Question 1

How to register for a VAT number ?

Accepted Answer

If you have a turnover of more than £85,000 you must register for VAT number. https://www.gov.uk/vat-registration/how-to-register

Question 2

How to obtain a certificate of self-employed person ?

Accepted Answer

The requirements for submitting your UTR document are very specific and the verification takes 2 days, so if it is wrong your payment may be delayed.

Please follow these instructions very carefully to avoid rejection and having to repeat the process. You can either provide a screenshot from the HMRC website or a paper document :

HMRC website

Sign-in to the HMRC website here: https://www.access.service.gov.uk/login/signin/creds Go to your 'Account Home' Take a screenshot of the page. Make sure the following are visible: -Your name -The UTR number

Paper Document

To submit a photo of an HMRC document ensuring the following: -Document is the right way up -The details are clear and easy to read -The whole page is showing Make sure the following details are clearly visible: -The date -HMRC logo -Your Name -The UTR number

Question 3

Have you validated my account ?

Accepted Answer

You will be alerted by email as soon as your registration is validated, however we will check together if your profile is complete.

Question 4

What information do I need to provide ?

Accepted Answer

You’ll need to supply information such as:

National Insurance (NI) number
Name
Date of birth
Postal address
Telephone number
Email address
Name of business
What type of work you do
Start date

If you don’t have an NI number, you can apply for one from Jobcentre Plus on 0845 600 0643, or textphone 0845 600 0643

If you have an NI Number but you can’t find it, you’ll need to go online and fill in form CA5403 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-get-your-national-insurance-number-in-writing-ca5403

Alternatively, call 0300 200 3502 or text phone 0300 200 3519.

Question 5

How to register as a self-employed ?

Accepted Answer

To work with Onestaff, you need to register as self-employed with HRMC. This is an easy process which you can do here : https://www.gov.uk/register-for-self-assessment/self-employed Please note that you will need a National Insurance number in order to register with HMRC.

In order to register, first you will need to create a Government Gateway account. This grants you access to the government’s range of online services, the most important of which is HMRC’s Self Assessment portal. Your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) number will be sent to you within 2 weeks after registration. You will need to submit this UTR number to Onestaff as soon as possible.

After that, you will need to give a name to your ‘business’, the most common is to use your own name.

Here are the steps to follow : 1 - Register online and follow the instructions to enter your personal details (make a note of your ID number and password, you will need it again at the end): https://www.access.service.gov.uk/registration/email

2 - Register for HMRC Taxes and choose ""I want to tell HMRC that I am in business and need to register for a new tax or tell HMRC that the company is now active""

Click on the ""next"" button until the page where you need to select one service to register and your type of business appears: choose Self Assessment for taxes and Self-employed/Sole trader/Sole proprietor for the type of business

3 - Complete all information ""About you"".

And then answer ""NO"" to all the questions on t

Question 6

What are the advantages of being self-employed ?

Accepted Answer

The main advantage of the self-employed (or sole trader) status is that it is very easy to set up. You are then considered as a sole trader because you are the sole owner of your business.

You can register as self-employed through an online form and you will receive your UTR number in a few days. https://www.gov.uk/register-for-self-assessment/self-employed

You will have to complete an annual self-assessment tax return, a process that can be done online on https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns

Moreover, being your own boss means that you are completely flexible, thus you can work whenever and wherever you want and for whomever you want. You can thus make your own schedule.

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