The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Deduction of tax and contributions for self-employed earners N.I.

99.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amount to be deducted in respect of income tax under regulation 98(1)(b)(i), (3)(b)(i) or (9)(a)(i) (calculation of net profit of self-employed earners) is to be calculated on the basis of the amount of chargeable income and as if that income were assessable to income tax at F1 ... the basic rate of tax less only the personal allowance to which the claimant is entitled under sections 35 and 38 to 40 of the Income Tax Act 2007(1) (personal allowances) as is appropriate to the claimant’s circumstances.

(2) If the period determined under regulation 92 is less than a year the earnings to which the [F2 basic rate] of tax is to be applied and the amount of the personal allowance deductible under paragraph (1) is to be calculated on a pro rata basis.

(3) The amount to be deducted in respect of National Insurance contributions under regulation 98(1)(b)(i), (3)(b)(ii) or (9)(a)(ii) is to be the total of—

(a) the amount of Class 2 contributions payable under section 11(1) or, as the case may be, (3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act(2) at the rate applicable at the date of claim except where the claimant’s chargeable income is less than the amount specified in subsection (4) of that section (small earnings exception) for the tax year in which the date of claim falls; but if the assessment period is less than a year, the amount specified for that tax year is to be reduced pro rata; and

(b) the amount of Class 4 contributions (if any) which would be payable under section 15 of that Act(3) (Class 4 contributions recoverable under the Income Taxes Acts) at the percentage rate applicable at the date of claim on so much of the chargeable income as exceeds the lower limit but does not exceed the upper limit of profits and gains applicable for the tax year in which the date of claim falls; but if the assessment period is less than a year, those limits are to be reduced pro rata.

(4) In this regulation “chargeable income” means—

(a) except where sub-paragraph (b) applies, the earnings derived from the employment less any expenses deducted under regulation 98(3)(a) or (4), as the case may be;

(b) in the case of employment as a child minder, one third of the earnings of that employment.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 99(1) omitted (27.10.2008) by virtue of The Employment and Support Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/413), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(a)

F2 Words in reg. 99(2) substituted (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/413), regs. 1(1), 3(11)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 99 in operation at 27.10.2008, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

2007 c. 3

(2)

Section 11 was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671) and Article 2 of S.I. 2008/579

(3)

Section 15 was amended by section 13 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 (c.12), section 3(2) of the National Insurance Contributions Act 2002 (c. 19), paragraph 424 of Schedule 1 to the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5) and Article 4 of S.I. 2008/579