USA Employed But UK Employee

Money_Wasting_Expert

I was wondering if anyone could help that has a similar situation to myself..

I will be working full-time remotely for a USA company, although I am a UK citizen.

(I have no address in the USA and don't have a SSN.)

My problem is.. they want to add me to their payroll but unfortunately are unable to due to me living in the UK. What other options do I have in order to get paid e.g. self-employed / contractor etc, as I'll need a contract from the company still due to needing it for a mortgage to show financial stability?

Any advice or tips welcome. 😊

Thank you!

DullGreyGuy

Self employed contractor or operating via your own ltd are the obvious two options depending on if your situation and monies lends itself more to one or the other. As the former the US company may still need to do a W8-BEN and they run "misclassification" risk, kind of like the UK IR35.

Alternatively they could hire you through an EOR, kind of the US equivalent of an umbrella company but the fees for them are relatively high. 

Personally, have always engaged via my LTD with US clients.

Marcon

Money_Wasting_Expert said:

I was wondering if anyone could help that has a similar situation to myself..

I will be working full-time remotely for a USA company, although I am a UK citizen.

(I have no address in the USA and don't have a SSN.)

My problem is.. they want to add me to their payroll but unfortunately are unable to due to me living in the UK. What other options do I have in order to get paid e.g. self-employed / contractor etc, as I'll need a contract from the company still due to needing it for a mortgage to show financial stability?

Any advice or tips welcome. 😊

Thank you!

Limited company is a better bet than self employed - should save any arguments with HMRC.

Make sure the contract is between the American company and your limited company, NOT with you personally.

MeteredOut

Ltd company is also better from a protection perspective. Not sure what kind of work you do, and its probably unlikely, but you don't want to be held liable personally if any work you do causes losses and someone starts litigation. Ensure your company insurances covers the US - your company will undoubtedly have pay more for this and you may have to go via a broker.

You say you've already been working for them. On what legal basis? How have you been getting paid? Any withholding of funds to date?

I'd personally not risk working on a self-employed basis for a US company given the impact if something goes wrong, even though very unlikely.

penners324

There are plenty of online payroll companies they can use. Or use an Employer of Record service 

LinLui

With respect, US companies employ people in other countries all the time. You might want to consider why they can't.