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WQ.76/2019
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2019
Question
Will the Minister inform members what a single employee earning £40,000 a year will pay in tax and Social Security contributions along with the sums that would be paid by a self-employed person who earns the same amount but who has opted to incorporate as a self-employed company manager / owner?
Answer
An individual who an employee is earning £40,000 in 2019 would pay income tax of £6,396 (assuming he is not entitled to any other tax reliefs and allowances) and class 1 employee social security contributions of £2,400 on those earnings. The employer also pays £2,600 of class 1 employer social security contributions, bringing the total social security contributions paid to £5,000.
An individual who owned his own company and paid himself a salary of £40,000 in 2019 would pay income tax of £6,396 and class 2 social security contributions of £5,000 on that salary.
If that company pays a dividend rather than a salary, the answer above still applies. The dividend would be taxable and class 2 social security contributions would be due on it.