18 months ago I did one freelance job while I was a student. I was under the impression that any work I did was free from tax and that I was also exempt from NI contributions - I'm still not sure what the rules are if you are a student.
Anyway, after 18 months of emails back and forth I'm still getting excuses on why they can't pay (£1050). In terms of the strength of my case, every email sent back makes it clear that they are happy with my work and admit to the money being owed
Understandably I'm quite frustrated and I'd like to take them to a small claims court. After discussing this with friends I've been told that as I didn't register self-employed while I was studying, taking this to court would cause me more problems. Now I've had conflicting advice about this and I'm still not sure.
I'd obviously back-date any tax owed if it came to that, but I' not even sure if I would owe any - let alone get myself in all sorts of legal problems.
I have since graduated and I have recently become self-employed.
