24/03/2022
In yesterday’s Spring Statement the Chancellor announced the following changes regarding national insurance contributions.
To mitigate the impact on lower earners of the 1.25% rise:
• an increase to the National Insurance Primary Threshold for Class 1 NICs (employees) and the Lower Profits Limit for Class 4 NICs (self-employed) from 6 July 2022. This will align it with the income tax personal allowance which is set at £12,570 per annum
• from April 2022, self-employed individuals with profits between the Small Profits Threshold (SPT) and the Lower Profit Limit will not pay Class 2 NICs, but will be able to continue to build National Insurance credits
To help small employers:
• the Employment Allowance will be increased by £1,000 from 6 April 2022 to £5,000
If this affects you and you have questions, please get in touch.
If you are a limited company director wondering how you will be affected by taking an income made up of the income tax personal allowance plus dividends, please contact us.