self employed

Attention over time

7-day rolling share of analyzed posts/comments mentioning this entity · 90 daily points ending 2026-08-13

Final complete day: 2026-08-13. Attention was 0.5% — this entity appeared in 16 of 2,951 analyzed posts/comments in the seven days ending that day (19 mentions).

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Recent mentions

1. 2026-08-13 13:53 UTCPost

   UK self-employed abroad since 2022 - tax refund and NI qualifying years? - I've lived in the UK since around 2007, but left in January 2022 and have been living/travelling abroad since then. I physically do my self-employed work abroad. My UK days were roughly: * 2022/23: 0 * 2023/24: 30 * 2024/25: 0 * 2025/26: 9 I kept filing UK Self Assessment and paying UK tax because I wasn't sure whether I'd return. I'm now considering correcting my previous returns as I may have been non-resident. I've potentially overpaid a few thousand pounds in Income Tax/Class 4. My main concern is **National Insurance**. I currently have around 11 qualifying years, and I don't want correcting my tax returns to cause previous qualifying years to disappear. **Has anyone actually corrected their UK tax returns after becoming non-resident and received a tax refund? What happened to their NI qualifying years?** Also, has anyone dealt with the **new 2026 rules for voluntary NI contributions while living abroad**? I lived continuously in the UK for around 15 years before leaving, so I'm particularly interested in the new 10-year UK residence requirement. Thanks!

2. 2026-08-13 04:02 UTCComment

   You'd be surprised. A lot of people go self-employed mid-year, buy a plan, have a decent year, and don't think about the cliff until their accountant tells them in March they owe $6,000 back. It's not ignorance, it's just that nobody hands you a manual when you leave your W-2 job.

3. 2026-08-13 01:54 UTCComment

   Everyone knows about it. How could you be self-employed and paying for insurance and not know about it?

4. 2026-08-13 01:38 UTCComment

   You're welcome. Not sure if it will work, but it is worth a shot. <also> If you used any AI in drafting and/or editing, that is going to be treated differently based upon if: 1. Did you caption "DISCLOSURE: I used AI to assist me with editing this, but the thoughts are my own." 2. Did you remain silent about any AI-disclosure? _Why does it matter?_ r/fire has problems with AI posts _flooding_ things, but more importantly, it has problems with those AI-supported posts more often than not giving poor or unnuanced, uncontextualized information. The r/fire community is about as sophisticated as they come when it comes to MAGI management relative to health care. So you'll get better results if you put a disclosure, since that will help your audience trust you. _Final thought?_ Search that sub before you post. You'll get a feeling for how it is discussed, how often, and if you want to make any tweaks to your own post rather than simply cross-posting what you already have shared here. (And good luck. This shit is a big deal for the self-employed, regardless if they are digital nomads or retirees.)

5. 2026-08-13 01:31 UTCComment

   Self-employed and this affects me. Basically, I’m just dumping a ton into retirement and my HSA account to lower my AGI to keep the subsidy. It’s the best option I could figure out.