Workshop Overview

Whether you are receiving employees into the UK from your overseas branches or sending UK expatriates abroad this workshop will tackle all the major issues you have to face regularly. Unsure when you have to operate PAYE? Want to be able to plan effectively for Social Insurance liability? Confused by the different certificates and forms? The course will explain all the principles involved in running an international payroll, and allow you to address all the technical issues with confidence.

As well as covering the PAYE and NIC position, we also look at best administrative practice when receiving inpatriots to the UK or sending expatriates abroad. We explain how to set up effective on-line foreign banking and exchange services, security and corruption issues and how to create a tax equalisation policy that is right for your organisation.

Key Learning Points

Taxation

• Residency & domicile – principles and practical impact on payroll
• Different UK residency status – how to use these within payroll & HR
• PAYE procedures applicable to UK arrivals and departures
• Short term business visitor scheme
• Modified PAYE scheme – how to operate a scheme
• Double taxation agreements – how to use them in payroll
• Subsistence and expenses packages – tax efficient models
• P85 and P86 – when to complete
• NT tax code – HMRC criteria for issue
• Bonus schemes and share options – how to tax them
• Directors – special rules

Social Insurance

• Basic ideology
• Rules for European Economic Area – E101 certificate and scope of coverage
• Rules for Reciprocal Agreement countries – how to interpret the agreements
• Rules for rest of the World – how does the 52 week rule work
• Host employer obligations – when do you become liable for UK NICs on an overseas secondee?
• Modified NIC schemes – how to ease the administrative burden
• Directors – special rules

Best Practice

• What to provide employees arriving in the UK or going overseas
• Security and corruption – what are the risks?
• Cultural considerations – are you ready to run payroll around the globe?

Tax equalisation schemes

• The advantages and disadvantages of introducing a scheme
• How to document the scheme and explain it to your employees
• Issues when considering equalising for social insurance
• Points to consider when designing or modifying a scheme.
  

Who Should Attend?

The course is suitable for all management and staff who have some responsibility for administering international payrolls. It is also ideal for HR based staff who need an overview of the complexity involved with international tax and NIC.

At the workshop each delegate will receive:

• Comprehensive course reference manual

• Applicable HMRC handouts and practical exercises

• Certificate of attendance worth X CPD points with IPP and IPD

After the workshop delegates can benefit from:

• Free HRDPS helpline with access to our international expert

• Free email newsletter covering UK and international issues

• Free access to the tools 7 resources area of the website

All inclusive in the delegate price!