Apr 30, 2012
A UK contractor who took advantage of a payroll scheme offered by Montpelier in the Isle of Man has lost his court case in which he was trying to have the retrospective element of BN66 classed as unlawful. The argument that this type of retrospective action was against human rights fell on deaf ears. Robert Huitson an IT contractor had been using the scheme offered by Montpelier for several years but received a tax bill after HMRC changed legislation in 2008. The landmark case was the very first time that a judge...
