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The Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014

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Publication 2014-12-04
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Made: 4th December 2014

Coming into force: 5th December 2014

The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4AA and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , 4AA and 171(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and, as it appears to the Treasury to be expedient for these Regulations to have retrospective effect in consequence of retrospective tax provisions, namely sections 863A to 863G of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 , by section 4B of those Acts.

Accordingly, the Treasury, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Department for Social Development in so far as required, make the following Regulations:

A draft of this instrument has been laid before each House of Parliament in accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and section 172(11A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and approved by resolution of each House.

Citation, commencement, effect and extent

1

  • (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014.
  • (2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made, and have effect for the tax year 2014–15 and subsequent tax years.
  • (2A) Regulations 2A, 2B and 2C have effect for the tax year 2015-16 and subsequent tax years.
  • (3) Regulations 2B, 3 and 6 extend only to England and Wales and to Scotland and regulations 2C, 4 and 7 extend only to Northern Ireland.

Interpretation

2

In these Regulations—

  • “employment income” has the meaning given by section 7 of ITEPA 2003 ;
  • “ITTOIA 2005” means the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005;
  • “LLP” means limited liability partnership;
  • “SSCBA 1992” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; and
  • “SSCB(NI)A 1992” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.

Salaried Members of LLPs: Great Britain

3

  • (1) This regulation applies where—
  • (a) for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts an individual is treated by section 863A of ITTOIA 2005 (limited liability partnerships: salaried members) as being employed by an LLP under a contract of service, including where that is the case by virtue of section 863G of ITTOIA 2005 (anti-avoidance), (“the deemed tax employment”); and
  • (b) if the services performed, or to be performed, by the individual as a member of the LLP in the relevant period (as defined in section 863B(3) of ITTOIA 2005) were actually performed (or to be performed) under a contract of service with the LLP, the employment under that contract of service would be employment in Great Britain.
  • (2) For the purposes of SSCBA 1992—
  • (a) the individual (“the Salaried Member”) is to be treated as employed in employed earner's employment by the LLP (being the deemed tax employment);
  • (b) any amount treated by virtue of section 863A or 863G(4) of ITTOIA 2005 as employment income from the deemed tax employment, other than employment income under Chapters 2 to 11 of Part 3 of ITEPA 2003 (the benefits code), is to be treated as an amount of earnings paid to or for the benefit of the Salaried Member in respect of the Salaried Member's employed earner's employment with the LLP;
  • (c) the secondary contributor in relation to those earnings is the LLP; and
  • (d) in the case of an amount of earnings which is an amount of employment income by virtue of section 863G(4) of ITTOIA 2005, the earnings are to be treated as being paid by the LLP to the Salaried Member when the amount mentioned in section 863G(2)(d) of that Act arises.
  • (3) The reference in paragraph (1)(b) to services performed (or to be performed) by the individual as a member of the LLP includes services personally performed by the individual for the LLP under arrangements by virtue of which section 863G(4) of ITTOIA 2005 applies.
  • (4) The definitions of “employer” and “employee” in—
  • (a) section 163 (interpretation of Part 11 and supplementary provisions) ;
  • (b) section 171 (interpretation of Part 12 and supplementary provisions) ;
  • (c) section 171ZJ (Part 12ZA: supplementary) ; and
  • (d) section 171ZS (Part 12ZB: supplementary)

of the SSCBA 1992 have effect as if the Salaried Member were gainfully employed in Great Britain by the LLP under a contract of service with the earnings mentioned in paragraph (2)(b).

Salaried Members of LLPs: Northern Ireland

4

  • (1) This regulation applies where—
  • (a) for the purposes of the Income Tax Acts an individual is treated by section 863A of ITTOIA 2005 (limited liability partnerships: salaried members) as being employed by an LLP under a contract of service, including where that is the case by virtue of section 863G of ITTOIA 2005 (anti-avoidance), (“the deemed tax employment”); and
  • (b) if the services performed, or to be performed, by the individual as a member of the LLP in the relevant period (as defined in section 863B(3) of ITTOIA 2005) were actually performed (or to be performed) under a contract of service, the employment under that contract of service would be employment in Northern Ireland.
  • (2) For the purposes of SSCB(NI)A 1992—
  • (a) the individual (“the Salaried Member”) is to be treated as employed in employed earner's employment by the LLP (being the deemed tax employment);
  • (b) any amount treated as employment income by virtue of section 863A or section 863G(4) of ITTOIA 2005 as employment income from the deemed tax employment, other than employment income under Chapters 2 to 11 of Part 3 of ITEPA 2003 (the benefits code), is to be treated as an amount of earnings paid to or for the benefit of the Salaried Member in respect of the Salaried Member's employed earner's employment with the LLP;
  • (c) the secondary contributor in relation to those earnings is the LLP; and
  • (d) in the case of an amount of earnings which is an amount of employment income by virtue of section 863G(4) of ITTOIA 2005, the earnings are to be treated as being paid by the LLP to the Salaried Member when the amount mentioned in section 863G(2)(d) of that Act arises.
  • (3) The reference in paragraph (1)(b) to services performed by the individual as a member of the LLP includes services personally performed by the individual for the LLP under arrangements by virtue of which section 863G(4) of ITTOIA 2005 applies.
  • (4) The definitions of “employer” and “employee” in—
  • (a) section 159 (interpretation of Part 11 and supplementary provisions) ;
  • (b) section 167 (interpretation of Part 12, etc.) ;
  • (c) section 167ZJ (Part 12ZA: supplementary) ; and
  • (d) section 167ZS (Part 12ZB: supplementary)

