OUR SERVICE OFFERING
Employer Solutions
People are at the heart of every successful business. Managing, motivating and rewarding employees is key, but it also brings increasing layers of tax complexity and compliance risk. Our Employer Solutions team help businesses navigate these challenges.
Our Employer Solutions Tax Advisory Approach
We ensure companies remain compliant, efficient and confident in how they manage their workforce. Whether you are dealing with HMRC compliance checks, structuring employee rewards, managing global mobility or addressing payroll and contractor status, we provide practical, specialist advice that delivers clarity, confidence and peace of mind.
We take the stress out of dealing with HMRC and complex employment tax rules. The following process is designed to protect your business while achieving the best possible outcome:
Understand your position – We start by identifying the issue, whether it’s a compliance check, a due diligence finding, or a broader need for employer support.
Assess and strategise – We clarify what’s gone wrong (if anything), evaluate risks, and design a clear plan to resolve or optimise the situation.
Engage with HMRC – Acting as your intermediary, we handle communications, narrow the scope of enquiries, and ensure HMRC acts proportionately and fairly.
Implement and protect – We manage disclosures, negotiate settlements, and put safeguards in place to prevent future exposure.
Ongoing advice – For many clients, we provide retained advisory support, offering expert guidance on employment tax, IR35, benefits, and CIS compliance as your business evolves.
Clients often come to us unsure of what’s possible. We provide reassurance, clarity, and a clear plan of action, ensuring they remain compliant, avoid unnecessary costs, and focus on running their business.
Our Service Offering
We advise on:
Share Schemes
Share incentive schemes are powerful tools for aligning the interests of employees and shareholders. They can help attract, motivate and retain talent, while offering significant tax advantages.
We design and implement tax-efficient share schemes that meet your commercial goals and comply with HMRC requirements. Our comprehensive service includes scheme design, valuation and preparation of all supporting documentation. We advise on a full range of arrangements including EMI, CSOP, nil-paid, and growth share schemes.
Employment Status, Off-Payroll Working (IR35) and Intermediaries’ Legislation
Employment status remains one of the most complex and high-risk areas of employment tax. Our specialists help businesses understand their obligations, structure contractor engagements correctly and reduce compliance exposure, all whilst achieving commercial flexibility.
If HMRC challenges a contractor’s employment status, we act as your representative and manage the enquiry process from start to finish, ensuring fair treatment and minimal disruption.
Global Mobility
For businesses operating internationally, the tax implications of moving employees across borders can be complex. We support employers in managing all employment tax and national insurance obligations for internationally mobile staff, whether inbound or outbound. Our goal is to ensure that both employer and employee understand their responsibilities and remain compliant across jurisdictions.
National Minimum Wage (NMW)
NMW compliance is an area of intense HMRC scrutiny, with penalties of up to 200% for underpayment. We help employers prepare for, or respond to, HMRC checks and can conduct proactive audits to ensure your systems and pay structures are compliant.
Our experience extends across all sectors from construction to healthcare to hospitality to agriculture.
Employee Benefits in Kind
Benefits in kind are a key focus area for HMRC compliance checks. We help employers identify, report and manage these benefits correctly to avoid penalties.
Our proactive compliance reviews highlight opportunities for tax efficiency and ensure all benefits are treated appropriately.
The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)
CIS compliance is notoriously complex, and penalties for errors can be severe. We provide expert guidance on contractor and subcontractor obligations, gross payment status applications, and HMRC compliance checks.
Obtaining or maintaining gross payment status can have a major impact on cashflow. We help clients navigate HMRC’s requirements to achieve or retain this valuable status and avoid unnecessary withholding tax.
Voluntary Disclosures and HMRC Investigations
Many clients come to us after issues are uncovered through due diligence or internal review. We specialise in making voluntary disclosures to HMRC, helping businesses correct past errors and avoid punitive penalties.
Why Choose Us
- Specialist Expertise: Employment tax is highly technical. We deal daily with areas like CIS, IR35, and NMW that most accountants rarely encounter.
- Proven HMRC Relationships: Our deep experience with voluntary disclosures means HMRC trusts our work — leading to faster, fairer outcomes and often no penalties.
- Niche Knowledge: We offer expertise in specialist areas such as the Construction Industry Scheme, National Minimum Wage, and Global Mobility, where few other firms operate confidently.
- Practical Results: We’ve helped clients reduce HMRC liabilities from millions to thousands — and many to zero.
- Peace of Mind: Whether it’s resolving compliance issues or providing ongoing advice, clients value knowing they have experts handling their tax responsibilities.
- Collaborative Approach: We work closely with solicitors, accountants, and corporate advisers to deliver integrated support — helping clients avoid risk across all aspects of employment and tax.
Frequently Asked Questions:
When should a business seek Employer Solutions tax advice?
Employer tax advice is most valuable before issues arise, particularly when engaging contractors, implementing share schemes, expanding internationally, or changing pay and benefit structures. However, many clients approach us following an HMRC enquiry, due diligence finding, or internal review. We are experienced in supporting businesses both proactively and reactively at any stage.
Can you represent us in dealings with HMRC?
Yes. We regularly act as the primary point of contact with HMRC, managing enquiries, compliance checks and investigations on our clients’ behalf. This includes IR35 challenges, National Minimum Wage reviews, CIS audits and voluntary disclosures. Our role is to protect your position, limit disruption and secure proportionate and fair outcomes.
How can share schemes benefit both employers and employees?
Well-designed share schemes align employee incentives with business growth while offering significant tax efficiencies. We advise on and implement a full range of HMRC-approved and unapproved arrangements, including EMI and growth share schemes, to ensure they meet your commercial objectives and comply fully with HMRC requirements.
What support do you offer for contractor status and IR35 risk?
Employment status is a high-risk area with significant financial exposure if managed incorrectly. We help businesses assess and structure contractor engagements, implement compliant processes and reduce IR35 risk. If HMRC challenges a contractor’s status, we manage the enquiry end-to-end and represent your interests throughout.
Do you support businesses with international employees and complex workforces?
Yes. We advise employers with internationally mobile employees, as well as those operating in high-risk compliance areas such as CIS, National Minimum Wage and benefits in kind. Our specialist knowledge ensures obligations are met across jurisdictions and sectors, while identifying opportunities to manage cost and risk effectively.
What else do we offer?
If you require support with personal tax matters, including Inheritance Tax, residency planning and family taxes, visit our Family and Wealth page. Or go to our Transactions page for buy-side or sell-side tax support with a company sale or purchase.
Contact Us
If you require support with any aspect of your VAT position, reach out to a member of our team for an initial conversation to explore how we can support your business.
