can anyone help?

[julie1966]

my partner and i married (it was a whirlwind proposal)he was here on a visitor visa for 6 months from St lucia. We knew hed have to leave to apply for a spouse visa so did.No criminal convictions in either country for either of us.Im british born n bred. I run my own childminding business and my last tax return was for 19,300 profit. I sent him back to st lucia with business bank accounts for 12 months,personal bank account statement for 12 months,copies of my Ofsted registration,public liabilty insure both for my address. Ive got no dependants.I even sent my reeipts for NI payments, My UTR and our wedding photos.So i was heart broken yesterday after 12 weeks to get an email saying his visa is on hold because i dont meet the financial requirements or/and didnt provide evidence. I emailed them asking what else they need and they emailed back saying they wont tell my but refered to to the sole trader part of the financial requirements. And i cant find what i missed. I was up all night going through all my work contracts and copied them,along with all my childminding regulations targeted at my address and have fed ex them to Jamaica today, they will arrive tomorrow. Can anyone please tell me what else i can do?

[Amber]

Check Annex FM 1.7 (click) at 9.6.1. and make sure that you sent all that is there, if not, send what you missed ASAP and ask for a decision. Appears to me you didn't send:

(b) The latest:
(i) annual self-assessment tax return to HMRC (a copy or print-out);
(ii) Statement of Account (SA300 or SA302); and
(iii) the same for the previous financial year if the latest return does not show the necessary
level of gross income, but the average of the last 2 financial years does.

[julie1966]

I did in fact send all those things expect last yrs tax return 2011-2012 because this yrs return was over 19,000 ... I sent my contracts today and i found some receipt stubbs for a parent that used to pay me in cash so i sent those as well.Maybe i should send last yrs tax return as well then.Ive got nothing to lose.

[Amber]

How are you calculating profit?

[julie1966]

How are you calculating profit?

Im calculating my profit through what i get paid every month.Most of my clients pay directly into my business account and another client always paid cash which i always gave a receipt for.My grown children who both live at home share the cost of running the home and as i spent alot of money the previous yr 2010-2011 ive not had to buy any new resources towards my work.so other than about £700 ive had no work related outgoings(the joys of working from home i guess).

[Casa]

What was the net amount calculated for tax? i.e after your expenses/outgoings were deducted?

[Casa]

What amount was calculated for tax?

[julie1966]

What was the net amount calculated for tax? i.e after your expenses/outgoings were deducted?

My Net profit was £19,300 and i had only about £600 left in tax to pay by end of jan 2014

[julie1966]

What was the net amount calculated for tax? i.e after your expenses/outgoings were deducted?

the income of £18,600 is gross income

[Amber]

(b) Where the self-employed person is a sole trader or is in a partnership or franchise
agreement, the income will be:
(i) the gross taxable profits from their share of the business; and
(ii) allowances or deductable expenses which are not taxed will not be counted towards
income.

[julie1966]

(b) Where the self-employed person is a sole trader or is in a partnership or franchise
agreement, the income will be:
(i) the gross taxable profits from their share of the business; and
(ii) allowances or deductable expenses which are not taxed will not be counted towards
income.

Hi my gross income after deductions was £19,300 for the last tax yr

[julie1966]

(b) Where the self-employed person is a sole trader or is in a partnership or franchise
agreement, the income will be:
(i) the gross taxable profits from their share of the business; and
(ii) allowances or deductable expenses which are not taxed will not be counted towards
income.

Hi my gross income after deductions was £19,300 for the last tax yr

[Amber]

Did this Gross amount include any allowance or deductable expenses added on?

[vinny]

Well my husbands visa is on hold because i apparently didnt provide enough proof of my self employment income, they had business and personal bank statements for 18 months, proff i was registered as self employed,proof of my UTR, proof of NI contributions, Proof i was registered to run my business at my address, proof i was insured to run my business from my address, Proof my business is registered with governing body, proof my business is ongoing, my tax return stating my gross income for 2012-2013 was £19,300 and now ive sent them letters from my local authority who i occassionally work with, my clients contracts that state my hourly, weekly and monthly rates with start dates,receipts for cash payments... anything else you guys can think of?

[julie1966]

What was the net amount calculated for tax? i.e after your expenses/outgoings were deducted?

the income of £18,600 is gross income

my gross income wad 19,300

[Amber]

so latest update... the confidential info i sent to visa place in Kingston Jamaica have lost it !!! it was sent Fed Ex and signed for and now no one knows where it is .. 68 pages of original documents proving my self employment and its disappeared!!!