All examples on this page use the 2001/2002 rates and
earnings bands. NICs are worked out using the exact percentage
method and are based on the employee being a member of a
Contracted-Out Salary Related (COSR) scheme.
When calculating NICs, priority is given to the
contracted-out earnings. NICs are worked out on the total earnings
using the shortest earnings period of the contracted-out
employment(s).
Employee’s NICs are worked out at the appropriate not
contracted-out percentage rate on earnings above the ET up to and
including the UEL. Employer’s contributions are worked out at
the appropriate not contracted-out percentage rate on the total
earnings above the ET.
EXAMPLE
H. Compton earns £60 per week from his contracted-out
job and £70 per week from his not contracted-out job. Total
earnings are £130 per week and the earnings period is weekly.
Employee’s NICs due: £4.30 (Table letter A)
Employer’s NICs due: £5.12 (Table letter A)
Recording the NICs due on form P11
NICs will be recorded on one P11 under contribution Table
letter A and end of year totals, again under contribution Table
letter A, on one P14. The entries on the P11 will be as
follows:-
| National Insurance contributions Note: LEL = Lower Earnings Limit, UEL = Upper Earnings Limit | ||||||||||
| Earnings details | Contribution details | Rebate details | ||||||||
| Earnings at the LEL (where earnings are equal to or exceed the LEL) | Earnings above the LEL, up to and including the Earnings Threshold | Earnings above the Earnings Threshold, up to and including the UEL | Total of employee’s and employer’s contributions payable |
Employee’s contributions payable on earnings in column 1c
(before deducting employee’s NIC rebate in 1f)
| Employee’s NIC rebate due on earnings in 1b (to be deducted from contributions in 1e) | Employer’s NIC rebate due on earnings in 1b and any balance of employee’s NIC rebate due but not shown in 1f | ||||
| 1a | 1b | 1c | 1d | 1e | 1f | 1g | ||||
| 72 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 30 | ||||
Recording the end of year totals on form P14
(The entries below assume the level of earnings remained
unchanged throughout the year)
| National Insurance contributions in this employment (Note : LEL = Lower Earnings Limit, UEL = Upper Earnings Limit) | ||||||||
| NIC Table letter | Earnings at the LEL
(where earnings reach or exceed the LEL)
(whole £s only) | Earnings
above the LEL up to and including the Earnings Threshold
(whole £s only) | Earnings above the
Earnings Threshold, up to and including the UEL
(whole £s only) | Total of employee’s and employer’s contributions payable | Employee’s contributions payable on earnings in 1c (before deducting employee’s NIC rebate in box 1f) | |||
|
| 1a | 1b | 1c | 1d | 1e | |||
| A | 3,744 | 780 | 2,236 | 489 | 84 | 223 | 60 | |
| 1f | 1f + 1g | |||||||
| £ | p | £ | p | |||||
| Employee’s NIC rebate to be deducted from contributions in 1e | Total of employee’s and employer’s NIC rebate due on 1b | |||||||
