Hi, this is my first post on here so hopefully someone can help me.
I run a landscaping business with 99% of my working being on residential properties.
I have pulled in other self employed landscapers from time to time to help when I need them so it maybe for a day or up to 2-3 weeks. Recently I brought a guy in who has a property maintenance company to carry out some clearing and fencing work whilst I were on another site. Over say 8 weeks he worked around 2-3 weeks a few data here and there for me in between his own projects. When it came to invoicing me his invoices were very basic and I asked for his UTR number just to verify he was a sole trader trading as his company name. It’s now been several weeks and still no UTR number. Am I right I thinking that if I were to be investigated and his invoice comes back as a fake invoice am I therefor liable for the tax?
I have held back a small amount of approx 25% until I have his UTR number.
Firstly am I right in doing this? Secondly should I have deducted his tax before paying him?
Thanks
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