Now that Real Time Information (RTI) has arrived, let us look at the changes required in your working practices. These can be divided into two main categories – timing and records. The basic change is that a report of gross pay and deductions must be made to the tax office when or before any payment … Continue reading Real Time Information (RTI) Your Questions Answered →

Until October 2013, those with 50 or fewer employees get more time to report to HMRC HMRC has recently announced a relaxation of Real Time Information (RTI) reporting arrangements for small businesses in the first six months of the new system. HMRC says: “Until 5 October 2013, employers with fewer than 50 employees, who find … Continue reading Real Time Information (RTI) Latest Update →

Following the Budget on 20 March 2013, HM Treasury has issued a budget summary. In it they state that the ongoing impact of the financial crisis, the euro area crisis and the effect of inflation on incomes and business costs, have produced a more subdued and uneven recovery than expected. They continue to say that … Continue reading Summary of the 2013 Budget →

Employer provided childcare vouchers can be a valuable benefit enabling the user to choose their own registered childcare provider. The amount of tax free vouchers that can be given will depend on when the employee joined the employer’s scheme and on their level of pay. If the employee joined the employer’s scheme on or before … Continue reading Child Care Vouchers And How They Work →

We are currently appealing against penalties imposed on a client for late filing of PAYE returns last year on the grounds that, despite several notices sent to the tax office that the client had moved, the tax office had consistently refused to amend their records. Accordingly, they had sent reminders to the old address. Their … Continue reading End of Year PAYE →