OINP Application - UK Self Employment

[CWilson]

A question regarding my OINP application.

I was self employed for 5 years in the UK so need to provide some supporting documentation. The form says provide copies of:

Business/company registration documents
Proof of business conducted with clients (invoices, bills, client references)
Balance sheets
Income tax returns and T4A statements (if self-employed in Canada)
Proof of you licence to practice (if you are a private practitioner) in a regulated field

I have a summary of the tax I paid for each year I was self employed. Sent from the tax office (self assessment)
I have references from who I was working for. I was basically working full time for one company so this is quite easy.
I have invoices, but they're just spreadsheets I made myself which I submitted to the company once a month.

I don't have anything else. I never had business/company registration documents. It was just me contracting for a single company. I filled in my tax form online every year and paid my tax, those are the only documents I have. I don't have Balance sheets, I never needed them, it was a very simple arrangement just like having a job. The company employed me full time eventually. It wasn't a regulated field so I don't need a licence.

I'm worried that I don't have the exact documents the form is asking for. Does anyone have any experience of this?

Thanks

 

[Anya654]

A question regarding my OINP application.

I was self employed for 5 years in the UK so need to provide some supporting documentation. The form says provide copies of:

Business/company registration documents
Proof of business conducted with clients (invoices, bills, client references)
Balance sheets
Income tax returns and T4A statements (if self-employed in Canada)
Proof of you licence to practice (if you are a private practitioner) in a regulated field

I have a summary of the tax I paid for each year I was self employed. Sent from the tax office (self assessment)
I have references from who I was working for. I was basically working full time for one company so this is quite easy.
I have invoices, but they're just spreadsheets I made myself which I submitted to the company once a month.

I don't have anything else. I never had business/company registration documents. It was just me contracting for a single company. I filled in my tax form online every year and paid my tax, those are the only documents I have. I don't have Balance sheets, I never needed them, it was a very simple arrangement just like having a job. The company employed me full time eventually. It wasn't a regulated field so I don't need a licence.

I'm worried that I don't have the exact documents the form is asking for. Does anyone have any experience of this?

Thanks

I'm also self-employed in the UK and you're good. The balance sheet they are talking about is the one your accountant will create when filing your tax returns, just hire an accountant to do this for you if you don't have any. Also submit your salary bank account and payslips in addition to your invoice and reference.

 

[CWilson]

I'm also self-employed in the UK and you're good. The balance sheet they are talking about is the one your accountant will create when filing your tax returns, just hire an accountant to do this for you if you don't have any. Also submit your salary bank account and payslips in addition to your invoice and reference.

Thanks for your reply. I've never had an accountant. My self employment was basically the same as being employed but the company was based in the US and had no footprint in the UK. I went to the office the company contracted for, had all my equipment provided. I did my own tax returns online. I don't know how I'd create balance sheets now as this was years ago.

I've been trying to get my bank statements from that period but I don't have all of them as the bank can only go back 7 years.

I'm hoping the tax returns I got from the tax office will be enough as they show the money I earned over those years and the tax I paid. I also have a very good reference from the company explaining that I was contracting for them full time and what I was being paid etc. I don't have payslips, I sent a spreadsheet to invoice for the month then the money was paid into my account.