I am self-employed through my company and need to earn £35k to get my required 75 points.
I have not managed to get another contract since Feb this year, and so will need to take my earnings into account from 1 Oct 2012. (The start of the 15 month period). I am using company net profits as the measure (as I did not pay myself a large enough dividend).
My question is whether you determine the 12 month time period to be assessed based on the invoice and payment dates or the actual dates worked? My invoice in October is for a large amount but is for the period 10 Aug - 21 Sept. If it is date based, then I will have to drop off this first invoice as it is for work done prior to 1 Oct - and therefore am likely to fail to make the income level.