of SSCB(NI)A 1992 have effect as if the Salaried Member were gainfully employed in Northern Ireland by the LLP under a contract of service with the earnings mentioned in sub- paragraph (2)(b).

Consequential amendment to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

5

  • (1) The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 are amended as follows.
  • (2) After regulation 40 (prescribed general earnings in respect of which Class 1A contributions not payable) insert—

(40A) Class 1A contributions shall not be payable in respect of a benefit in kind provided by an employer to an employed earner which represents an amount on which Class 1 or Class 1A contributions are payable by a limited liability partnership in respect of that earner by virtue of regulation 3 or 4 of the Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014 .

  • (3) In Part 10 of Schedule 3 after paragraph 24 insert—

(25) A payment made by an employer to an employed earner which represents an amount on which Class 1 or Class 1A contributions are payable by a limited liability partnership in respect of that earner by virtue of regulation 3 or 4 of the Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014.

Consequential amendments to the Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) Regulations 2000

6

  • (1) The Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) Regulations 2000 are amended as follows.
  • (2) In regulation 7(1) (worker's attributable earnings - calculation)—
  • (a) in “Step One” after “arrangements” insert “ but excluding amounts on which Class 1 or Class 1A contributions are payable by virtue of regulation 3 or 4 of the Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014 ”; and
  • (b) in“Step Seven”in sub-paragraph (a) after “Three” insert “ and payments within paragraph 25 of Part 10 of Schedule 3 to the Contributions Regulations ” .

Consequential amendments to the Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000

7

  • (1) The Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000 are amended as follows.
  • (2) In regulation 7(1) (worker's attributable earnings - calculation)—
  • (a) in “Step One” after “arrangements” insert “ but excluding amounts on which Class 1 or Class 1A contributions are payable by virtue of regulation 3 or 4 of the Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014 ”; and
  • (b) in “Step Seven”in sub-paragraph (a) after “Three” insert “ and payments within paragraph 25 of Part 10 of Schedule 3 to the Contributions Regulations ” .

Signed

David Evennett — Alun Cairns — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury — 2014-12-04

The Secretary of State concurs.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Steve Webb — Minister of State — 2014-12-04

The Department for Social Development concurs.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 1st December 2014

Anne McCleary — A senior officer of the — Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1992 c. 4 (SSCBA 1992). Section 4AA was inserted by section 14(2) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014 (c. 7) (NICA 2014). Section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c. 2) (SSC(ToF)A 1999).

[^f00002]: 1992 c. 7 (SSCB(NI)A 1992). Section 4AA was inserted by section 14(6) of NICA 2014.

[^f00003]: 2005 c.5. Sections 863A to 863G were inserted by Part 1 of Schedule 17 to the Finance Act 2014 (c.26).

[^f00004]: Section 4B was inserted into SSCBA 1992 by section 1(1) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2006 (c. 10) (NICA 2006) and amended by section 14(3) of NICA 2014. Section 4B was inserted into SSCB(NI)A 1992 by section 2(1) of NICA 2006 and amended by section 14(7) of NICA 2014.

[^f00005]: The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under SSCB(NI)A 1992 were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 6 to S.R. 1999 No. 481.

[^f00006]: Section 176(1)(a) has been amended by section 1(2) of NICA 2006.

[^f00007]: Section 172(11A) was inserted by paragraph 29(5) of Schedule 3 to S.I. 1999/671 and has been amended by sections 2(2)(a) of NICA 2006.

[^f00008]: 2003 c. 1. “ITEPA 2003” is defined in section 122 of SSCBA 1992 and section 121 of SSCB(NI)A 1992 as the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003. Section 7 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 17 of Schedule 22 to the Finance Act 2003, paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Finance Act 2007 and paragraphs 2 and 5 of Schedule 2 to the Finance Act 2011.

