As a consultant with ITCF, you would receive a salary related to market rates. A discretionary trust is provided from which you are able to receive interest-free loans. The taxation of interest-free loans is in line with current legislation and the relevant guidelines set down by HMRC. You do not need your own limited company or to be a VAT registered company, therefore associated costs are eliminated. The benefits are summarised below:
As a consultant you would become an employee of Keypay Solutions Ltd. Keypay would hire your services to us, we in turn would provide services to employment agencies or the end users of your skills and expertise, under a service agreement with Keypay.
As a Keypay employee you would receive a monthly salary related to current market rates and subject to PAYE and NIC deductions.
The income arising from the services that you provide is reviewed on a monthly basis with the aim of identifying the appropriate allocations that may be paid into the discretionary trust. The trustees may then, at their discretion, advance amounts in the form of interest free loans on a monthly basis. The tax treatment of these interest-free loans is very efficient and compliant with HMRC guidelines.