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Administration as self-employed and salaried at the same time
Can you be an employee and self-employed at the same time?
In most cases it is possible. However, from an administrative point of view, there will be some things that you need to pay extra attention to when you are an employee and self-employed at the same time - also called a combiner.
Many choose, understandably, to start up as self-employed freelancer alongside their salaried job before taking the plunge as a full-time freelancer.
In such a case, you will find yourself in a situation where you are employed full-time as an employee and are self-employed as a side job. And what do you do with it? taxes?
1. Salaried and self-employed at the same time
When you choose to combine two different working lives – as an employee and self-employed – it can provide a more secure and calm start to your freelance career.
But as I said, there are various administrative things that you should be aware of in such a situation.
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Approval from your employer or your A-kasse
When you start your freelance business as an employee, it is important that you are aware of whether this will require acceptance from your current employer or possibly your A-kasse if you are on unemployment benefits.
It may seem obvious to start a freelance career within the industry where you already have experience from your salaried job. But you must be aware of your employment contract and whether there is a duty of loyalty therein.
If that happens, you as an employee will not be able to start up as self-employed in the same profession if you end up being a competitor to your current employer in any way - unless your employer has of course approved this.
Check your employment contract and make sure that you have first received written approval of your new part-time job from your employer, so that you avoid complications later on.
This relationship with your employer is also called duty of loyalty. It will save you unnecessary headaches if you start by finding out whether there is already a delicate relationship here from the start.
2. Tax conditions as an employee and self-employed
A full-time self-employed freelancer with a registered sole trader normally pays B-tax.
As an employee, on the other hand, you pay A-tax, where the employer is responsible for reporting this.
As soon as you start your own business, it is your own responsibility to keep track of the tax situation.
So what do you do if your main occupation is your salaried job and you have set up a business on the side as a side job or vice versa?
Tax as an employee and self-employed
As an employee and self-employed at the same time, you will have more than one income.
It is therefore important to keep track of your tax cards so that you know which income must be registered on which card. Fortunately, it's quite simple!
We all have three tax cards; free card, main card and secondary card. We choose to disregard free cards this time, as this is automatically used.
Main card – your primary income
Your main card is the tax card that must be used for your primary income - i.e. where you earn the most. If you earn most from your salaried job, it is this income that must go through the main card.
If your freelance business grows larger, or if you end up having your business as your primary source of income, it is the profit from that that must be drawn on the main card instead.
You can only have one income to run over the main card, which must be the largest of the incomes, in contrast to the secondary card, where you can register several different incomes.
Secondary card – Other income and secondary employment
The bi-card is used when you have more than one income at the same time. Here you can register all your other income, which is not your primary income, such as side job.
If you are an independent freelancer as a part-time job, it is therefore this tax card that you must use for the income from it – and vice versa if your salaried job is your part-time job.
So the secondary card is for all other incomes – i.e. those that are not your primary.
You can read more about the three tax cards on the Tax website, where you can also see your cards digitally in the self-service.
Be a combiner with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 2,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
3. Personal deductions, social security contributions and deduction percentage as self-employed and salaried
The personal deduction, which is a certain amount you can earn annually without having to pay tax on it, remains the same whether you are self-employed or an employee.
The Am contribution on 8% of your income before tax is also the same for both employees and the self-employed. As a self-employed person, the am contribution will automatically be included in your B tax rates when you correct your advance statement.
Tax conditions are individual, and the draw percentage may therefore vary. But in a normal salaried job, in most cases you pay between 32-38% in tax, while the deduction percentage for the self-employed is usually between 39-43% in tax.
The Danish tax system is progressive, which means that the more you earn, the more you have to pay in tax.
If you are both salaried and self-employed at the same time, there is therefore a good chance that your income will be higher than before, and thus you will most likely also have to pay a little more in tax.
However, this is based on your income and by filling in the advance statement with your expected income, you can quickly get an overview of this.
4. Your options for outsourcing administration
When you have made the choice to supplement your income as a combiner, you do not need to jump into the jungle to register CVR number, and establish a business account, take out various insurances and find a bookkeeper.
The time when you had limited options is (fortunately) over, and today you can choose not to start your own company altogether, and at the same time send professional invoices to your customers.
Factofly is your shortcut to a CVR number, and ensures that the only thing you have to focus on is making your customers happy.
Factofly works both with a social security fund, but also if you need to get paid alongside your "real" job. Everything is taken care of for you: you are insured during work and you also do not need to set up a business account.
You can read more about how Factofly can help you on his way to life as a combiner.
