Self Employed & Working Tax Credits, Business Viability Audit?

girlneedshelp

From what I understand, the self employed on WTC, may need to provide proof of their accounts and viability of their business, if they are making less than £8112 a year (the NMW, National Minimum Wage for 24 hours a week.) My question is whether that includes everyone, or only those who are required to work 24 hours a week? Some of those on WTC are only required to work 16 hours (in the case of Single Parnets or the Disabled), so would those people only have to make $5408 (the NMW for 16 hours a week), in order to avoid the self employed business viability audit?

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Icequeen99

girlneedshelp wrote: »

From what I understand, the self employed on WTC, may need to provide proof of their accounts and viability of their business, if they are making less than £8112 a year (the NMW, National Minimum Wage for 24 hours a week.) My question is whether that includes everyone, or only those who are required to work 24 hours a week? Some of those on WTC are only required to work 16 hours (in the case of Single Parnets or the Disabled), so would those people only have to make $5408 (the NMW for 16 hours a week), in order to avoid the self employed business viability audit?

:A

Technically the legislation allows them to ask anyone for proof that the business is commercial in nature. But they are using the hours to select people for checks - it seems to be the hours for that particular individual - so 16 if you get the dis element.

IQ