Taxpayer ID and self employed (UK)

[RoomOfMagicMoon]

Hi.
I am self-employed and am not a VAT payer.
What should I do if I don't have a ID taxpayer number to show?
If I don't show anything, will my store be closed?

[CryzalisMasksUK · Accepted solution]

Underneath the VAT section, you have a section for additional taxpayer ID

Click this, add your UTR number and select UTR from the drop down box

And yes, If you do not do anything, they will suspend your store. Other sellers who have had issues updating the information have come to the forum as their stores have been closed and funds held.

[RoomOfMagicMoon]

Thank you so much! xx

[TheWestcountryWitch]

You need to add your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR), there's a section for that. 

[RoomOfMagicMoon]

Thank you! xx

[MoatCottageCreations]

If your business is registered with HMRC  (which it should be) you will have a UTR.

[RuncornWax]

Great looking store by the way and love some of those pics. Very cool.  As the others have said, pop UTR in the additional taxpayer ID box.  If you don't know it, you can grab it from the self assessment section of your HMRC app or login on their website.   Ignore the VAT ID if you aren't at that threshold for VAT.

And if you don't have a UTR because you aren't registered with HMRC..  then that could be a slightly larger problem!  Good luck x

[JJewellerySuppliesUK]

You should have registered for Self Assessment by the end of your second year of trading (so that you had a year's figures to report).  

If you haven't registered you will need to do that straight away as Etsy is obliged by law to report your earnings.  Then you will get a UTR number to insert in Additional Tax Information.  Without it, I think you will be suspended until you can provide it.  

[CraftyCornishMaids]

@RoomOfMagicMoon 

There are quite a few things you need to do

you are a sole trader, so should have your UTR from HMRC, as you have to do self assessment tax returns when you gross over £1,000 a year selling online
That goes in ADDITIONAL taxpayer ID field

you need 30 day return policy on all your listings

and for shop policies

you need a right to withdraw policy and form
a GDPR policy (Privacy)
and your address and e-mail address in sellers details, with the trader box ticked,

[folkhaus]

They are going to put you on holiday mode until they can verify any id anyway. They just closed our store as I needed to put my new residence permit on.

[JJewellerySuppliesUK]

@folkhaus Not all shops are put in holiday mode as some verifications are automatic and instant. 

[CraftyCornishMaids]

those missing all legal policies can also be put on vacation, now a real person has to look at it

[folkhaus]

So strange, we have all of our legal policies in place. I have no idea why it's taking so long! 

[CraftyCornishMaids]

You do not

right to withdraw and gdpr policy should be in settings - policy settings

your full address and e-mail address should be in main shop page
edit
scroll down to the bottom
sellers details - other details - add your address and email address there, and click professional seller, not individual, and save

and 30 day return policies on all listings

[ClaireJohnsonPottery]

I don't need to have a UTR as my gross earnings are less than £1000 and therefore no need for me to fill in a tax return. However, I can't progress with the info requested by Etsy (and so prevent my shop going into 'holiday' mode) as far as I can see without one. Does anyone have a solution to this??

[FancyTogs]

@ClaireJohnsonPottery 

It looks like you can enter your National Insurance number (NINO) into Etsy, instead of a UTR number, it is in the Additional taxpayer ID list.

The £1000 threshold is income (order values including delivery charged to buyers), not profit, not after Etsy fees.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/selling-online-and-paying-taxes/selling-online-and-paying...

Lawrence (Clare's other half)

[KhanomGifts]

Hope someone could help. My Etsy store is registered as a business, I have added business details including VAT number. I have also added national insurance number under additions taxpayer ID. Its been some time and yet there is a red blob next to finances section. Do I need to add anything else like UTR? 

[RuncornWax]

It should tell you what is missing?  Those sections in the finance section have a green verified when they are sorted . Also your dashboard homepage should in theory give an indication as to what you need to do.  

Otherwise I may be a case of raising a help request  (I wouldn;t try live chat as they cannot assist with the various tax / vat / finance regs)

[CraftyCornishMaids]

If the company is VAT registered wouldn't you have a utr?

[FancyTogs]

@KhanomGifts 

Have you added your personal national insurance number to Additional Taxpayer ID? Why?

The additional taxpayer ID is for the legal entity responsible for paying taxes on the shop's business profits. That would be the registered company, not you. The company should have its own UTR.

Lawrence