- Guidelines focus on Employer Duties and VAT aspects of football agents’ fees and dual contract representation
- Split in agent fee must be based on commercial reality of contract negotiations
- Allocation of agent fee between player and club services impacts income tax, National Insurance contributions, and VAT liability
- Fees allocated to club or player incorrectly increase risk of HMRC Compliance Check
- Tables illustrate tax impact of agent’s fee paid directly by club and declared as club or player services
- Example assumes agent and club are VAT registered
- Correction of existing VAT return should follow error correction notice outlined in VAT Notice 700/45.
Source: gov.uk
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