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Class 2 NICs moved into SA
It might make it easier, for those who qualify, to claim Small Earnings Exemption for class 2 NICs if it's part of the Self Assessment process. Other than that I can't see that it will cut down on red tape. Most people simply have it deducted automatically each month by direct debit with absolutely zero input required. Now presumably it will be another box to complete on the Tax Return and a bigger bill to pay on 31 January each year.
I think it is a good idea to move Class 2 in with the rest of tax. Clearly direct debits can be missed and those paying on quarterly bill can forget to pay it and build up significant arrears that is not chased. Has anyone tried getting any sense out of the NIC office re Class 2 NIC I wrote to them a year ago about my NIC record with regard to Class 2 and received nothing and have been chasing them for months?
Missed opportunity?
Although this is a welcome cost saving initiative, It's about time that the Chancellor merged employee and self-employed NI in with mainstream income tax and make sure the extra was charged on dividends from close companies. This would reduce the scope and value of avoidance.
When you get down to it
why shouldn't the self employed, employed and employers all pay the same rate of tax and nic. It's all profit or wages/salary.
"Registering" as self-employed ought to become redundant
Why is it necessary to 'register' as self-employed, as a distinctly separate exercise from from complying with the normal rules of Self Assessment?
The necessity of making ongoing Class 2 NI payments has previously been cited as the justification. With these being moved to the Self Assessment process, surely the requirement to register within three months can be dropped (and that *would* be cut to red tape).
If not, why not?