Be a combiner with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 2,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
Administration as self-employed and salaried at the same time
Can you be an employee and self-employed at the same time?
In most cases it is possible. However, from an administrative point of view, there will be some things that you need to pay extra attention to when you are an employee and self-employed at the same time - also called a combiner.
Many choose, understandably, to start up as self-employed freelancer alongside their salaried job before taking the plunge as a full-time freelancer.
In such a case, you will find yourself in a situation where you are employed full-time as an employee and are self-employed as a side job. And what do you do with it? taxes?
1. Salaried and self-employed at the same time
When you choose to combine two different working lives – as an employee and self-employed – it can provide a more secure and calm start to your freelance career.
But as I said, there are various administrative things that you should be aware of in such a situation.
Be a combiner with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 2,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
Approval from your employer or your A-kasse
When you start your freelance business as an employee, it is important that you are aware of whether this will require acceptance from your current employer or possibly your A-kasse if you are on unemployment benefits.
It may seem obvious to start a freelance career within the industry where you already have experience from your salaried job. But you must be aware of your employment contract and whether there is a duty of loyalty therein.
If that happens, you as an employee will not be able to start up as self-employed in the same profession if you end up being a competitor to your current employer in any way - unless your employer has of course approved this.
Check your employment contract and make sure that you have first received written approval of your new part-time job from your employer, so that you avoid complications later on.
This relationship with your employer is also called duty of loyalty. It will save you unnecessary headaches if you start by finding out whether there is already a delicate relationship here from the start.
2. Tax conditions as an employee and self-employed
A full-time self-employed freelancer with a registered sole trader normally pays B-tax.
As an employee, on the other hand, you pay A-tax, where the employer is responsible for reporting this.
As soon as you start your own business, it is your own responsibility to keep track of the tax situation.
So what do you do if your main occupation is your salaried job and you have set up a business on the side as a side job or vice versa?
Tax as an employee and self-employed
As an employee and self-employed at the same time, you will have more than one income.
It is therefore important to keep track of your tax cards so that you know which income must be registered on which card. Fortunately, it's quite simple!
We all have three tax cards; free card, main card and secondary card. We choose to disregard free cards this time, as this is automatically used.
Main card – your primary income
Your main card is the tax card that must be used for your primary income - i.e. where you earn the most. If you earn most from your salaried job, it is this income that must go through the main card.
If your freelance business grows larger, or if you end up having your business as your primary source of income, it is the profit from that that must be drawn on the main card instead.
You can only have one income to run over the main card, which must be the largest of the incomes, in contrast to the secondary card, where you can register several different incomes.
Secondary card – Other income and secondary employment
The bi-card is used when you have more than one income at the same time. Here you can register all your other income, which is not your primary income, such as side job.
If you are an independent freelancer as a part-time job, it is therefore this tax card that you must use for the income from it – and vice versa if your salaried job is your part-time job.
So the secondary card is for all other incomes – i.e. those that are not your primary.
You can read more about the three tax cards on the Tax website, where you can also see your cards digitally in the self-service.
Be a combiner with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 2,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
3. Personal deductions, social security contributions and deduction percentage as self-employed and salaried
The personal deduction, which is a certain amount you can earn annually without having to pay tax on it, remains the same whether you are self-employed or an employee.
The Am contribution on 8% of your income before tax is also the same for both employees and the self-employed. As a self-employed person, the am contribution will automatically be included in your B tax rates when you correct your advance statement.
Tax conditions are individual, and the draw percentage may therefore vary. But in a normal salaried job, in most cases you pay between 32-38% in tax, while the deduction percentage for the self-employed is usually between 39-43% in tax.
The Danish tax system is progressive, which means that the more you earn, the more you have to pay in tax.
If you are both salaried and self-employed at the same time, there is therefore a good chance that your income will be higher than before, and thus you will most likely also have to pay a little more in tax.
However, this is based on your income and by filling in the advance statement with your expected income, you can quickly get an overview of this.
4. Your options for outsourcing administration
When you have made the choice to supplement your income as a combiner, you do not need to jump into the jungle to register CVR number, and establish a business account, take out various insurances and find a bookkeeper.
The time when you had limited options is (fortunately) over, and today you can choose not to start your own company altogether, and at the same time send professional invoices to your customers.
Factofly is your shortcut to a CVR number, and ensures that the only thing you have to focus on is making your customers happy.
Factofly works both with a social security fund, but also if you need to get paid alongside your "real" job. Everything is taken care of for you: you are insured during work and you also do not need to set up a business account.
You can read more about how Factofly can help you on his way to life as a combiner.
Be a combiner with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 2,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
