A word of caution for those producing and selling their own books. In the
UK, you are classed as self-employed if you do anything to earn money
yourself, even if you already have a job. Under the age of 60 I had to apply
for exemption from self-employed National Insurance contributions, firstly
on the grounds that I was employed and already paying employed
contributions, and, when I retired still under 60, for exemption on grounds
of small earnings. I was warned that if I had not done this, I could be
charged the self-employed contributions if they found out I had this small
amount of earnings.
Secondly, I published under a pen name and after about 5 years got a letter
from the tax office addressed to me asking if I knew where the person of
that name was living. The publisher submits information to the tax office on
royalties paid. I explained that that person was me, and that they could
check their records and see that I had paid the income tax due on my
earnings from the books.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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