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Prime Minister pledges to tackle NHS Covid backlogs and cut waiting times with £36 billion for health and social care‘Responsible, … Continue reading New 1.25% Health and Social Care Levy – National Insurance and Dividends
Holiday entitlements and pay are some of the most misunderstood and abused employment rights law in the UK. Statistics show … Continue reading Holiday accrual, how does it work?
Dear PAYadvice.UK I’m writing to you with the latest information about the support schemes available to help your clients, as … Continue reading Actions for you and your clients – preparing for closure of the Job Retention Scheme and the latest on SEISS
The Department for Education (DfE) confirmed the annual updates to the Thresholds of Income Contingent Student Loans and Mortgage Style … Continue reading Student Loan plan 1 Threshold uplift for April 2022 confirmed
HMRC have published the Real Time Information (RTI) Rules and Interface Management (RIM) artefacts and supporting technical specifications for software … Continue reading Real Time Information internet submissions: 2022 to 2023 technical specifications published
HMRC have issued the August 2021 Employer Bulletin, again, packed full with information. In this month’s edition of the Employer … Continue reading HMRC August 2021 Employer Bulletin
Government names and shames 191 employers who have underpaid workers, including major household namesnamed firms have been fined for owing … Continue reading Minimum wage law breaker Employers ‘named and shamed’
HM Revenue & Customs Software Developers Support Team (SDST) has issued briefing notes for developers in relation to changes for … Continue reading NICs Holiday for Employers of Veterans (NHEV)
Dear Payadvice.UK , I’m writing to you with the latest information about the financial support schemes available to help your … Continue reading Action required – upcoming deadline for furloughing employees and the latest on SEISS
The HMRC have added further updates to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on Thursday 15th July 2021. The main … Continue reading Job Retention Scheme 15th July updates
In a parliamentary response to a question from the DUPs Mr Gregory Campbell asking for information on the Coronavirus Job … Continue reading 6,150 investigations of furlough fraud underway
Submit your CJRS claims for June If you haven’t submitted your June claim, employers must do so by Wednesday 14th … Continue reading Job Retention Scheme July update
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was extended until 30th September 2021 and the level of grant available to employers under … Continue reading Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from July 2021
HMRC have updated the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance on the afternoon of 24th June 2021 for the: withdrawal of … Continue reading Job Retention Scheme guidance updated 24th June 2021
The ONS analyses of HMRC RTI data shows a recovery in both employment and wages; Early estimates for May 2021 … Continue reading Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK: June 2021
Dear Payadvice.UK , I’m writing to you with the latest information about the financial support schemes available to help your … Continue reading COVID-19 support – what’s available and actions you may need to take
HMRC issued further updates to the Job Retention Scheme guidance last week on the 10th June 2021. Page titleChangesClaim for … Continue reading Job Retention Scheme guidance updates 10th June 2021
HMRC have issued the June 2021 Employer Bulletin, again, packed full with information. In this month’s edition of the Employer … Continue reading HMRC June 2021 Employer Bulletin
Leicester payroll services boss banned for orchestrating multi-million pound tax avoidance scheme, while failing to justify £37 million expenditure in … Continue reading Payroll boss in tax avoidance scheme 11-year ban
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) is the independent adviser to government on tax simplification, challenging tax complexity to help … Continue reading OTS to explore potential for moving the end of the tax year
Dear PAYadvice Are you re-opening your business, or planning to do so shortly? If you're bringing back your employees part … Continue reading Let’s get back to business
HMRC have added 27th May 2021 a new section to guidance called 'If you're putting lots of employees on furlough'. … Continue reading New template if claiming for 16 to 99 employees through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Only minor changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) guidance on 22nd May 2021. Page titleChangeAll Pages with a … Continue reading CJRS guidance updates 20th May 2021, and changes for July, August and September 2021.
