Become Self Employed

[slocjo]

Hello...I lost my job a few months back, I have not signed on etc. because I am lucky my mum & dad are supporting me..My main question is, I can work for a friend, but he says I need to go self employed?? for income tax etc...Where do I start...can someone point me in the right direction..Advance thanks...

[ummmm]

Phone HMRC.

[Sycamore3House]

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed/register-selfemp.htm

You can register online. You will then be sent a Unique Tax Reference (UTR) number. If you are in construction your friend will need this number. Takes about 4 weeks to come through. Just invoice him after you get your UTR

[Retrochic]

Read this for starters

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/payerti/employee-starting/status.htm

You can't work for one unique person all the time and have self-employed status. Say, for an example, you are a cleaner -you can't work for just one person or one company you have to be available and willing to work for other clients. Its relatively easy to become self-employed -you can do it over the phone , they give you a UTR (unique Tax reference number) and yo will have to do your own Tax return each year.

[boxtops]

You'd be entitled to unemployment pay - why not claim it? It's a bit steep for your parents to be supporting you (as surely they must be pensioners, if you are 51 as you say in earlier posts).