- 1. Newly Self-Employed -The Basics Business Education &
Support Team |Mayl 2010|
2. How do I tell you that Ive started?
- You can register in three ways.
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- By phoning the Helpline for the Newly Self-Employed on08459 154
515.
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- By completing a form CWF1.
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- Online
atwww.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed/iwtregister-as-self-employed.htm
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- You must Register immediately!
3. What do I have to pay?
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- Class 2 National Insurance
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- Class 4 National Insurance
4. Class 2 National Insurance
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- Class 2 NICs is 2.40 per week
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- Paid by Quarterly Bill or Monthly Direct Debit
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- Small Earnings Exception is available if annual profits are
expected to be less than 5075
5. Class 4 NICs 2010/11
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- 8% on taxable profits between 5715 and 43875
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- 1% on taxable profits above 43875
- For Example: Profit 12,000
- Tax Due: 6,285 @ 8% = 502.80
6. Income Tax Rates
- Basic Rate 20% of taxable income up to 37,400
- Higher Rate 40% above 37,401
- Additional Rate 50% above 150,001
- For Example: Profit 12,000
- Less PersonalAllowance6,475
- Tax Due: 5,525 @ 20% = 1105.00
7. What exactly is a Tax Return?
- A Tax Return is a record of your total income from all
sources.For Example:
8. When will I get my Tax Return?
- 6 April 10 to 5 April 11 Date of Starting
- 6 April 2011 Tax Return or notice Issued
- 31 October 2011 Filing Date for Paper Returns
- 31 January 2012 Filing Date for Online Returns
9. Record keeping
- There are three steps to remember.
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- Keep your system up to date.
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- Retain your records for five years from the relevant statutory
filing date.
10. Day to Day Expenditure
- Telephone, postage and stationary
11. Registering for VAT
- You must register for VAT if
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- your turnover of taxable supplies reaches, or is likely to
reach the VAT registration threshold, currently 70,000.
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- you have taken over an existing business as a going concern
which is already registered
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- National Advice Service 0845 010 9000
12. |May 2010| 13. Further help and guidance
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- HMRC Website:www.hmrc.gov.uk
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- Workshops 0845 603 2691 orwww.hmrc.gov.uk/bst
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- Business Advice Open Days
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- Business Link:www.businesslink.gov.uk/taxhelp
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- Department for Business, Innovation and
Skills:www.bis.gov.uk(previously known as BERR and DTI)