More than half a million people have claimed the working from home tax relief this tax year and are already … Continue reading Working from home? Claim tax relief for 2021 to 2022 tax year
HMRC have published further guidance (29th April 2021) to clarify the position on agency and contractors who are employees of … Continue reading HMRC publish guidance for those employed by umbrellas
The HMRC’s Taxpayer Protection Taskforce, was set up to ensure that furlough money has been claimed correctly. The Taskforce is … Continue reading Furlough mistakes! 10,000 employers to receive letters
BEIS and HMRC held a Joint National Minimum Wage (NMW) virtual Stakeholder Forum on 29th April 2021 with employer and … Continue reading BEIS-HMRC Joint National Minimum Wage Stakeholder Forum
Did you pay furlough during April 2021 and need to make a grant claim. You have until 14th May 2021. … Continue reading Job Retention Scheme guidance updated 6th May 2021
The Government has reduced the Gender Recognition Certificate fee to £5. The Government has delivered on its pledge to reduce … Continue reading Gender Recognition Certificate fee reduced
With the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme celebrating its 1 year opening with 8.9 million furloughed at one time, HMRC have … Continue reading Job Retention Scheme guidance updated 22nd April 2021
Dear Payadvice.U.K. Our consultation on 'Raising standards in the tax advice market' was published on 23rd March 2021. This is … Continue reading Consultation on ‘Raising standards in the tax advice market: professional indemnity insurance and defining tax advice’
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has published a research report looking at the use of ‘umbrella’ companies and … Continue reading ‘Umbrella’ companies under the spotlight
Register for payrolling benefits and expenses If your considering payrolling benefits and expenses from April 2022, they need to register. … Continue reading Want to Payroll Benefits In Kind (PBIK) and not issue P11Ds anymore?
The 7th CJRS Treasury Direction made under Sections 71 and 76 of the Coronavirus Act 20 This direction extends, and … Continue reading Treasury Direction – 15th April 2021: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Job Retention Bonus
HMRC have issued the April 2021 Employer Bulletin, again, packed full with information. In this month’s edition of the Employer … Continue reading HMRC April 2021 Employer Bulletin
Wishing PAYadvice Ltd a very happy 2nd Birthday. May there be many more. On 9th April 2019 PAYadvice Ltd was … Continue reading Happy Birthday PAYadvice
Dear Payadvice Ltd, I’m writing to you with the latest information about financial support schemes available to help your clients. This … Continue reading COVID-19 support – latest information
For the second year running the HMRC have issued the National Insurance contributions tables very late on 6th April. Traditionally … Continue reading CA38/CA40/CA41/CA42/CA44 National Insurance contributions tables issued (at last)
Dear Payadvice, HMRC's Anti Money Laundering Supervision (AMLS) team is changing its name to Economic Crime Supervision (ECS) from 1 … Continue reading HMRC Anti Money Laundering team change name to Economic Crime Supervision
Have you furloughed staff at any point during March 2021 and need to make a grant claim under the Job … Continue reading Make you March furlough claims
This article is based on HMRC information ESM2390. What is an ‘umbrella company‘? There is no statutory definition of an … Continue reading IR35/Off-Payroll Working – Umbrellas and Agencies
This article is based on parts of the HMRC Employment Status Manual ESM10019. How does a Deemed Employer operate PAYE? … Continue reading IR35/Off-Payroll Working – Operating Payroll
HMRC have published further updates to the Job Retention Scheme guidance: Page titleChangesAll PagesFor periods from 1 November 2020 to 30 April 2021, your employer can … Continue reading Job Retention Scheme guidance updates 25th March 2021
HMRC has announced the following easement for those still awaiting approval for substitute P60 forms from HMRC: “A decision has … Continue reading Substitute P60 form approval process changes
For those who like to use the tax tables for the occasional manual calculation or problem checking and resolution, the … Continue reading Tax year 2021/2022 tax tables published
The latest three months to February 2021 recorded small increases in the number of payroll employees although since February 2020, … Continue reading ONS UK Labour market overview: March 2021
Ahead of changes to the off-payroll working rules #IR35 on 6th April 2021, the HMRC answer some top questions about … Continue reading Off-Payroll working (IR35) – Questions about compliance
The HMRC has confirmed the following changes to guidance and the calculator on Wednesday 11th March 2021. Page titleChangesCalculate how … Continue reading Job Retention Scheme Update 11th March 2021
The HMRC Software Developers Support Team have provided the following confirmations. Company car appropriate percentages for 2021-22 have been confirmed … Continue reading Payroll 2021/2022: Company car appropriate percentages
HMRC Shipley by PSP HM Revenue and Customs Software Developers Support Team (SDST) have provided the following confirmation for the … Continue reading Payroll 2021/22: Employment Allowance and Apprenticeship Levy
The government will maintain the income tax Personal Allowance and higher rate threshold and National Insurance contributions Upper Earnings Limit … Continue reading Budget 2021 – Income tax and National Insurance contributions
Following the announcement made at the UK Westminster Budget 2021 on the extension to the Furlough Scheme, the following guidance … Continue reading Job Retention Scheme guidance updates 3rd March 2022
Already announced tax changes to go ahead on 6th April 2021, but to be frozen until April 2026. PAYadvice.UK Legislation … Continue reading Budget 2021 – new Personal tax allowance and higher threshold frozen until April 2026
