NIC settlements for outbound employees with UK employer

Produced by Tolley in association with Paul Tew
Employment Tax
Guidance

NIC settlements for outbound employees with UK employer

Produced by Tolley in association with Paul Tew
Employment Tax
Guidance
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HMRC offers two arrangements that relax the strict PAYE procedures in respect of social security / NIC. One of these is the modified NIC arrangement covering outbound employees who are UK nationals, but who have been sent to work on an overseas assignment by a UK employer, known as ‘EP Appendix 7B ― Modified Class 1 NIC for employees assigned from the UK to work overseas’ (EP APP 7B). The EP APP 7B application form is available at PAYE82004.

Scope of agreement

A modified NIC settlement scheme is available for UK employers that have employees seconded abroad and where their employee satisfies all of the following conditions:

  1. is assigned to work abroad for a period of limited duration, but for more than a complete tax year

  2. is non-resident in the UK and not liable for UK tax on earnings from the relevant employment

  3. has an ongoing liability to UK NIC whilst working abroad

  4. pays Class 1 NIC on earnings in excess of the upper earnings limit for all

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Paul Tew is a freelance adviser, primarily in the areas of pay, personal taxation and remuneration planning. A frequent contributor to technical journals on pay and benefits issues, having written for the "In Business" section of the Times. Paul continues to supply articles for various recognised professional publications including Pay and Benefits magazine, Taxation magazine and Company's Secretary's Review. Paul also has had several loose leaf and bound books published on a variety of subject matter including PAYE, NIC, Sickness and Maternity Pay.Paul has written and presented training courses as well as headed up payroll and employment help desks and acted as an assessor for recognised Payroll/HR qualifications. Paul previously worked in the healthcare and oil sectors managing Pay and benefit services, so has many years of experience in dealing with PAYE and employment compliance issues across a broad range of industries and organisations.

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