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The number of individuals filing a self-employment schedule in their Self Assessment tax returns for the year 2011-12 is estimated at 5.49 million.<\/p>
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The annual turnover of these individuals in 2011-12 is estimated at £296 billion.<\/p>
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These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) for the year 2011-12.<\/p>
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Further information about the self-employed is available in HMRC\u2019s National Statistics Publications[1]<\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>