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HMRCsuspect scheme users sign a contract of employment and a secondary agreement with Atlas Outflows Limited (AOL), a company based in the Cayman Islands.AOLutilise the support of a UK umbrella company, either Inspired Umbrella Limited (IUL), Total Payment Solutions Limited (TPS) or Penguin Umbrella Limited (PUL), who enter into an agreement for administrative services withAOL. The UK umbrella company then contracts the scheme user’s services to an end client, sometimes via an intermediary/agency. The end client pays the intermediary/agency for the scheme user’s services, who in turn pay the UK umbrella company. The UK umbrella company payAOLwho then pay a salary at the minimum rate permitted under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, to the scheme users with Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) deducted.AOLalso make a second payment to the scheme users, described as a loan and made pursuant to the secondary agreement, without deductions of Income Tax andNICs.
PaySentry automatically checks your umbrella partners against HMRC named schemes and stop notices, and alerts you to any match.
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