[PAUL ERITH]

My wife finishes work next month and i'm looking to employ her for a few hours a week to do admin, quotes, take calls etc

Her wage will be under both the ni tax threshold so if i'm read it right on hmrc i don't have to register as an employer is this right  

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/payerti/getting-started/register.htm#1

Has anyone else employed an adult for under £100 per week how do i put it through the books and do i still need to issue pay slips  

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Thank You Paul

[dave0123]

record it as an expense like anything else but under the heading staff wages or salaries

[HampshireWindowCleaning]

Set up a standing order to pay your mrs £400 a month so the wages are on the record

[PAUL ERITH]

I just can't believe that i don't have to inform the hmrc that she is being paid a wage i just seems wrong.

I think i will try calling them again in the morning to double check this is right i know if its over £109 you have to register for real time paye.

Thinking about it i might be better paying her £110 per week so her NI gets paid and is up to date for her pension



Thanks Paul

[stuart mc]

it was a while ago I did it, but you still have to register yourself as an employer, pretty sure on that, the returns may be nil etc but I am sure I had to register and send nil returns

[R.W.C.S]

Whether you intend her to be self-employed or employed, you'll still need to notify HMRC one way or the other.

If you intend to pay her self-employed, then she has 3 months to notify HMRC that she'll be self-employed, then she will have to file a return on Jan 31st 2015, like the rest of us.

If employed, you need to register as an employer, and notify HMRC (RTI its called i think) each time you pay her, either on the day before or the day of payment, even if it's nil tax and nil paye.

[dave0123]

If you intend to pay her self-employed, then she has 3 months to notify HMRC

Thats changed now.. you have to notify them within one week.

[R.W.C.S]

So it has... although i dont see a one week deadline any more.

Just "as soon as possible".

http://forums.aat.org.uk/showthread.php?30695-New-time-limit-for-registering-as-self-employed

Yikes the HMRC don't half make things more difficult.....

[PAUL ERITH]

Just spent 15 min in a queue for hmrc put the phone down in the end

[PAUL ERITH]

As long as her wage is under £109 per week the hmrc don't want to know anything and you don't need to register as an employer according the the person i just spoke to from the hmrc helpline

[MATT BATEMAN (OWC)]

I could've told you that 

[dave0123]

isnt that basically saying u can earn a 100 quid a week cash in hand legally 

[PAUL ERITH]

isnt that basically saying u can earn a 100 quid a week cash in hand legally 

Yeah i know still don't seem right i'm going to email my accountant to see what he says it might be better if i pay her above £109 at least then i can get used to paye real time before employing a none family member.

Thanks Paul

[stuart mc]

isnt that basically saying u can earn a 100 quid a week cash in hand legally 

as long as they are no claiming anything no, and if they are they need to declare it

[SunShineCleaning]

Make her a partner and use her tax allowance.

[pncleaning]

£100 a week you tight wad haha   .  you putting her on a YTS scheme haha

[8weekly]

As long as her wage is under £109 per week the hmrc don't want to know anything and you don't need to register as an employer according the the person i just spoke to from the hmrc helpline

What if she had another job? Doesn't sound right. Not that I am contradicting what you say, but it just doesn't seem right.

[stuart mc]

As long as her wage is under £109 per week the hmrc don't want to know anything and you don't need to register as an employer according the the person i just spoke to from the hmrc helpline

What if she had another job? Doesn't sound right. Not that I am contradicting what you say, but it just doesn't seem right.

I see where you are coming from, I have no idea, does seem open to abuse when you put it like that

[PAUL ERITH]

As long as her wage is under £109 per week the hmrc don't want to know anything and you don't need to register as an employer according the the person i just spoke to from the hmrc helpline

What if she had another job? Doesn't sound right. Not that I am contradicting what you say, but it just doesn't seem right.

If she had a second job i would be classed as an employer and would have to register

Paul

[PAUL ERITH]

£100 a week you tight wad haha   .  you putting her on a YTS scheme haha

My wife is 3 months pregnant so in a few months she won't be doing many hours at all just doing admin and answering the phone.



Paul