Tag Archives: National Insurance

Check your National Insurance record

The words National Insurance pegged to a washing line

There is an online service available on HMRC to check your National Insurance Contributions (NIC) record online. The service is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-national-insurance-record In order to use this service, you will need to have a Government Gateway account. If you do not have an account, you can apply to set one up online. By signing […]

Impact of the Spring Budget 2024

Impact of the Spring Budget 2024

We all knew that the Chancellor would have restricted options when considering the contents of his recent spring budget announcement on 6 March. But it seems he has the skills after all to “play tennis” with his arms tied behind his back… Would there be a combination of tax cuts and public expenditure cuts, or […]

Spring Budget 2024 Unveiled by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Spring Budget 2024 Unveiled by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt – by Simon Wilkinson, Director, Botting & Co Overview of the Spring Budget 2024 Highlights The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt unveiled the Spring Budget 2024 in what is likely to be the last financial/fiscal event of this parliament before the next election, although is possible that there will […]

National Insurance and tax after State Pension Age

If you have reached the State Pension age and continue to work, in most cases, you no longer need to pay National Insurance Contributions (NICs). At State Pension age, the requirement to pay Class 1 and Class 2 NICs ceases. However, you will remain liable to pay any NICs due to be paid to you […]