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HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. The August edition of the Employer Bulletin brings the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents. The October 2026 edition of Employer Bulletin includes articles on: PAYE Payrolling … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: October 2026
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. The August edition of the Employer Bulletin brings the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents. The August 2026 edition of Employer Bulletin includes articles on: PAYE Tax … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: August 2026
You may be able to claim tax relief if you use cars, vans, motorcycles or bicycles for work. This does not include travelling to and from your work, unless it’s a temporary place of work. How much you can claim depends on whether you’re using: a vehicle that you’ve bought or leased with your own … Continue reading Claim tax relief for your job expenses – Vehicles you use for work
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. Some of these topics have already been covered by PAYadvice.UK in articles and blogs and further articles and blogs may now additionally be published. The June 2026 edition of Employer Bulletin … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: June 2026
Mileage Allowance Payments (MAPs) are what an employer can pay employees for using their own vehicle for business journeys. They’re allowed to pay employees a certain amount of MAPs each year without having to report them to HMRC. This is called an ‘approved amount’. As part of the Chancellor Rachel Reeves update to the House of Commons on … Continue reading Business mileage for employees’ own vehicles increase by 10p to 55p
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. Some of these topics have already been covered by PAYadvice.UK in articles and blogs and further articles and blogs may now additionally be published. The April 2026 edition of Employer Bulletin … Continue reading Employer Bulletin: April 2026
Millions of drivers who claim motoring expenses could benefit from a review of approved mileage rates. Millions of drivers who claim motoring expenses from their employer will see approved mileage rates reviewed ahead of a future Budget. Approved mileage allowance payment rates have not changed since 2011, despite motoring costs evolving significantly. Part of a plan to help keep prices down … Continue reading Mileage rates review to support working people
New PAYE service announced to save around 35 million taxpayers’ time. At least 90% of taxpayer interactions with HMRC to be digital by 2030. Reducing post and letters to save £50 million a year – equal to almost 1,500 full time nurses. Workers are set to take control of their tax affairs as the government announced on … Continue reading Workers to take control of their tax affairs with new HMRC services
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are encouraging tax payers who have work related expenses to claim qualifying tax reliefs directly with HMRC and for free rather than go via expensive reclaim agents. Don’t get caught out by online adverts and tax refund companies who offer to make work expense claims for you so they can … Continue reading Tax relief – Claim it yourself
HMRC have issued the February 2025 edition of the Employer Bulletin which brings the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents. In this month’s edition of the Employer Bulletin there are important updates and information on: PAYE end of year reporting employers PAYE and Construction Industry Scheme repayments basic PAYE Tools — new release … Continue reading February 2025 Employer Bulletin
HMRC have issued the December 2024 edition of the Employer Bulletin which brings the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents. In this month’s edition of the Employer Bulletin there are important updates and information on: PAYE employer National Insurance contributions and Employment Allowance changes announced at Autumn Budget 2024 automatic enrolment … Continue reading December 2024 Employer Bulletin
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have issued a new guide and online form completion for applying for employer expenses and benefits exemption. Use this employers exemption form if you are an employer and want to apply for a bespoke or industry scale rate for reporting non-taxable expenses and benefits. It does then require printing and … Continue reading PAYE: employer expenses and benefits exemption application
PAYadvice.UK is supporting Talk Money Week, which aims to break down barriers and make it easier for people to share their thoughts and feelings about money. It can be difficult to talk about money. That’s why #TalkMoney Week is a great opportunity to kickstart a conversation with friends, family or colleagues. In fact, building money … Continue reading Talk Money week – 4-8 November 2024
HMRC have introduced new evidence requirements for claimants from 14th October 2024 to reduce the risk of ineligible expense claims. They want to make sure that taxpayers receive the tax relief they are entitled to as simply as possible, but we also need to make sure that they identify where taxpayers are not eligible and … Continue reading Evidence now required to claim PAYE (P87) employment expenses
Every penny counts at Christmas and employees eligible to claim a tax refund on any work-related expenses are being urged to do it directly through HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to guarantee receiving 100% of their claim. Whether working in hospitality or retail, taking on a seasonal second job as a delivery driver, or even … Continue reading No frosty surprises when you claim tax relief with HMRC
As part of the HMRC agent update 114, information has been shared on the reclaiming of NI following the Upper Tribunal ruling, When employees use their own car for work, relief from income tax and an equivalent disregard from Class 1 National Insurance contributions can be due based on business miles driven. For National Insurance, … Continue reading Relevant motoring expenditure and National Insurance
HMRC has published amended guidance in the Employment Income Manual (EIM23900) and introduced new guidance in the National Insurance Manual (NIM06440) about a change in home charging of electric vehicles. Section 239 of the Income Tax (Earning and Pensions) Act 2003 (ITEPA) provides exemption on payments and benefits provided in connection with company cars and vans. This exempts aspects … Continue reading Home and company EV charging – HMRC view change
Do you wash your uniform? Do you work from home? Do you pay membership fees or subscriptions for your job? HMRC might owe you money back on your work expenses If you spend your own money on work expenses, HMRC may owe you a tax refund. You can claim tax relief on various work expenses … Continue reading You May be owed tax refund on your work expenses – find out today
Thousands of taxpayers are claiming tax refunds for work-related expenses and HMRC is reminding them that they can claim directly. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding employed workers they can claim a refund on work-related expenses directly. More than 800,000 taxpayers claimed tax refunds for work expenses during the 2021 to 2022 tax year, … Continue reading Don’t miss out on a tax refund for work expenses
The HM Revenue and Customs Software Developer Support Team have confirmed changes to the acceptable P11D submission due from 6th April 2023 and onwards. Although paper forms may still be issued to relevant employees as a copy, the submission of paper forms to HMRC is no longer permitted. In a message to software developers entitled: … Continue reading No more Paper P11Ds to HMRC
The HMRC have update their employer guidance CWG2, CWG5 and also the guide to gross-up where employer pay the tax and NICs on expenses and benefits. CWG2 further guide to PAYE and National Insurance HMRC have issued the updated CWG2 for the 2023/2024 tax year (for the tax year which commences from 6th April 2023). … Continue reading HMRC issue guidance for 2023/2024 tax year
Employers are being encouraged to communicate where there are work associated expenses and allowances with their Employees so that they can quickly claim tax relief on expenses they are entitled to such as on work uniforms, clothing, tools, professional fees and subscriptions. The P87 form changed on 21st December 2022, and any claims must be … Continue reading Income tax relief for employment expenses