The Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/3159
• Sections: 10

Section 1 Citation, commencement, effect and extent

(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.

Section 2 Interpretation

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.

Section 2A Members of LLPs: employment

(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.

Section 2B Members of LLPs: Great Britain

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.

Section 2C Members of LLPs: Northern Ireland

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.

Section 3 Salaried Members of LLPs: Great Britain

(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).

Section 4 Salaried Members of LLPs: Northern Ireland

(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).

Section 5 Consequential amendment to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

(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—

Exception from liability to pay Class 1A contributions in respect of an amount representing an amount on which Class 1 or Class 1A contributions have already been paid pursuant to the Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014

(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—

Payments on which Class 1 or Class 1A contributions have been paid pursuant to the Social Security Contributions (Limited Liability Partnership) Regulations 2014

(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.

Section 6 Consequential amendments to the Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) Regulations 2000

(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 ” .

Section 7 Consequential amendments to the Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000

(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 ” .