parttime SE and employed

hampshirebabe

Hope this is the right place to ask this, I've just started a part time work from home job, (catalogues through the door) but wont be making much money for a while, not enough to pay tax. My hubby is employed full time but will be helping me, so I was going to put the buisness in his name and get him to register se, so we can claim a tax rebate. Is that straight up allowed, and what about ni, would he have to pay that as well as from his wages? I'm already se in another job, (driving instructor) but hoping that will slow down, so I can do this new one, still earning no where near enough to pay tax though.

Ypaymore

If you personally signed up as a distributor, registered your details when you joined , paid the start up fee,place the orders,deliver them ,get the commission paid to you, its your business.

Your required by law to register with HMRC whether your making a profit or not,or whether your liable for Tax/NI.Failing to do so usually results in penalties/fines.

InsideInsurance

If he is employed then he is presumably already using up his tax allowances with his employee work. If your currently not otherwise employed then it is you that will have spare allowance.

You must legally register as self employed as you are doing work. As has already been said the fact your incoming monies is low at the moment makes no difference to your obligations to register.

hampshirebabe

I'm already registered self employed, have been for 8 years. I signed up as the distributor, and paid the startup fee, but he has done all of the delivering and paperwork, the profit will go into the family kitty.
Any new buisness has taxable costs, (actualy not just new ones) but if we dont make enough profit to cover those costs, then it can be claimed back from the tax he's already paid through his job, if he registers as se too.
I'm just not sure about the NI or him paying me a wage, which I've been told is fine, I just thought I might check on here. But I'll go straight to the top and ring the apropriate people later.
Thanks anyway.
I just wanteds to add, I think most wives of se men, ie plumbers, electritians etc, help with book work, answering phones ect, but the dont have to be registered se.

InsideInsurance

If the wives are an employee then they don't need to be self employed themselves but their husbands must ensure that all the PAYE and other employee/ employer rules are being correctly followed.

Also, dont mistake common practice for legal

jhp

As you signed up as the distributor, and paid the start up fee,bought the catalogues etc ,and the commission will be paid to you , its your business irrespective of who does the footwork.

Could you not have registered as joint distributors ?