I'm not sure if there are any issues, but if:
- I own a company
- I subcontract work to an individual who is a sole proprietor
- we have a suitable sub contract in place, specifying all the normal things like scope of work, renumeration etc.
- I pay from my business account
- she pays taxes etc.
- she 'delivers' the work as specified
- the renumeration is counted as a loss on my company accounts
- the sub contractor is somebody I am in a relationship with (not the wife!)
- she sends invoices according to work completed
Are there any issues I need to be worried about? What documents need to be in order in case of an audit? Is it better if she sets up a separate business bank account and registers a sole proprietor company?
On the face of it, there is nothing to worry about, but maybe I am missing something? What if the work is something she is under qualified to perform?
Don't ask me WHY I may want to do this. It is nowhere near P4P or anything similar.