help for IG lost in translation....

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Ibiza-girlie

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need a national insurance number and the governmenbt pages arent reeeeally helping me out here. i need a job before i get one of these numbers and after that where do I GO? Are thereo ffices all over London town?`

And also: Lott, i dont get how i post an add about me needing a place to stay. i hope im getting the place in richmond but no guarantees here.....yet. he was supposed to call me last week, but havent heard anything and Im going to UK on Monday.

help needed!
 
Don't worry too much about your national insurance number - I was here for 3 years before I got mine! They'll give you a temporary one to begin with (which will have a slightly higher rate of tax, so best to sort it out reasonably quickly), then you'll have to make an appointment and undergo a short interview. My employer set this up for me, not sure if that's the norm.

For accomodation have you put an ad in loot/gumtree?
 
ill try gumtree again if i dont get a hold of the guy soon! i mean, were getting close and i need a place to stay dammit lol*

how much tax do you pay in UK
here we pay 50 % of the first 20.000 pounds we earn, then 55 of the 5.000 hereafter and up to 67 !!!! % of the last 10.000 and everytyhing above that! so being rich in DK is no fun.
 
income tax is 21% i think, but with national insurance contributions it works out at around 30% being deducted
 
Ibiza-girlie said:
ill try gumtree again if i dont get a hold of the guy soon! i mean, were getting close and i need a place to stay dammit lol*

how much tax do you pay in UK
here we pay 50 % of the first 20.000 pounds we earn, then 55 of the 5.000 hereafter and up to 67 !!!! % of the last 10.000 and everytyhing above that! so being rich in DK is no fun.
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It's nothing like that, I think the top tax bracket is around 39 or 40 percent (I wouldn't know ;))
 
Ibiza-girlie said:
you only pay 30 % taxes!!! thats amazing! and what does that incluse?? like hospital insurance, medical and so on?
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That can't be right... everyone I know in the UK says they pay about 40% :?
 
yeah 30% depending on what you earn, like mark i wouldn't know about big earners but up to £30,000 its only 30% (well it is for me anyway).

yeah the good old national health service is free to all. not sure exactly how it works for non-UK residents, i think as long as you get your NI number then you are entitled the same as the rest of us (i think!! :roll: )
 
Morbyd said:
That can't be right... everyone I know in the UK says they pay about 40% :?
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double checked my pay slip and its 22% income tax, 8.8% nat. insurance.

like i said i don't know how the tax bracket changes above £30,000........i'm up north so don't get a 'london salary'
 
Here it is:

The tax brackets for the UK 2004/2005 are as follows (if under the age of 65:
up to £4,745 --- tax free
between £4,745 - £6,765 --- 10%
between £6,765 - £36,145 --- 22%
over £36,145 --- 40%
 
Morbyd said:
Here it is:

The tax brackets for the UK 2004/2005 are as follows (if under the age of 65:
up to £4,745 --- tax free
between £4,745 - £6,765 --- 10%
between £6,765 - £36,145 --- 22%
over £36,145 --- 40%
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Ooh. Apparently big changes in the UK tax code this year. I just found this:

In the 2005-2006 tax year, the tax brackets were:

10%: from £0 to £2,090
22%: from £2,090 to £32,400
40%: from £32,400 and above
 
Greco no problem. Im from Denmark, but only have 1/16th of danish blood in me. Im originally russian/polish/swedish (mostly swedish) and happen to move to the UK where I was once raised (confusing story, really!) ;)
 
Ibiza-girlie said:
Greco no problem. Im from Denmark, but only have 1/16th of danish blood in me. Im originally russian/polish/swedish (mostly swedish) and happen to move to the UK where I was once raised (confusing story, really!) ;)
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you just love calling me greco don't ya :? :? - ok then, i'll allow just you to call me greco but please keep it private ;) ;) ;) :lol: :lol:

the reason i ask is so i can assess if it is going to be a jungle like u say or whether you'll be able to cope with it all.

the fact is i don't know one single scandanavian (especially one raised in UK) who hasn't found UK life extremely easy to adapt to. So in fact....you are ok, its not a jungle!!! :lol: :lol:
 
Morbyd said:
Morbyd said:
Here it is:

The tax brackets for the UK 2004/2005 are as follows (if under the age of 65:
up to £4,745 --- tax free
between £4,745 - £6,765 --- 10%
between £6,765 - £36,145 --- 22%
over £36,145 --- 40%
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Ooh. Apparently big changes in the UK tax code this year. I just found this:

In the 2005-2006 tax year, the tax brackets were:

10%: from £0 to £2,090
22%: from £2,090 to £32,400
40%: from £32,400 and above
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8O

erm, that's weird, surely we would have been told about that?? that's basically a massive increase in income tax as loads of people now fall in the top bracket because they've not increased it in line with inflation!!!!
 
ahhh confusing but nevertheless I just got the apartment thingy solved so YEAH ! Im moving to richmond, excellent!!

and as far as taxes go: well it cant be worse than DK anyway

and grego yeah i secrelty call you greco, but thats just for :D
 
chewie_oo7 said:
cheeky bastards.

i suppose thats one way of not "increasing income tax". cos technically they aint.

:x
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I think morbyd might have got this wrong because I'm fairly sure there would have been a massive uproar if this was the case...
 
Actually, I think the 2004/05 numbers I had were bogus. Here's another chart I found with a comparison

------------------------------------------2005/06 (£) --------- 2004/05 (£)
Starting rate 10% on first -------------2,090 ---------------- 2,020
Basic rate (20% for savings income)
22% on next ----------------------------30,310 --------------- 29,380
Higher rate 40% on income over -----32,400 --------------- 31,400

This one's from an accountancy, so I hope it's accurate.
 
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