{"id":219772,"date":"2017-03-03T19:03:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T19:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2023-02-20T09:27:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T09:27:18","slug":"guide-freelancers-informing-hmrc-self-employed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/guide-freelancers-informing-hmrc-self-employed\/","title":{"rendered":"Informing HMRC that you are Self-Employed"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]\r\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]\r\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/guide-freelancers-informing-hmrc-self-employed\/#Registering_with_HMRC\" title=\"Registering with HMRC\">Registering with HMRC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/guide-freelancers-informing-hmrc-self-employed\/#Information_needed_for_Registration\" title=\"Information needed for Registration\">Information needed for Registration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/guide-freelancers-informing-hmrc-self-employed\/#Completing_Self-Assessments_and_Tax_Returns\" title=\"Completing Self-Assessments and Tax Returns\">Completing Self-Assessments and Tax Returns<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pearlaccountants.com\/blogs\/guide-freelancers-informing-hmrc-self-employed\/#Paying_National_Insurance_Contributions_NICs\" title=\"Paying National Insurance Contributions (NICs)\">Paying National Insurance Contributions (NICs)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Registering_with_HMRC\"><\/span>Registering with HMRC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nWhen you decide to become a freelancer, you need to inform HMRC that you are now self-employed. This means that you are working for yourself and you are now responsible for paying all Income tax and National insurance contributions.\r\n\r\nIt is best to let HMRC know as soon as possible as soon as or at least when you have issued your first invoice as a freelancer. HMRC does allow a leeway of 3 months to inform them that you are self-employed before issuing a \u00a3100 late notification fine.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Information_needed_for_Registration\"><\/span>Information needed for Registration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThe process can be completed online. Since you cannot save any progress made during the online process you will need to collect all the required documents before completing the registration. The following information will be needed.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>1.\tName<\/li>\r\n \t<li>2.\tAddress<\/li>\r\n \t<li>3.\tNational Insurance number<\/li>\r\n \t<li>4.\tDate of birth<\/li>\r\n \t<li>5.\tContact telephone number<\/li>\r\n \t<li>6.\tContact email address<\/li>\r\n \t<li>7.\tDate that you became self-employed<\/li>\r\n \t<li>8.\tNature of your business<\/li>\r\n \t<li>9.\tYour business address<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Completing_Self-Assessments_and_Tax_Returns\"><\/span>Completing Self-Assessments and Tax Returns<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nOnline registration can be completed for Self-Assessment. Failure to register can result in penalties. Hence you must register by the 5th of October.\r\nTo pay your tax return you will need your Unique Tax Reference (UTR). This tax return must be filed online by the 31st of January.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paying_National_Insurance_Contributions_NICs\"><\/span>Paying National Insurance Contributions (NICs)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nAs a self-employed Freelancer you need to register to pay National Insurance contributions (NICs). There are two classes of NICs depending on your profits. Class 2 will apply if your profits are \u00a35,965 or more a year or Class 4 will apply if your profits are \u00a38,060 or more a year.  Note that if you do not make more than \u00a35,965 profit a year, than no NICs is due. 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