[^f00009]: “secondary contributor” is defined in section 7 of SSCBA 1992.

[^f00010]: Section 163 was amended by paragraphs 169 and 181 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/1031.

[^f00011]: Section 171 was amended by paragraphs 169 and 182 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003, paragraphs 8 and 10(1) and (2) of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/1031, paragraphs 15(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to SSC(ToF)A 1999 and paragraph 43 of Schedule 4 to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11) (CRCA 2005).

[^f00012]: Section 171ZJ was inserted by section 2 of EA 2002 and amended by paragraphs 169 and 183 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/1031.

[^f00013]: Section 171ZS was inserted by section 2 of EA 2002 and amended by paragraphs 169 and 184 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003 and paragraph 12 of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/1031.

[^f00014]: “secondary contributor” is defined by section 7 of SSCB(NI)A 1992.

[^f00015]: Section 159 was amended by paragraphs 190 and 202 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003 and paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 7 to S.R. 2006 No. 261.

[^f00016]: Section 167 was amended by paragraph 56 of Schedule 6 to S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 1999/671, paragraphs 190 and 203 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003, paragraph 48 of Schedule 4 to CRCA 2005 and paragraph 1(3)(b) of Schedule 7 to S.R 2006 No. 261.

[^f00017]: Section 167ZJ was inserted by article 5 of 2002/2836 (N.I. 2) and amended by paragraph 1(5)(a) and (b) of Schedule 7 to S.R. 2006 No. 261.

[^f00018]: Section 167ZS was inserted by article 6 of 2002/2836 (N.I. 2) and amended by paragraph 1(7)(a) of Schedule 7 to S.R. 2006 No. 261.

[^f00019]: S.I. 2001/1004. There are amendments but none are relevant.

[^f00020]: S.I. 2014/3159

[^f00021]: S.I. 2000/727. Regulation 7(1) was amended by regulation 4 of S.I. 2002/703, regulation 6 of S.I. 2003/2079, regulation 35(1) and (6) of S.I. 2004/770 and regulation 6 of S.I. 2005/3131.

[^f00022]: S.I. 2014/3159

[^f00023]: Paragraph 25 was inserted into S.I. 2001/1004 by regulation 5(3) of S.I. 2014/3159

[^f00024]: “the Contributions Regulations” are defined in regulation 2(1) of S.I. 2000/727.

[^f00025]: S.I. 2000/728. Regulation 7(1) was amended by regulation 4 of S.I. 2002/705, regulation 6 of S.I. 2003/2080, regulation 35(1) and (6) of S.I. 2004/770 and regulation 6 of S.I. 2005/3132.

[^f00026]: S.I. 2014/3159

[^f00027]: Paragraph 25 was inserted into S.I. 2001/1004 by regulation 5(3) of S.I. 2014/3159

[^f00028]: “the Contributions Regulations” are defined in regulation 2(1) of S.I. 2000/728.

Editorial notes

[^c2227911]: 1992 c. 4 (SSCBA 1992). Section 4AA was inserted by section 14(2) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2014 (c. 7) (NICA 2014). Section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c. 2) (SSC(ToF)A 1999).

[^c2227912]: 1992 c. 7 (SSCB(NI)A 1992). Section 4AA was inserted by section 14(6) of NICA 2014.

[^c2227913]: 2005 c.5. Sections 863A to 863G were inserted by Part 1 of Schedule 17 to the Finance Act 2014 (c.26).

[^c2227914]: Section 4B was inserted into SSCBA 1992 by section 1(1) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2006 (c. 10) (NICA 2006) and amended by section 14(3) of NICA 2014. Section 4B was inserted into SSCB(NI)A 1992 by section 2(1) of NICA 2006 and amended by section 14(7) of NICA 2014.

[^c2227915]: The functions of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under SSCB(NI)A 1992 were transferred to the Department for Social Development by Article 8(b) of, and Part 2 of Schedule 6 to S.R. 1999 No. 481.

[^c2227916]: Section 176(1)(a) has been amended by section 1(2) of NICA 2006.

[^c2227917]: Section 172(11A) was inserted by paragraph 29(5) of Schedule 3 to S.I. 1999/671 and has been amended by sections 2(2)(a) of NICA 2006.

[^c2227918]: 2003 c. 1. “ITEPA 2003” is defined in section 122 of SSCBA 1992 and section 121 of SSCB(NI)A 1992 as the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003. Section 7 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 17 of Schedule 22 to the Finance Act 2003, paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Finance Act 2007 and paragraphs 2 and 5 of Schedule 2 to the Finance Act 2011.

[^c2227919]: “secondary contributor” is defined in section 7 of SSCBA 1992.

[^c2227920]: Section 163 was amended by paragraphs 169 and 181 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/1031.

