New umbrella company - worried about tax avoidance

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I’m with a new umbrella company and just noticed that my payslip doesn’t reflect what I’m being paid into the bank account. Tax avoidance red flags.
I want to nip it in the bud but with a sensible way not going there with guns blazing.
I want to nip it in the bud but with a sensible way not going there with guns blazing.
I was wondering what recommendations people might have on how I can approach this?
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https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-your-payslip-if-you-work-through-an-umbrella-company?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_source=541d05f2-8a3f-49cf-ad82-cd6641433696&utm_content=daily
Really need to give a lot more detail about the numbers on the payslip and whats gone into your account. Presumably they are overpaying -v- the payslip? Is this just one payment or months of them?
Before the changes in IR35 and FSCA accreditation became a requirement for most large companies pushing contractors/temps via umbrellas any umbrella offering to save you taxes would be plastering it all over their website not keeping silent about it and just overdepositing into your account.
Sounds more like either you dont understand the payslip or someone in payroll has messed up.
Yes. They are overpaying me.
With my previous umbrella company, what was on my payslip reflected what I got in the account.
"Report them to HMRC" seems like rather an over-reaction as the first action.
What I'd do first is to simply ask them. Say that you have received the payslip and are unsure what all the data fields refer to, could they please explain?
There are many factors that can be confusing with UC payslips. For example, have you claimed any expenses such as allow
able business mileage? This might be shown separately on the payslip to the net salary, then the amount paid is the sum of both.
Failing that, could you share a redacted version of the payslip and which date field you expected to match the total pay to your account? It may be that there are others here that can spot the difference.
This is your first payment from a your new UC, so once you've double-checked your facts, go back and ask them to explain the difference. Avoid accusations or anything else at this stage - if it's a simple error, the less accusatory you are the better, in the interests of future harmonius relations.