A simple solution is to get the LEA to pay the note-taker direct. That way,
they are responsible (at least thats what a rather confused Inland Revenue
bureacrat once confirmed to me).
At 15:44 08/10/98 +0000, you wrote:
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>Can any one help?
>
>I am looking for some clarity around the issue of tax
>and the non-medical helper allowance within the Disabled Students
>Allowances. I have a student who is using a non medical helper for
>30+ hours a week. The helper is not a student. I am trying to find
>out who should be responsible for the tax and national insurance on
>the money that she earns. Until recently I have assumed that the
>helper was self employed. Is this the case?
>If anyone has experience of this issue I would greatly appreciate any
>help you can offer. I have contacted the Inland Revenue but this just
>seemed to confuse matters.
>Regards
>Claire Dowling, Student Adviser (Disabilities and Specific Learning
>Difficulty)
>Student Support Unit
>University of Teesside
>Borough Road
>Middlesbrough
>
>
>
PATRICK MULCAHY
Disability Co-ordinator
Academic Services
Registrar's Division
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
Tel: (0171) 391 1343 [voice or minicom]
Fax: (0171) 380 7327
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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