在英国打工,不可避免的就要接触到英国的国民保险税National Insurance Contributions(NICs)。英国法律规定,有工作收入的人除了要交纳个人所得税外,还要交纳国民保险税。下面,出国留学网介绍一下在英国打工交税及申请保险的常识。
如果每周的打工收入在£110——£844之间,按NICs的第一级交纳收入的11%做为保险税。
如果每周的打工收入超过£844,交纳1%的保险税。
如果雇员加入了雇主的协议退出个人养老金计划,则只需交纳很低的保险税。
具体交纳保险税的详情请看下表:
National Insurance - rates and allowances | |||
£ per week | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
Lower earnings limit,primary Class 1 | £87 | £90 | £95 |
Upper earnings limit,primary Class 1 | £670 | £770 | £844 |
Upper accruals point | N/A | N/A | £770 |
Primary threshold | £100 | £105 | £110 |
Secondary threshold | £100 | £105 | £110 |
Employees’primary Class 1 rate between primary threshold and upper earnings limit | 11% | 11% | 11% |
Employees’primary Class 1 rate above upper earnings limit | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Employees’contracted-out rebate | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
Married women’s reduced rate between primary threshold and upper earnings limit | 4.85% | 4.85% | 4.85% |
Married women’s rate above upper earnings limit | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Employers’secondary Class 1 rate above secondary threshold | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% |
Employers’contracted-out rebate, salary-related schemes | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
Employers’contracted-out rebate, money-purchase schemes | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Class 2 rate | £2.20 | £2.30 | £2.40 |
Class 2 small earnings exception | £4,635 per year | £4,825 per year | £5,075 per year |
Special Class 2 rate for share fishermen | £2.85 | £2.95 | £3.05 |
Special Class 2 rate for volunteer development workers | £4.35 | £4.50 | £4.75 |
Class 3 rate | £7.80 | £8.10 | £12.05 |
Class 4 lower profits limit | £5,225 per year | £5,435 per year | £5,715 per year |
Class 4 upper profits limit | £34,840 per year | £40, 040 per year | £43, 875 per year |
Class 4 rate between lower profits limit and upper profits limit | 8% | 8% | 8% |
Class 4 rate above upper profits limit | 1% | 1% | 1% |
申请社会保险号National Insurance number
如果需要交纳National Insurance Contributions,就必须申请一个英国国家社会保险号National Insurance Number,通过这个号码才能交纳NICs。
NI number是唯一的,由字母和数字组成,比如:QQ 12 34 56 A。
在英国,个人的NI number就像我们国家的身份证号码一样将伴随自己终生,而且只有本人才能使用,所以要妥善保管以防被坏人利用。
申请流程:
NO.1 拨打电话:0845 600 0643(8:00——18:00 周一到周五),当地的就业服务中心负责确认申请人确实需要而且从未申请过NI number。
NO.2 就业服务中心会给申请者安排一次面谈,做一下身份证明的核实。他们会确定面试的时间、地点,然后通知申请者本人,并告知面试时要带的文件或信息资料。如果没有任何官方文件,只需要提供能证明自己身份的信息资料即可。
建议带如下资料:护照,警察局的注册证明,工作合同,入学通知书(学校证明)驾照,学生卡,bank statement,bill等等,以及其它自己认为重要的东西。
NO.3 在面谈时,Jobcentre Plus会确认申请者本人的身份、打工的地点;为什么要申请NI number;审查是否具有在英国境内打工的资格;审查申请人携带的文档或信息资料;做一些相应的背景调查。除非需要口语翻译,否则面谈是一对一进行的。
NO.4 申请人完成NI number申请表格的填写和签名。
NO.5 如果在面谈时就完成了NI number的申请过程,Jobcentre Plus会通过信函的方式告知申请者本人是否成功申请到了NI number。
如果Jobcentre Plus在面谈时提出申请人在随后的即定日期前必须提供需要的其它信息资料,那么Jobcentre Plus会负责完成NI number的申请并以信函方式告知本人。