Fee payer
Ensuring businesses understand their responsibility as the ‘fee payer’ and know what is required from them to remain compliant in the eyes of HMRC.
In today’s complex labour market, end hirers face significant risks when engaging contractors, especially when navigating the responsibilities and challenges of the fee payer role. Understanding the fee payer’s responsibilities and implementing a compliant solution is essential to minimising potential issues and ensuring compliance with IR35.
The fee payer is typically the entity responsible for paying contractors for their services. In most cases, this role falls to the recruitment agency, but in certain situations, the end hirer may assume the fee payer responsibilities themselves. Understanding who is fulfilling the fee payer role within your supply chain is crucial, as they carry substantial obligations, including ensuring that contractors are paid correctly and in compliance with tax and employment laws.
Brookson Legal’s Fee Payer Solution is the ultimate solution for ensuring compliant contractor payments, offering end hirers peace of mind and operational efficiency. In today’s complex workforce environment, managing contractor engagements and IR35 compliance can be overwhelming. Our tailored solution simplifies the process, ensuring that you meet your legal obligations without the administrative burden.
By partnering with Brookson Legal, end hirers can streamline their contractor engagement processes, ensuring that payments are made accurately and on time, and that all tax and National Insurance contributions are properly deducted. Our expert team works with you to navigate the complexities of IR35 and fee payer obligations, mitigating risks across the supply chain.
We will become part of your supply chain and remove the fee payer liability.
Complete compliance checks against all intermediaries and protect agency directors against the criminal finance act.
Centralise and streamline all payments through Brookson.
Written by our experts, these guides will give you the tools to understand the implications of IR35 as a contractor, recruiter or hirer.
Brookson Legal Services is an SRA regulated law firm that focuses on IR35
Experience, Expertise and Credibility
We are a law firm, regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, who have been advising on IR35 since its introduction in April 2000. We have team members who have sat on HMRC’s IR35 Forum and we are often instructed to act for clients who are subject to an IR35 enquiry by HMRC.
Our Relationship with Agencies
As well as being a regulated law firm, Brookson Legal is part of the wider Brookson Group of companies which has built a very successful business providing professional advice to self-employed contractors, many of whom have been introduced to us by agencies. Our relationships with agencies are hugely important to us and therefore Brookson has a dedicated Agency Support team working just for you.