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Ni contributions demand

UserJong_2
UserJong_2 Posts: 42 Forumite
in Employment, jobseeking & training
I just had a demand for ni contributions but I am not self employed, not been for years and have told them so. No doubt about it I informed HM c+R when I stopped being S.E. Before that I had a low earnings exemption.

Now this threatening letter saying a private debt collection company may contact me or we may collect what you owe through your ta code........

I thought ni contributions were voluntary when your S.E?
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  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Is this letter from HMRC




    Seems a bit odd to be honest.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • UserJong_2
    UserJong_2 Posts: 42 Forumite
    McKneff wrote: »
    Is this letter from HMRC




    Seems a bit odd to be honest.

    It is most certainly genuine.

    They say I have until Jan 2015 to pay.
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    More people should be along soon to help, but I'm with you in that I thought they were voluntary


    And Ive never heard of HMRC using debt collectors.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • UserJong_2
    UserJong_2 Posts: 42 Forumite
    What happens if they say I didnt tell them I stopped? I cant prove it.

    Will they really chase me for NI? Its not like owing tax or something is it?
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    I think it is like owing tax, now I think about it.


    How much are they chasing.


    Perhaps you could ask them to set up a payment plan.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • UserJong_2
    UserJong_2 Posts: 42 Forumite
    I cant ring them its an 0300 number
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    UserJong wrote: »
    I cant ring them its an 0300 number

    Why, is your phone missing the 0 and/or 3 keys? Of course you can ring them, you're just looking for excuses not to.
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    o3 numbers are okay to ring, I don't know how much they are though.


    If you have a look at Saynoto0870 you might find an 0800 free phone number.


    I don't think the OP is looking for excuses Agrinall to be honest, I think they are just momentarily panicking.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • mgdavid
    mgdavid Posts: 6,710 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    UserJong wrote: »
    ...... I am not self employed, not been for years........

    what have you been doing since then?
    The questions that get the best answers are the questions that give most detail....
  • PlutoinCapricorn
    PlutoinCapricorn Posts: 4,598 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    More information might help to highlight possible causes:

    During which tax years were you self employed?

    Did you register as a sole trader? Did you immediately complete the exemption form for Class 2 NI on the grounds of low earnings?

    Did you get annual reminders to complete tax returns?

    If you completed self assessments, did you put the date you ceased trading into the relevant box? Did you stop getting annual reminders?

    The Class 2 exemption lasts for a few years, after which you need to make a new claim if relevant.

    Have you changed your address since you stopped being self employed?
    Who having known the diamond will concern himself with glass?

    Rudyard Kipling


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