The issue won't be resolved until such day that there is a law change either backing up HMRC view point or the viewpoint of the people that use this method.
I'd imagine Ant & Dec would be harder to tap as A) They have enough money for the best lawyers in the land, and B) they have a production company which makes content for ITV.
As Brekkie says, I'm surprised Lorraine hasn't wound up producing her own show.
I imagine ITV would be reluctant to allow their talent to produce their daytime lineup. The ITV daytime lineup apart from a handful of shows is in house productions.
It's pretty easy to find out if a presenter has a limited company since they have to register with Companies House. Googling Holly and Phil for example, both have limited companies although Holly is registered under her married name. Phil has one limited company named after Gordon the Gopher!
I'd imagine Ant & Dec would be harder to tap as A) They have enough money for the best lawyers in the land, and B) they have a production company which makes content for ITV.
As Brekkie says, I'm surprised Lorraine hasn't wound up producing her own show.
I imagine ITV would be reluctant to allow their talent to produce their daytime lineup. The ITV daytime lineup apart from a handful of shows is in house productions.
It's pretty easy to find out if a presenter has a limited company since they have to register with Companies House. Googling Holly and Phil for example, both have limited companies although Holly is registered under her married name. Phil has one limited company named after Gordon the Gopher!
Almost certainly - Peter Powell went from being a DJ to being an agent/manager I believe. I think he managed his ex-wife's career when they were married (Anthea Turner), and before.
I believe Peter Powell has been a very senior executive (Chairman?) of James Grant Management Group. (Who are a major talent operation) Don't they represent Phil and Holly ?
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I imagine that is the company that licensed the Gopher merchandise. Apparently Schofield owned the rights to the character - a mistake the BBC didn't make with Edd the Duck!
On a related note whilst everyone's getting distracted by Brexit yesterday BBC released the following statement...
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Update on HMRC discussions
The BBC is committed to resolving the historic tax issues in cases where presenters who have been engaged through personal service companies (PSCs) now find their tax employment status being questioned by HMRC.