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National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
If you do not pay National Insurance you may have gaps in your National…
This table explains who’s eligible to pay Class 2 or Class 3…
The rates for the 2024 to 2025 tax year are: £3.45 a week for Class 2…
If you live in the UK, find out how to: pay Class 2 voluntary…
Find out how to treat member’s voluntary pension contributions following the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud).
Pay voluntary National Insurance for periods abroad.
How pension contributions are treated for members who have been rolled back from the Chapter 1 new scheme to the legacy scheme, and member’s choice of benefits in Chapter 1 and 2 schemes following the public service pensions remedy (known...
The rules on subscriptions and how to repair a Junior ISA if you're an ISA manager.
Working out a director's National Insurance, using their annual earnings period, what to report to HMRC.
Find information about the National Insurance Contributions Bill which was introduced into Parliament on 12 May 2021.
Statistics on NI contributions, people who qualify for State Pension and people with some kind of second tier pension cover.
Fix a National Insurance contribution payment if you paid an employee the wrong amount after 6 November 2022.
Tax you pay and tax relief you get on contributions to your private pension - annual allowance, lifetime allowance, apply for individual protection
Use this calculator to work out employee National Insurance contributions, if you're an employee, employer, or a software developer.
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
Find out about detailed Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and National Insurance contributions for current and previous years if you're an employer.
Paying Class 3 contributions can close gaps in your National Insurance record which could benefit you, find out when you should make them and how to pay using form CA5603.
How to begin with evaluating a digital health product, including when to evaluate, budgeting and getting support.
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
The government will maintain the income tax Personal Allowance and higher rate threshold and National Insurance contributions Upper Earnings Limit and Upper Profits Limit at their 2021-2022 levels up to and including 2025-2026.
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