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Posted Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:38:39 GMT by atom
Dear HMRC, how can I, as a UK limited company, hire remote contractors who are based abroad?
Many of these have a VAT number and are sole traders (or rather, the equivalent in the respective country) but some of them don't have either (they may be employees at home who also work an extra remotely). In this latter case, is it still possible and what obligations are there for my business?
Finally, are there any differences between overseas contractors based in the EU and extra EU (such as the US)?
Thank you for your help.
Posted Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:35:46 GMT by HMRC Admin 13 Response
Hi atom
If you are hiring someone to work for you and they are outside of the UK & are going to work outside of the UK then you need to check the country they are living in / working in and the rules that apply there.
Thank you
 
Posted Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:46:52 GMT by atom
Thank you Admin. So as long as they never work in the UK there are no UK tax/national insurance considerations, correct? We therefore only need to check with the other country?

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