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Queen's Speech 2014: National Insurance Bill

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    Queen's Speech 2014: National Insurance Bill

    "In respect of national insurance contributions, legislation will be brought forward to tackle avoidance and to simplify their collection from the self-employed."

    Not sure I like the sound of that...

    #2
    I suspect we should get used to hearing more of it.

    Avoidance really is the buzzword ain't it! No reason as far as I can see that our new tickling stick 'APN' can't be deployed in similar fashion.

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      #3
      I think this is just the stuff in the Finance Bill (carried over from the last session) surrounding false self-employment, nothing new.

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        #4
        Originally posted by matzie View Post
        "In respect of national insurance contributions, legislation will be brought forward to tackle avoidance and to simplify their collection from the self-employed."

        Not sure I like the sound of that...
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          #5
          Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
          Are you self-employed?
          From an employment law perspective he probably is. I don't know which perspective HMRC would choose to use when they come looking for more cash.

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            #6
            It's here

            https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...peech-2014.pdf

            Please refer to Page 20 - 22

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              #7
              Originally posted by SpontaneousOrder View Post
              From an employment law perspective he probably is. I don't know which perspective HMRC would choose to use when they come looking for more cash.
              From a national insurance perspective, there is a BIG difference between being self employed and working for a company that you own.
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                #8
                Sure, I'm an employee of MyCo so not self-employed in that sense. But I'd be very surprised if whatever this turns out to mean only applies to schedule-d-style self-employed persons...

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                  #9
                  This more than likely refers to both the new self-employment anti-abuse rules targeted at agencies and the move to being able to pay your Class 2 NIC each year through your SA rather than via monthly direct debit.

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                    #10
                    ...

                    Don't forget they snuck in the enabling legislation for IR35 hidden inside the welfare reform bill....never judge a book....

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