Tim((()))
8 Mar 2012 / #1
Am a Briton usually resident in London, am over in Poland for a bit of a career break and sightseeing and have recently been asked to teach some conversational English to some business people in a Polish city.
Firstly, it's a great surprise to me as I would have thought I need to have some fluency in Polish before teaching, and secondly the pay is peanuts to me (about £10 an hour for 3 to 4 hours per fortnight) if I take up the offer. The money doesn't excite me - it's an experience and I like meeting and helping people.
It would be a freelance/self-employed basis from what I understand for 3 to 6 months.
You can guess the next question! What's the legal position for me if I take them up on this offer? Do I need to register with a tax office - if so is that free or is there a fee? Do I have to pay any money to the Polish government even on such low earnings, ie tax or national insurance et al? Anybody who can give me an idea of what I would need to pay monthly or quarterly to the Polish authorities for being a self-employed or freelance teacher, please post and let me know.
What I'm actually driving at is this: would I be better off doing the teaching for free or just a couple of beers than charging per hour but then having to pay all the fees to the Polish government that may be due if I commence as a paid teacher?
Thanks in advance.
Tim
Firstly, it's a great surprise to me as I would have thought I need to have some fluency in Polish before teaching, and secondly the pay is peanuts to me (about £10 an hour for 3 to 4 hours per fortnight) if I take up the offer. The money doesn't excite me - it's an experience and I like meeting and helping people.
It would be a freelance/self-employed basis from what I understand for 3 to 6 months.
You can guess the next question! What's the legal position for me if I take them up on this offer? Do I need to register with a tax office - if so is that free or is there a fee? Do I have to pay any money to the Polish government even on such low earnings, ie tax or national insurance et al? Anybody who can give me an idea of what I would need to pay monthly or quarterly to the Polish authorities for being a self-employed or freelance teacher, please post and let me know.
What I'm actually driving at is this: would I be better off doing the teaching for free or just a couple of beers than charging per hour but then having to pay all the fees to the Polish government that may be due if I commence as a paid teacher?
Thanks in advance.
Tim