The Irish are Coming! - Really Useful Things to Know When Operating Overseas
Category: Tax | Duration: 2hr | Tag: VODIREPRUP221| Type: Video | Speaker: Tim Kelsey | Date: 30/11/2022 09:00
Course Details
Your client’s business is flying, and they mention in passing that they are now working in France and the UK which will mean sending employees out to both locations. Whether of short, medium or long duration, having business visitors overseas or sending employees on secondment will add complexity and cost to their administration. They may be looking to you for a way forward, or at least for some useful ideas on what to ask questions about.
This session simply explains some key concepts that companies should grasp when operating abroad. In particular, we look at the following:
- Double Taxation Agreements – and how to use them
- Key employer obligations – a practical due diligence list of questions to consider
- The principles of tax equalisation or protection – how to perform hypothetical tax calculations
- Global mobility policies – what to consider including
- Split and shadow payrolls – how to operate these
CPD Course Speaker
Kelseys Payroll Services
Tim Kelsey
Tim has worked in the Payroll Industry for 35 years, working as a Payroll Manager for large public sector bodies paying up to 18,000 employees. His particular specialism is international payroll, and he has run payrolls from Kingston, Jamaica to Entebbe, Uganda, and most places in between. In 2007 he formed his own company, and now spends much of his time writing and lecturing on all aspects of payroll. His articles on international payroll often feature in Payroll Professional magazine. He has author credits in several UK payroll handbooks covering chapters on international payroll requirements.
He runs a number of international payroll training courses, and is an enthusiastic and engaging tutor. He also runs training events on an in house basis to allow a company to focus on the international issues that are important to them, and will often produce bespoke work for clients not available on the open market. Tim has been a full member of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals in the UK for over 30 years and was made a Fellow of the Institute in 2019. He holds the Irish Payroll Association’s Payroll Technician Certificate, and is a member of the Association.
When not training or writing, he also provides a range of specialist consultancy services to the industry, primarily focused on international payroll requirements. Recent projects include negotiations with the Irish Tax Authorities to forward a voluntary disclosure, Implementing a global payroll solution for a large US legal firm operating in 10 different jurisdictions, designing and implementing tax protection and equalisation schemes, performing health checks on Irish payroll software, performing a global review of payroll operations for a large US based client in 83 countries, and assisting a large charity to establish a shared services centre processing payrolls for 22 African countries in Nairobi.
The payroll health check process can be particularly useful for a client – a recent check generated a UK National Insurance refund of employer’s contributions totalling £130,000. Another client was able to negotiate a reduction in initial penalties levied in Ireland on a voluntary disclosure. A third has used the process to identify significant shortcomings in the processing of Norwegian taxes and related tax administration. He has contacts within the payroll industry around the world and likes nothing more than to talk “payroll” at global gatherings!
He runs a number of international payroll training courses, and is an enthusiastic and engaging tutor. He also runs training events on an in house basis to allow a company to focus on the international issues that are important to them, and will often produce bespoke work for clients not available on the open market. Tim has been a full member of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals in the UK for over 30 years and was made a Fellow of the Institute in 2019. He holds the Irish Payroll Association’s Payroll Technician Certificate, and is a member of the Association.
When not training or writing, he also provides a range of specialist consultancy services to the industry, primarily focused on international payroll requirements. Recent projects include negotiations with the Irish Tax Authorities to forward a voluntary disclosure, Implementing a global payroll solution for a large US legal firm operating in 10 different jurisdictions, designing and implementing tax protection and equalisation schemes, performing health checks on Irish payroll software, performing a global review of payroll operations for a large US based client in 83 countries, and assisting a large charity to establish a shared services centre processing payrolls for 22 African countries in Nairobi.
The payroll health check process can be particularly useful for a client – a recent check generated a UK National Insurance refund of employer’s contributions totalling £130,000. Another client was able to negotiate a reduction in initial penalties levied in Ireland on a voluntary disclosure. A third has used the process to identify significant shortcomings in the processing of Norwegian taxes and related tax administration. He has contacts within the payroll industry around the world and likes nothing more than to talk “payroll” at global gatherings!