Employer Bulletin – links and associated articles

HMRC publishes the employer bulletin 6 times a year. These give employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that HMRC consider to affect them.

The links to the bulletin sections are provided by PAYadvice.UK readers along with associated relevant articles and commentary by PAYadvice and its authors.

HMRC Employer Bulletin resources by PAYadvice.UK
April 2026
– RTI submission problems — incorrect handling of payroll ID
February 2026
– Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) changes — what employers need to know
– Implementation of the Employment Rights Act
– HMRC electronic payment deadline for February and March 2026
December 2025
– Grocery Salary Sacrifice! Buyer beware
– New PAYE responsibilities in labour supply chains – Umbrellas
October 2025
– Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 – when are the Bank Holidays and what about paying early?
August 2025
– Non-compliant umbrellas to be tackled
– Spotting disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes
– Payroll Service providers to be registered from April 2026
June 2025
– Umbrella employers – good practice updates
– Future of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
– Prepaid debit cards used for profit extraction and disguised income
April 2025
– NI letters B, E, I, T – gender and birth date matching (Married Women’s and Widows reduced rate)
– Freeport and Investment Zones – report the postcode on FPS
– Operate PAYE on a proportion of a globally mobile employee’s income and changes to Overseas Workday Relief
February 2025
December 2024
– December 2024 PAYE payment deadline
– Payrolling of benefits mandated – April 2026
– Autumn Budget 2024 – Employer National Insurance costs increase
October 2024
– Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025 – when are the Bank Holidays and what about paying early?
– How salary sacrifice affects National Minimum Wage
– My HMRC account does not balance – PAYE charge queries
– Help protect workers from getting caught out by tax avoidance
– Data capture of business tax identifiers on RTI FPS
August 2024
July 2024
– HMRC stop issuing automated refund cheques
– Football agent fees and dual representation contracts
– RTI and off-payroll working (IR35) reminder
– Payroll giving – supporting charities
– RTI FPS reporting salary advances relaxation
– Self Assessment threshold
– Warning for employment agencies using umbrella companies – Spotlight 64
March 2024
February 2024
December 2023
– Want to payroll benefits – plan and register soon for 2024/2025
October 2023
– Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024 – when are the Bank Holidays and what about paying early?
– Residential charging of company electric vehicles – HMRC change of heart!
August 2023
– Pension Tax Relief – what are HMRC on about?
– Funding Education by Dividend Diversion – it doesn’t work
June 2023
April 2023
– Generic Notifications for student loans – What’s the point!
– Paper P11Ds – now being rejected
– PAYE account misbalance – the dreaded duplicates!
February 2023
– HMRC revise reporting obligations on pay advances
– Major changes to reporting benefits
December 2022
October 2022
– Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023 – when are the Bank Holidays and what about paying early?
August 2022
– Using the correct employee addresses — new starters
– Organised Labour Fraud
June 2022
April 2022
February 2022
– National Minimum Wage increase impact on Historic Statutory Maternity Pay
December 2021
October 2021

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PAYadvice.UK First published 20/8/2023 Last updated 16/4/2026