The Treasury
Income Tax Division
Government Office, Douglas
Isle of Man, British Isles
IM1 3TX
Yn Tashtey
Assessor of Income Tax
Nicola Guffogg
Telephone: (01624) 685400
Fax:
(01624) 685351
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gov.im/incometax
COMMENCEMENT OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT
This form should be completed and returned to the Income Tax Division if you have decided to start
your own business. This information is needed to ensure that your assessments to Income Tax,
Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance are raised correctly. If you require any further information
about becoming self-employed, please contact the Income Tax Division at the above address.
Part 1
Yourself
Your Title (Mrs, Mr, Miss, Ms)
Date of Birth
Your Full Name
Previous Name(s)
(e.g your surname before you married)
Your Full Address
Postcode
Your Email Address
Your Telephone Number(s)
Your Tax Reference
Number
Part 2
Your National
Insurance Number
Your Business
1. When did you start in business or when will you start?
2. What sort of self-employed work
do you or will you do?
If you are working in the fishing industry as a share fisherman please tick the box
3. What is your business
name and address?
Postcode
Your business telephone number(s)
4. What is your position in the business
(e.g. owner or partner)
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5. Do you have any business partners?
Yes *
No
*Business partner’s full
name and address
Postcode
If you have more than one business partner, please give details on a separate sheet.
6. Do you require a work permit
* Have you applied for a self-employed work permit
Yes*
No
Yes
No
* Please note, if you require a work permit you cannot commence any self-employed activity until your
application has been approved by the work permit section of the Department of Economic Development.
7. Please tell us how you want to pay your Class 2 contributions
By Direct Debit
Other method e.g. cash, cheque, debit card
Do you want information about exemption from liability because of low earnings or deferment? (please tick below)
Exemption from liability because of low earnings
Deferment (if you are employed and self-employed)
8. Date first accounts will be prepared to *
* If you prepare your accounts to a date other than one falling within the period from 6 April to 29 June, you
may wish to apply for the concessional accounts basis of assessment to apply. Further information is
available in Guidance Note GN 4 available on the Income Tax website www.gov.im/incometax or from the
Income Tax Division.
9. Estimated profit in first 12 months of trade
£
10. Information about your Professional Advisor/Agent (complete if applicable)
Name of Advisor/Agent
Address of Advisor/Agent
Postcode
Agent’s client reference if known
Is this agent authorised to deal with your Tax affairs?
Yes
No
Is this agent authorised to deal with your National Insurance affairs? Yes
No
11. If you took over an existing business, what was the name and address of the person you
acquired it from?
Date you acquired the business
12. If you are, or will be doing all or most of your work for one person or firm, including subcontracting in the construction industry, state their name and address
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Part 3
Your Previous Employment
13. What were you doing before you started this self-employment? (please tick below)
If you were unemployed, please state what you were doing before you became unemployed.
Employed – give your employer’s name and address below, the date the employment ended and go to Part 4
Self-employed – give your business name and address below, the date the business ceased trading and go to Part 4
Full-time education – give the date the education finished and go to Part 4
Claiming state benefit – please state below which type of benefit you were claiming
Other
Please state
Name and address of employer/business
Date employment/business/education ended
Part 4
Declaration
This is my notification of self-employment and I have given details of my business on this form
Signature
Date
Further Information
If you are intending to employ staff in your business, you will need to register separately as an
employer – please contact the employer section of the Income Tax Division on 01624 685410.
If you are working in the construction industry you may need to either register as a contractor,
or want to make an application for a sub-contractors exemption certificate – please contact the
sub-contractors section of the Income Tax Division on 01624 685310.
If you have any other queries please contact the Income Tax Division on 01624 685400.
You have completed this form because you think that you are self-employed. The Division will
deal with your application but this does not mean that the Division accepts that you are selfemployed. We may have to make further enquiries to confirm your self-employed status. It is
not necessary for you to contact us. If we have any doubts, we will contact you.
For Official Use
Invoice No.
CF1 Issued: Initials
Date
Application Accepted / Refused
Reviewing Officer__________________ Date________
Comments:
CF351 Issued Date
CF351 Received Date
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