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Disguising employment relations through LLPs

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Published on: 08 April 2013

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Original news
What will this change mean for law firms that are LLPs/partnerships?
What should firms be considering or doing as a result?
What could be the consequences of not making the necessary changes?
What are the timescales for doing this?
How does this development fit in with forthcoming developments in this area?

Article summary

Practice Compliance analysis: How far will removing the presumption of self-employment for limited liability partnership (LLP) partners solve the manipulation of profit/loss allocations by LLPs, and other partnerships, to obtain a tax advantage? Bruce Caldow of Harper Macleod considers the government’s proposal.

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