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    Dear All,<br>
    <br>
    Could you let me know by 1st March if:<br>
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          style="font-size:11.0pt"><font size="2">.....</font> any
          arrangement in the past 12 months
          where :<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
    <font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span
          style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<font size="1" face="Times New
            Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            </span></font></span></span></font>we have made payments to
    <b><span style="font-weight:bold">&nbsp;current</span></b> employees via
    a limited
    company (e.g. payment to ABC Ltd for services rendered in addition
    to salary
    payment via the payroll)<o:p></o:p>
    <br>
    <font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span
          style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<font size="1" face="Times New
            Roman"><span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
            </span></font></span></span></font>we have made&nbsp; payments
    to&nbsp; <b><span style="font-weight:bold">former </span></b>employees
    via a
    limited company. <br>
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      Full message below.<br>
      <br>
      Thanks,<br>
      <br>
      Rob<br>
      <b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span
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            <br>
            From:</span></font></b>
      David Coyle <br>
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                              <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                              21 February 2013 15:58<br>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt">Colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt">Internal
                            Audit have recently carried out sample
                            testing of our financial records and
                            have highlighted a number of payments made
                            to limited companies where
                            &#8216;the company&#8217; appears to be a <span
                              style="background:yellow">former
                              member of University staff</span>. In some
                            instances, the individuals involved
                            have previously retired from the University
                            through ERVS/VERS.<o:p></o:p></span></font><font
                          size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt">There
                            may be valid reasons for this method of
                            payment, however,&nbsp; I do need to
                            look at the circumstances in each case to
                            determine whether we have correctly applied
                            tax and national insurance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt">I
                            am seeking your assistance <span
                              style="background:yellow">in identifying
                              individuals/companies
                              who might fall into this category (this
                              information is not captured explicitly
                              on our central systems). I am anticipating
                              that any such arrangement would be
                              known to you or to your Head of
                              Department/School or Faculty Manager.</span>
                            <o:p></o:p></span></font><font size="2"
                          face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font>
                      </p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt">I
                            would appreciate if you would advise of any
                            arrangement in the past 12 months
                            where :<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="msolistparagraph"
                        style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1
                        lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font size="2"
                          face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span
                              style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<font size="1"
                                face="Times New Roman"><span
                                  style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New
                                  Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                </span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]-->we
                        have made payments to <b><span
                            style="font-weight:bold">&nbsp;current</span></b>
                        employees via a limited
                        company (e.g. payment to ABC Ltd for services
                        rendered in addition to salary
                        payment via the payroll)<o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p class="msolistparagraph"
                        style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1
                        lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font size="2"
                          face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span
                              style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<font size="1"
                                face="Times New Roman"><span
                                  style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New
                                  Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                </span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]-->we
                        have made&nbsp; payments
                        to&nbsp; <b><span style="font-weight:bold">former </span></b>employees
                        via a
                        limited company. <o:p></o:p><font size="2"
                          face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:
                            11.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt">If
                            you are not aware of any individuals in this
                            category could &nbsp;you please
                            indicate <span style="background:aqua">a
                              nil return</span>. A response <span
                              style="background:aqua">by Friday 8 March</span>
                            would be very helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt">Happy
                            to discuss if that would be useful.<o:p></o:p></span></font><font
                          size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font><font
                          size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font>
                      </p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:11.0pt">David<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1"
                          color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF"
                            lang="EN-US">David Coyle</span></font><font
                          size="1" color="#3366ff"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#3366FF"
                            lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1"
                          color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF"
                            lang="EN-US">Chief Financial Officer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype
                            w:st="on"><font size="1" color="#3366ff"
                              face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;
                                font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF"
                                lang="EN-US">University</span></font></st1:placetype><font
                            size="1" color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span
                              style="font-size:9.0pt;
                              font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF"
                              lang="EN-US"> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Strathclyde</st1:placename></span></font></st1:place><font
                          size="1" color="#3366ff" face="Times New
                          Roman"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;;color:#3366FF" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address
                            w:st="on"><font size="1" color="#3366ff"
                              face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;
                                font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF"
                                lang="EN-US">16 Richmond Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:street><font
                          size="1" color="#3366ff"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#3366FF"
                            lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place
                            w:st="on"><font size="1" color="#3366ff"
                              face="Arial"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;
                                font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF"
                                lang="EN-US">Glasgow</span></font></st1:place></st1:city><font
                          size="1" color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;
                            font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF"
                            lang="EN-US"> G1 1XQ<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1"
                          color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF"
                            lang="EN-US">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1"
                          color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF"
                            lang="EN-US">Tel:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                            0141 548 2003<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1"
                          color="#3366ff" face="Arial"><span
                            style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF"
                            lang="EN-US">Fax:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                            0141 552 2462<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                          color="#3366ff" face="Calibri"><span
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                            lang="EN-US">Email:</span></font><span
                          lang="EN-US"> </span><a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="mailto:d.coyle@strath.ac.uk"><span
                            lang="EN-US">d.coyle@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span
                          lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                          New Roman"><span
                            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times
                            New Roman&quot;" lang="EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="Calibri"><span
                            style="font-size:
                            9.0pt" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                            style="font-size:
                            11.0pt" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span></font><img
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                            lang="EN-US">The <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>
                            of <st1:placename w:st="on">Strathclyde</st1:placename>
                            is&nbsp;a charitable body, registered in <st1:country-region
                              w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Scotland</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
                            number SC015263</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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                            style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>
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