KLESaints73

Hi, I am wanting to pay voluntary Class 2 NI contributions for tax years 2019/20 through to 2023/24. Up until tax year 2023/24, I earnt under the £1,000 threshold, so haven't had to register as self-employed. However, I did earn over the threshold in the last tax year, so have now registered as self-employed, so I can send a self-assessment form. I have already been informed that I can contact the NI Enquiries Helpline to pay backdated contributions, but I was wondering how to pay the 2023/24 contribution. Do I have to do it through the self-assessment form, or can I just contact the NI Helpline and pay all 5 tax years in one go? Many thanks for your help, Kerry

I am urgently needing to register as self employed, as I need to do a self assessment form for tax year 23/24 (because of earning over £1,000), so would really appreciate an answer to my query above. Many thanks

I recently looked at my National Insurance record and have 15 years of payable gaps, currently all at Class 3 rate. For a number of years, I have been working for myself doing online surveys, and have never registered to become self-employed, because my earnings were always well below £1,000 each tax year (note - this has been my only source of income). However, I have taken on more work recently and have gone over £1,000 in earnings. It was whilst I was researching how to register to become self-employed, that I discovered that self-employed people can pay voluntary Class 2 NI contributions if their profits are less than £6,275 per year, which mine definitely have been. My wish is to pay for 5 years of voluntary Class 2 contributions commencing tax year 2018/19 until 2022/23. I believe that in order to pay these voluntary contributions, I need to be registered as self-employed, even though my earnings have been well under £1,000 each tax year. If this is correct, when I go to register as self-employed; firstly, do I put my start date as 6th April 2018 and secondly, will I then be sent backdated self-assessment forms for the 5 tax years that I wish to make class 2 contributions for? If this is incorrect, then please can you advise as to what steps I need to take? Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I feel quite confused and overwhelmed as to what to do.