Re: FN-FORUM: inland revenue and NI contributions help please!

date posted 1st March 2006 23:28

Thank you for the info, not sure i understand the tone behind the the =20=

first answer as i m not complaining about getting jobs and i am =20
wanting to do jobs but i do not actively look for them so there is no =20=

harm in me wanting to do the ones that do come up just because other =20
people are self employed full time. What i am questioning is, does it =20=

make me self employed by doing a few jobs that come up?

I think your statement of "Really in business" suggests that i do an =20
inferior job and should give the jobs i get to other people. I get =20
asked to do stuff purely on my talent within my day job as sole =20
Creative designer for a large software consultancy services firm =20
where i do the work of at least three people who would normally work =20
as a team, so forgive me if i do not feel like making my spare time =20
in to what you refer to as a "Real business".

If i have got the tone of your first answer wrong then i apologise =20
for my tone in this email.

Thanks,
Neil



On 1 Mar 2006, at 23:41, Lists wrote:

>
> Q1. Why do i need to be self employed when i only do a few jobs a
> year if some one asks me too and i do not actively look for jobs?
>
> Because that's the law in this country - everyone has to pay the =20
> "right
> amount of tax". Just don't ask for payment if you want to help =20
> others and
> you'll be fine. There are people who are REALLY in business who =20
> could do the
> work - you could refer other people to them.
>
> Q2. If I have a certificate of small earnings should i be making a
> voluntary contribution of NI class 2?
>
> No point. It won't get you anything and you'll get benefits etc =20
> because of
> your day job.
>
> Q3. Is anyone els having this problem?
>
> Surely there is an easier way of doing a few jobs a year as i pay NI
> in my full time employment already so all i want to do is pay the tax
> i owe on the few jobs i do?
>
> No. The only other way to do it is to get taken on by another =20
> employer (or
> your client) and get them to include you on their PAYE scheme. Or just
> volunteer to do the work as a favour - you'll probably receive a =20
> few pints.
>
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neil Kay-Jones" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 11:24 PM
> Subject: FN-FORUM: inland revenue and NI contributions help please!
>
>
>
> Some how i have managed to get myself in a right pickle!
>
> First i registered late so i got a fine for =A391.50 then because i =
was
> told to register as self employed even though i am also fully
> employed by a company in the day time i now have to pay NI class 2
> contributions but my earnings are small so they have granted me a
> small earning certificate. There is a 4 month period before the start
> date of the certificate for which they would like payment of class 2
> contributions. In my last letter they have stated i do not need to
> pay for this as they can see i have small earning but in the same
> sentence say my benefits and entitlements will be affected such as my
> pension. In the same letter they have said that i may be entitled to
> a refund that is =A391.50, the same as the fine they gave me in the
> first place so i imagine they are refunding that to me due to small
> earning certificate but i am in no way sure of that.
>
> Q1. Why do i need to be self employed when i only do a few jobs a
> year if some one asks me too and i do not actively look for jobs?
>
> Q2. If i have a certificate of small earnings should i be making a
> voluntary contribution of NI class 2?
> Q3. Is anyone els having this problem?
>
> Surely there is an easier way of doing a few jobs a year as i pay NI
> in my full time employment already so all i want to do is pay the tax
> i owe on the few jobs i do?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil
>
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