ABAB Board members made the following comments:
• PAYE/RTI causes year end demand where employees want their position set out and the current system does not support this. • Process needs to be smoother and Agents requirements need to be built in at the design stage. • Employees expect the Personal Tax Return to links up other filing requirements. • Agents submitting during February - March are required to use data that is 2 years old. Annual Report In the recently published Annual Report Better tax for Better business, ABAB said it was surprised and disappointed that progress in the PBIKs area has not advanced as far as anticipated and that the admin burden has not reduced as expected. It also noted that it is frustrating that despite previous assurance, this work has slipped as a priority issue for HMRC. However, ABAB did acknowledge and are pleased by the recent commitment from HMRC’s Income Tax Policy Team (ITPT) to allocate resources and set up a project team to develop solutions to ABAB’s key concerns regarding Payrolling Benefits in Kind. It was recognised that the current parliamentary landscape and constraints on HMRC resources make this a challenging environment to introduce reform, but this reform offers real administrative savings for HMRC as well as customers. HMRC’s current commitment to allocate resources to PBIKs and work with ABAB is good news but highlights there is still a role for ABAB to monitor this and they have scheduled ITPT to attend ABAB’s Quarterly Board meeting to provide a progress report. What’s planned for 2019/20 ABAB will continue to prioritise and address the key administrative issues impacting small businesses. Their key priorities for 2019/2020 will include: • EU Exit/Brexit • Making Tax Digital for Business • Tell ABAB survey • Customer Experience (including Customer Journeys/ Behaviours, Research and Insight) • Culture and Capability for listening (including Digitisation / Technology) • HMRC contact performance ABAB has also said that it will remain engaged with the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) review on Future Technologies [on] the taxpayer, technology and the State, innovation and communication, consumer choices, cashless society and digital exclusion, to understand the impact and effects of these for SME’s.
ABAB will also look at how existing tools can be utilised e.g. the Personal Tax Account and Impacts on vulnerable groups.
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Cycle to work scheme implementation guidance for employers 24 June 2019
Earlier this month as part of Bike Week, the government announced that it would be refreshing guidance to help to increase the use of e-bikes to help tackle congestion, speed up commutes and cut travel costs.
The refreshed guidance from the Department for Transport is available to access on gov.uk - Cycle to Work Scheme Guidance for Employers. It updates and clarifies the guidance last published in 2011 by the Department for Transport.
E-bikes have an integrated motor that helps a cyclist pedal, allowing them to reach speeds of up to 15.5 mph in the UK. They are seen as a game changer for their potential to make it easier for older or less fit people to make cycling a part of their commute. 70,000 e-bikes are reported to have been sold in the UK last year.
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