[^c2227921]: Section 171 was amended by paragraphs 169 and 182 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003, paragraphs 8 and 10(1) and (2) of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/1031, paragraphs 15(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 to SSC(ToF)A 1999 and paragraph 43 of Schedule 4 to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11) (CRCA 2005).

[^c2227922]: Section 171ZJ was inserted by section 2 of EA 2002 and amended by paragraphs 169 and 183 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/1031.

[^c2227923]: Section 171ZS was inserted by section 2 of EA 2002 and amended by paragraphs 169 and 184 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003 and paragraph 12 of Schedule 8 to S.I. 2006/1031.

[^c2227924]: “secondary contributor” is defined by section 7 of SSCB(NI)A 1992.

[^c2227925]: Section 159 was amended by paragraphs 190 and 202 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003 and paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 7 to S.R. 2006 No. 261.

[^c2227926]: Section 167 was amended by paragraph 56 of Schedule 6 to S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10), paragraph 17(2) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 1999/671, paragraphs 190 and 203 of Schedule 6 to ITEPA 2003, paragraph 48 of Schedule 4 to CRCA 2005 and paragraph 1(3)(b) of Schedule 7 to S.R 2006 No. 261.

[^c2227927]: Section 167ZJ was inserted by article 5 of 2002/2836 (N.I. 2) and amended by paragraph 1(5)(a) and (b) of Schedule 7 to S.R. 2006 No. 261.

[^c2227928]: Section 167ZS was inserted by article 6 of 2002/2836 (N.I. 2) and amended by paragraph 1(7)(a) of Schedule 7 to S.R. 2006 No. 261.

[^c2227929]: S.I. 2001/1004. There are amendments but none are relevant.

[^c2227930]: S.I. 2014/3159

[^c2227931]: S.I. 2000/727. Regulation 7(1) was amended by regulation 4 of S.I. 2002/703, regulation 6 of S.I. 2003/2079, regulation 35(1) and (6) of S.I. 2004/770 and regulation 6 of S.I. 2005/3131.

[^c2227932]: S.I. 2014/3159

[^c2227933]: Paragraph 25 was inserted into S.I. 2001/1004 by regulation 5(3) of S.I. 2014/3159

[^c2227934]: “the Contributions Regulations” are defined in regulation 2(1) of S.I. 2000/727.

[^c2227935]: S.I. 2000/728. Regulation 7(1) was amended by regulation 4 of S.I. 2002/705, regulation 6 of S.I. 2003/2080, regulation 35(1) and (6) of S.I. 2004/770 and regulation 6 of S.I. 2005/3132.

[^c2227936]: S.I. 2014/3159

[^c2227937]: Paragraph 25 was inserted into S.I. 2001/1004 by regulation 5(3) of S.I. 2014/3159

[^c2227938]: “the Contributions Regulations” are defined in regulation 2(1) of S.I. 2000/728.

[^key-4e026575a095baf5f9e70097819e2fbc]: Regs. 2A-2C inserted (6.4.2015) by The Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/607), regs. 1, 4

[^key-85b79f0e73a267b947d2bfd9e072d88d]: Reg. 1(2A) inserted (6.4.2015) by The Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/607), regs. 1, 3(a)

[^key-f77366748fc1e48db5761e5f5c65a308]: Word in reg. 1(3) inserted (6.4.2015) by The Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/607), regs. 1, 3(b)(i)

[^key-e5bea71e589f7e0c3baa7ae8e5f7c510]: Word in reg. 1(3) inserted (6.4.2015) by The Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/607), regs. 1, 3(b)(ii)

Members of LLPs: employment

2A

  • (1) The modification in paragraph (2) applies to—
  • (a) Part 1 and so much of Part 6 of SSCBA 1992 as relates to contributions, and
  • (b) Part 1 and so much of Part 6 of SSCB(NI)A 1992 as relates to contributions.
  • (2) The modification is that “employment” includes membership of an LLP which carries on a trade, profession or business with a view to profit.

Members of LLPs: Great Britain

2B

A person in employment in Great Britain as a member of an LLP which carries on a trade, profession or business with a view to profit is, unless regulation 3 applies, to be treated as a self-employed earner for the purposes of SSCBA 1992.

Members of LLPs: Northern Ireland

2C

A person in employment in Northern Ireland as a member of an LLP which carries on a trade, profession or business with a view to profit is, unless regulation 4 applies, to be treated as a self-employed earner for the purposes of SSCB(NI)A 1992.

Salaried Members of LLPs: Great Britain

Salaried Members of LLPs: Northern Ireland

Consequential amendment to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

Consequential amendments to the Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) Regulations 2000

Consequential amendments to the Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000

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