Contractors’ Questions: Does the Brexit deal affect providing services from the UK to an EU firm?
More pressing for me ahead of a new contract, what if I use a UK limited company to provide IT services to an EU-based client, but I remain based in the UK and work remotely, with only occasional visits to the client?
Expert’s Answer: Let’s tackle your first question first.
Despite a Brexit agreement now being signed off by both the UK and the EU, very little practical information can be added to the Contractor UK piece you have linked to.
Since the deal, we have received many questions on how the VAT rules will change when a UK company like yours, invoices an EU company for services post-December 31st 2020.
As the year draws to a close, so will Brexit negotiations – leaving Britons to get used to a host of new rules from 1 January 2021.
One of the most drastic changes for holidaymakers is the removal of the European Health Insurance Card, which currently gives travellers the right to access state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in another EU country.
Whilst the Government does not collect data on how many times a person uses their EHIC abroad, there were almost 27million valid UK EHICs in circulation as of 31 December 2019. This suggests there will be a massive gap in health cover come January.
Healthcare for EU citizens living in or moving to the UK from 1 January 2021 gov.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gov.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.