NIM12029 - Class1: Calculating Class1 NICs for Directors: Annual earnings periods: Examples: Fees voted

Regulation 8 Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

Company accounts year-end is 30 June 2025. Director does not receive salary but is voted 拢56,000 fees at AGM held on 20 September 2025.

Date 听颁耻尘耻濒补迟颈惫别 Primary Secondary Notes
April to August聽 Nil Nil Nil No earnings paid
20 September聽 拢56,000 拢3,130.60 (拢50,270 鈥 拢12,570 x 8% =拢3016) + (拢56,000 - 拢50,270 x 2% =拢114.60)聽 拢7,650.00 (拢56,000 鈥 拢5,000 x 15%)聽 Earnings Between PT and UEL at main primary percentage and as total earnings above UEL balance due at the additional primary percentage 聽
October to March聽 拢56,000听 拢3,130.60 拢7,650.00 No further earnings聽

The question to ask in this example is 鈥淗ow does director pay for his or her living expenses in period before earnings voted?鈥 The fees voted and paid in the previous year might have been withdrawn at regular intervals from the personal bank account. There might be another source of income and/or there could be drawings from a loan account with the company. If the loan account is used, there could be payments in advance of earnings within regulation 22 SSCR 2001, see鈥NIM12014. If it is not apparent how the director can fund his or her lifestyle before the voting of remuneration, you should consider this further.聽