To protect the jobs and livelihoods of the British people through the remaining phase of this crisis, the furlough scheme … Continue reading Budget 2021 – Furlough extended until September 2021
Join the Payroll and HR community at the SD Worx monthly, online interactive discussion. With one of the most eagerly … Continue reading Payroll Question Time: The Budget 2021 – Friday 5th March | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Dear @PAYadvice, HMRC's regular Talking Points provide information, guidance and tips to help you to understand tax issues. We have more … Continue reading HMRC Talking Points
HMRC have applied further updated (25th February 2021) to the guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Page titleChangesAllCallout box … Continue reading Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance updates 25th February 2021
The HMRC have update their employer guidance CWG2, CWG5 and also the guide to gross-up where employer pay the tax … Continue reading HMRC issue the 2021/2022 further guidance
Dear @PAYadvice, Claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) are now open for pay periods in February 2021. Claims for … Continue reading COVID-19: Employer support – live webinars
Dear @PAYadvice, I’m writing to provide you with more information on the financial support schemes available to help you and … Continue reading COVID-19 support for employers – latest information
No payroll surprises (yet) for the payroll changes from the Isle of Man Budget 2021 held Tuesday 16th February 2022. … Continue reading Isle of Man Budget 2021
At Spring Budget 2020, the Chancellor announced the introduction of a National Insurance holiday for employers that hire former members … Continue reading National Insurance contributions relief for employers who hire veterans
In the February 2021 Employer Bulletin, HMRC have announced the end of informal payrolling arrangements. Informally payrolling HMRC state that … Continue reading HMRC end informal payrolling of benefit arrangements
HMRC have published their new format web delivered Employer Bulletin. It’s absolutely packed with important information which will aid payroll … Continue reading February 2021 Employer Bulletin published
Chris Law MP (SNP) asked a parliamentary question on 2nd February 2021: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what … Continue reading Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme complaints to HMRC
HMRC have confirmed that electronic outputs of P9 tax codes to be applied for contractual payments dates from 6th April … Continue reading HMRC annual issue of P9 tax codes commences
Dear @PAYadvice, I’m writing to remind you of an upcoming deadline for Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims, and to … Continue reading Action required – submit your January claims for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
HMRC have added further clarification to the furlough guidance in relation to salary sacrifice arrangements and the calculation of the … Continue reading Salary Sacrifice and furlough reference salary
HMRC have applied further updates (4th February 2021) to the guidance for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Page titleChangesCheck if … Continue reading Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance updates 4th February 2021
HM Treasury have issued the following statement to enable payroll software and employers to prepare for the new tax year … Continue reading The Van Benefit and Car and Van Fuel Benefit Order 2021
HMRC have published (Tuesday 2nd February 2021) form P9X to be operated by employers from 6th April 2021. Employers use … Continue reading P9X Tax Codes to use from 6th April 2021
Following the Scottish budget, the HMRC have confirmed the tax allowances, rates and thresholds for 2021/2022 across the UK, these … Continue reading 6th April 2021 tax changes confirmed
Income tax is the responsibility of the UK Government and is collected and managed by HMRC. However, the Scotland Act … Continue reading Scottish Income Tax Changes 2021
Following yesterday issuing of the Chancellors HM Treasury direction for further changes and extensions to the Job Retention Scheme, HMRC … Continue reading Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance updates 26th January 2021
Treasury Direction made under Sections 71 and 76 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has issued to … Continue reading Job Retention Scheme changes announced for application from 1st February 2021
The Department for Works and Pension (DWP) have laid the draft regulations for a Pension Automatic Enrolment (AE) thresholds operational … Continue reading Pensions: The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2021
Dear @PAYadvice, Claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) are currently open for pay periods in January 2021. Claims … Continue reading COVID-19: Employer support – live webinars
If an employer didn't submit their December furlough claims by the deadline of 14 January, HMRC may still accept it … Continue reading Missed the Thursday 14th January 2021 claim deadline
Dear @PAYadvice, I’m writing to remind you of upcoming claims deadlines for the following schemes: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)Self-Employment … Continue reading Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme claims deadlines
There are less than 100 days until changes to the off-payroll working rules (IR35) come into effect on 6 April … Continue reading Preparing for changes to the off-payroll working rules (IR35) on 6 April 2021
HMRC have updated the following relating to the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough) on Wednesday 13th January 2021. Page … Continue reading Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance updated
PAYadvice.UK have issued its 21.4 version of the PAYadvice Series Legislation Update 2021. This is a compilation of the confirmed … Continue reading Legislation Update 2021 for payroll
The 139 named companies failed to pay £6.7 million to over 95,000 workers. 139 companies, including major household names, have … Continue reading Rogue employers named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage