Written question asked by Lord Christopher (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 November 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 December 2014. It was answered by Lord Deighton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 December 2014 on behalf of the Treasury.
Self-employed
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest recorded (1) numbers of self-employed, (2) numbers of self-employed recorded in income tax records, and (3) annual turnover of self-employed in income tax records.
- Answer
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The number of individuals filing a self-employment schedule in their Self Assessment tax returns for the year 2011-12 is estimated at 5.49 million.
The annual turnover of these individuals in 2011-12 is estimated at £296 billion.
These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) for the year 2011-12.
Further information about the self-employed is available in HMRC’s National Statistics Publications[1].
[1] Available at the following internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-income-by-tax-year
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL3202
- Session
- 2014-15
- Subjects
- Self-employed
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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