If you have recently received a P11D(b) notification and a P30B Payslip then please read on as HMRC has advised us of an IT issue.
HMRC message:
In July we were made aware of an internal processing error that meant our IT systems were not aligned and resulted in a number of Employers not being issued with either a paper P11D(b) or an Electronic Notification to File a P11D(b) for tax year 2014/15 in April 2015.
We have investigated the problem and the impact on our customers and found that a substantial number of customers had managed to file a P11D(b) despite the processing error.
Further work has taken place and we approved system maintenance to align our IT systems in August and were assured by our IT partners that no outputs would be generated to customers. However, despite the assurances we obtained, we have recently learned that this alignment resulted in approximately 3,000 P11D(b) notifications and P30B Payslips being issued mid-August in error.
We apologise for any confusion these unexpected outputs have caused, we are investigating this as a matter of urgency with our IT partners to ensure that this does not happen again.
If you have recently received a P11D(b) notification and a P30B Payslip please follow the steps below to determine if any further action is required:
1. If you have already completed and submitted the P11D(b) and any associated P11Ds and paid the amount due - you can ignore the form and take no further action 2. If you have already completed and submitted the P11D(b) and any associated P11Ds but have not paid the amount due - you should pay the outstanding amount as soon as possible to prevent interest and any possible penalties 3. If you have not completed and submitted the P11D(b) - you should complete and return a P11D(b) and any associated P11Ds as soon as possible to prevent any penalties increasing
Support for connections to HMRC online services 1 September 2015
This news item is for anyone dealing with payroll software. HMRC is withdrawing support for SSLv3 connections to HMRC online services from 30 September 2015.
HMRC’s Software Developers Support Team (SDST) has issued the following message:
To protect the security of our customers we are withdrawing support for SSLv3 connections to all HMRC online services from the 30 September 2015. Only submissions using TLS 1.0 or above will be accepted. Any not using the TLS protocol will fail to connect.
As Software Developers you must update your products to support the TLS1.0 protocol or above and you are strongly encouraged to include support for TLS 1.1 and 1.2.
Customers are being informed of this change, and in addition HMRC is advising users of commercial software to contact their supplier if they are unsure whether the products they use allow for the use of the TLS protocol.
How employers pass on tips, gratuities and service charges to their employees 2 September 2015
Following recent reports about the abuse of tipping in the hospitality sector where a proportion of tips left for staff is withheld to cover administrative costs, the Business Secretary has launched a call for evidence to consider how the abuse can be dealt with.
The call for evidence will look at how restaurants treat tips left by customers and whether government intervention is necessary to strengthen the voluntary code of practice run by the industry.
The inquiry which will seek information and views from the hospitality industry and other key stakeholders and will consider whether there should be a cap on the proportion of tips restaurants can withhold from staff for administrative costs and, if so, what this level should be.
CIPP Policy News Journal
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