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[Closed] boring national insurance question.
I know some folk on here are in a similar work situation to my self.
The .gov site is about as clear as mud as i dont fit any of their classifications or the "three rules"
I work for a company. MY company is based in an african country, im paid from out side the uk, I work here 180 days of the year and i live in the uk - so I pay uk tax on my earnings as im resident there. - thats a fair cop.
What i dont understand is my national insurance.
Working in any other country
You’ll carry on paying National Insurance for the first 52 weeks you’re abroad if you’re working for an employer outside the EEA, Switzerland and bilateral Social Security agreement countries, and you meet the following 3 conditions:your employer has a place of business in the UK
you’re ordinarily resident in the UK
you were living in the UK immediately before starting work abroad
So my employer doesnt have a place of business in the uk.
So do i then go onto voluntary contributions ? or am i classed as self employed in the tax mans eyes - those appear to be the only two options im given if i dont fit the above.
Im off to see the accountant when i get home but its my first year doing this and I'm trying to get a handle on what my bill is likely to be.
Obvious question? Does your pay slip show NI deductions?
Nope I'm paid by a foreign company I'm not PAYE I have to do self assessment with dual taxation treaty shit hence the accountant.
I'd say you're on voluntary contributions then - your employer probably doesn't have any way of paying UK NI, and is under no obligation to do so as they aren't in the EEA.
That was my thought too.I'd say you're on voluntary contributions then - your employer probably doesn't have any way of paying UK NI
Just to be really sad, I can point you to the HMRC manual - www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/paye-manual/paye20100
We were directed to this for a company based in S Korea - where are your employers based?
Based out/pay tax in Angola but wages come from panama.
aye was digging about it looks like i have to phone HMRC and arrange to pay class 2 NIC @ 14.85 a week it wont be done with my self assessment unlike if i was self employed.
Will speak to the accountant when i get home but it does look like its not 12% as i feared.
will see what the accountant says.
Wages come from Panama.
Are you a billionaire?
ho ho i wish, i have no idea why that is but all IA wages come from there.