Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

6 The following section shall be inserted after section 16—

“16A Agency workers

(1) Where—

(a) any services which an individual renders or is under an obligation to render under a contract are treated under section 134(1) of the principal Act as the duties of an office or employment held by him; or

(b) any remuneration receivable under or in consequence of arrangements to which subsection (6) of that section applies is treated under that subsection as emoluments of an office or employment held by an individual,

section 15 above shall apply as if that individual were employed—

(i) in a case within paragraph (a) above, by the persons or each of the persons from whom he receives any remuneration under or in consequence of the contract; and

(ii) in a case within paragraph (b) above, by the other party to the arrangements,

and section 16 above shall not apply to any payments made to that individual under or in consequence of that contract or those arrangements.

(2) In subsection (1) above “remuneration”, in relation to an individual, does not include anything in respect of which he would not have been chargeable to tax under Schedule E if it had been receivable in connection with an office or employment held by him but, subject to that, includes every form of payment and all perquisites, benefits and profits whatsoever.”