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shawn_phade@yahoo.co
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Postby shawn_phade@yahoo.co » Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:43 am

Roughly speaking, for most empoyees on a salary how is national insurance deducted?

Do they take your gross salary, take 11% National Insurance off for any earnings over £89 per week and then take income tax off what is left before you get paid. Or do they calculate income tax and national insurance seperately on your gross amount?

Who pays employers national insurance? - Do they take this from you also or is this paid by your employer over and above you salary?

Rgds.

Ian McTernan CTA
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Postby Ian McTernan CTA » Sun Jan 11, 2004 1:37 pm

Income tax and national insurance are calculated separately, although in both cases for employees the first £89 per week is exempt. There is also a higher threshold for employees NIC above which you only pay 1%.

Employers NIC is paid by your employer, and applies to all earnings no matter how high. You can liken it to a tax on having employees- you pay the Government for the privilege of paying someone to do work for you!

Ian McTernan CTA
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