIC workloads
  • technical Employment Income issues on the more complex areas, such as
  • termination payments
  • directors loan accounts
  • entertaining
  • salary sacrifice
  • FURBS
  • car schemes (including employee car ownership)
  • residency (see also ECH6085 Expatriates)
  • employer related broader coverage work

EC teams therefore need to establish the appropriate contact in the Employer Support Team.

See ECH6045 for details when a referral to the EST is appropriate