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legality of doing websites

  • 24-10-2009 6:58pm
    #1
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi

    Thinking about setting up a website to offer services in making websites for small and medium businesses. I'm currently on JSA and thought there's a chance i might make an income from this. Wondering where would i stand in terms of registering as a business, paying tax, and anything else I might have to do....? I don't want to be doing anything not so legal so trying to figure it out here. Don't know how to find information on this.

    If i had a few people asking me to do sites for them, and got some money from it, do I have to pay tax on that? And would I have to register? Obviously if I could make a regular income I'd come off the JSA but been advised by LES officer to stay on it as long as it's not regular.

    Looking for any advice / information I can get...Thanks


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  • #2
    Axwell
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell


    Are you qualified to make professional websites to begn with? If you are going to do it as a business you need to be able to do it properly.

    If you are running a business then yes you would have to pay tax and register as a sole trader at the least.

    I think that there is a new scheme in place though if you are receiving JSA if you are setting up a busines that you get your allowance for the first year while starting off, you should enquire about it but as I said you would want to be offering a professional service if you plan for it to work out. Amateur/part time/ student web designers are 10 a penny, just look on the likes of adverts and gumtree to see how many people are offering services.


  • #3
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    Axwell wrote: »
    Are you qualified to make professional websites to begn with? If you are going to do it as a business you need to be able to do it properly.

    If you are running a business then yes you would have to pay tax and register as a sole trader at the least.

    I think that there is a new scheme in place though if you are receiving JSA if you are setting up a busines that you get your allowance for the first year while starting off, you should enquire about it but as I said you would want to be offering a professional service if you plan for it to work out. Amateur/part time/ student web designers are 10 a penny, just look on the likes of adverts and gumtree to see how many people are offering services.

    I have a degree in Software development, does that mean i'm qualified? What does exactly? I was asking about how to get into setting up a business, I wasn't looking for opinions on whether or not I'm qualified. If I fail it's my own problem surely?

    Do you know where I could find out for certain about the terms of this?


  • #4
    stapeler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,086 ✭✭✭stapeler


    Firstly you'd have to register a business, soletrader or Ltd co. and declare any income.
    While on JSA you can have some earning yet it will have an effect on your payments. Some good info on www.welfare.ie
    The Back to Work Enterprise allowance may be of interest to you where you can keep a portion of your welfare payments while starting a new business.
    Good luck with the websites..


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