help.

[gawain]

ok so im 17 started work at an apprentice about month and a half ago my boss is telling me i need a utr number to get paid. can someone explain to me why i need it? i thought you needed a utr number to declare yourself self employed. so do i need to give him my utr number or not because at the moment ive only been paid 100 for 1and a half months work. also i was wondering if someone could shed some light on tax for me someone told me i dont pay tax because im 17 and not earning alot.
many thanks gawain.

 

[Adam W]

You need a UTR (unique tax reference) to be paid through the construction insustry scheme (CIS).
You can earn up to £6475 every year before you start paying tax, but everything still needs to go through the inland revenue (tax man).

Without an active UTR you may have to pay 'emergency' tax at 30% as opposed to the standard 20%, which you should be able to claim back through your tax return at the end of the year.

 

[gawain]

anyone no where i can get a utr number? because i dont have one.

 

[brucelee]

contact the Inland revenue

 

[gawain]

probably easier said then done went on there site looking for local tax office they said it was in Glasgow and i live in london.

 

[brucelee]

i had similar probs trying to find out about requirements for being self employed was passed aroud from one 0845 no to another they are a joke

 

[Adam W]

Try 0845 366 7899, or their geographic number, 0161 930 8706 which will come out of your allocated minutes if you're on a contract phone. As brucelee said they'll probably just tell you to call someone else so it's a good idea to use the phone in the tax office if you can, otherwise try SAYNOTO0870.COM - Non-Geographical Alternative Telephone Numbers which gives you geographic alternatives to non-geographic numbers which will work out cheaper if you're calling from a mobile.

Another thing is keep a folder with all your tax stuff in it, eg invoices, letters from the inland revenue, expenses (tools, courses, PPE, travel expenses etc) which will make your tax return easier.