Consultancy work but full time employed

[masteroats]

Hi,

I did some consultancy work for a company for a couple of weeks before starting a full time job. I'm not sure what steps I have to take with regards to charging for the consultancy work (approx. 4k) - I expect this to be just a one-off as my current job clearly doesn't allow conflicts of interests.

I'm obviously happy to pay all taxes owed but don't know if I can just issue an invoice and declare the income or if I have other obligations.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[bd6759]

If you did not agree with the company how and when you were to be paid, they might decide not to pay you

[strawn]

When I did consultancy work I just reported it on my tax return as self-employed income, and claimed any legit expenses against it. I don't remember being asked to pay NICs, but then I was paying employment NICs anyway. Maybe the DWP would tell you about any NIC obligations you might have?

[masteroats]

Thanks both. Apologies for the slow reply - I didn't get email notifications.

Theres no chance of them not paying - theyre just waiting for the invoice.

@ Strawn, can I ask what info you included on your invoice then please?