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While full-time employees have their income tax and National Insurance contributions (NI) paid through their employers (called the PAYE system), as a self-employed you have to calculate and pay them yourself.
Here is how you do it.
Most self-employed people pay NI as part of their Self Assessment tax bill.
You need to pay 2 types of National Insurance:
Contribution | Profits from self-employment | How much you pay |
---|---|---|
No contribution | under £6,515 | £0 |
Class 2 | over £6,515 | £3.05 each week |
Class 4 | between £9,568 and £50,270 | 9% |
Class 4 | over £50,270 | 2% |
For example, if you earn £60,000 from self-employment, you pay:
You don’t pay self-employed National Insurance through Self Assessment if you’re:
You can still make voluntary Class 2 National Insurance payments – for example to make sure you get the full State Pension or to cover gaps in your National Insurance record.
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