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Selfemployed, Credit Checks & PAYE

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I am employed and paid by PAYE in the 20% tax band, I also do a bit of sole-trading which I declare by self assement.

I am entitled to employee discount so I want to use the services of my employer, but they'll need to do a credit check, my questions are.

  1. Does a credit check show that I have completed a self assement, or how much I have earnt or paid in tax in for the PREVIOUS financial year?
  2. If I earn enough to put me into the 40% band this year, will HMRC inform my employer and tell them to charge me 40%? Or do I just pay the 40% on anything over the threshold on what I earn through self employment?

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  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
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    credit checks contain no information from the HMRC about your earnings or tax

    your self assessment will include details of your paye and your self employment; HMRC will work out your NI and tax based on your self assessment form
    they will collect the tax owed directly from you; they will not involve your employer
  • Thanks so much. Basically I do quite a lot of gardening during the summer which nets me a nice little earner, so selfemployed if you were (not a business). I just didn't want my employer to do a credit check on me only to find that I did a self assessment for last year!
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