Employing my 17 yr old son

mufcgaz

My son has started working with me I'm self employed bricklayer.
I want to know best ways of paying him to reduce my tax and if he can become self employef

lincroft1710

Does the builder pay you and you pay your son or does the builder pay you and your son separately

mufcgaz

We work for a sub contractor and he pays me . Was wanting to know if my son could go self employed at 17 and I can get sub contractor to pay him , or is it better for me to pay him and would I have to change my self employed status  to pay him myself

lincroft1710

I don't know which is the better option, but you would still be self employed if you employed him

mufcgaz

Just wandered if I had to do anything to employ him , but can he just become self employed at 17

comeandgo

If you pay him as your sub contractor you will have to deduct the CIS tax and pass this to HMRC.   I have been involved with many subs but never one of 17.  Legally, is he old enough to enter into contracts for sub contracting?  Someone else may answer that.
 If he was your employee that would reduce your tax liability but increase your costs due to employers National insurance and extra insurance you would need. 
Would you consider employing him and putting him through apprenticeship?  

mufcgaz

He's not sure if he wants to be a bricklayer and defo won't go the apprentice route I'll need to find out if he can become self employed but thanks anyway .

sharpe106

The best is to employ him and see if he likes it before trying to set him up self employed.