Part time self employed

johnmck

hi,
I've the opportunity to get a few days work - up to 8 days between now and October. But I have to invoice the organisation as a self employed person.

Currently on Jobseekers Benefit - what's my options?

mp22

On benefit you need to tell your local office how many days you have worked and they will deduct those days from your payment.

The Quiff

Hi, sorry for piggybacking on this thread but I'm in a very similar situation to the OP.

I have taken up the offer of a few days work - about 12 to 16 days between now and the end of October/mid-November. But, like the OP, I have to invoice the organisation as a self-employed person, as opposed to being placed on the payroll. That's the way this particular company does things these days.

I was on Jobseekers Allowance, and thought it would be a simple matter of informing my local office that I'd be doing 1 or 2 days a week for 8-10 weeks, getting a simple form filled out (which I did), and being placed on the "X's and O's".

But because I'm being treated as self-employed, I now have to fill out a UP 1 (f) form (Information in relation to self-employment, most of which doesn't apply to my situation), and most likely register as a sole-trader with the revenue commission (which I looked into and seems like a lot of hassle for the sake of the few days short-term work I'm getting).

So, any advice on how I should proceed? Can I choose not to register with the revenue commission, or is this a non-negotiable requirement?

Annasopra

You have to register as a sole trader with revenue.

If you don't revenue could come back to you and say you are not tax compliant - it's potentially breaking the law otherwise

The Quiff

Thanks for the reply, mango salsa.

I guess I'll have to go ahead and do that then, even though I won't earn enough to pay any tax in the few days I'll be working.

But I understand the requirement to do so, and the consequences of not doing it.

I had read up on it before posting here, but was hoping there was a way out of it.

johnmck

does that mean that once you do this they'll just cut you off?

The Quiff

No, johnmck. I should still qualify for some portion of Jobseeker's Allowance subject to a means test as laid out here:

http://selfemployedsupports.ie/ja_and_self_employment.en.html

As you're on Jobseeker's Benefit, your situation is a little different to mine. Have a read through this:

http://selfemployedsupports.ie/jb_and_self_employment.en.html

and the overview here:

http://selfemployedsupports.ie/overview_sw.en.html

and see if you can make sense of it as it applies to you.