BBC News has reported that a number of workers in Wales have paid the wrong amount of income tax after Scottish rates were applied instead.
According to the report it isn’t known exactly how many workers have been affected by the mistake.
Apparently HMRC has said that the error was down to employers entering an S code for Scotland, which means some paid too much tax and others not enough, due to the divergence in rates and thresholds.
There is very little detail in the report which says that a statement by HMRC said:
"We have been made aware of an error in the application of new income tax codes for Welsh taxpayers by some employers which has meant some taxpayers paid the incorrect amount of tax in April.”
On Tuesday 14 May the CIPP and other stakeholders were informed by HMRC’s Software Developers Support Team (SDST) that a small number of employers had been identified as not operating PAYE correctly for their Welsh employees.
Specific to payroll software developers, we were told that the issues identified so far include:
• Welsh employees being reported on an FPS with no C prefix within @TaxRegime. • Welsh employees being reported on an FPS with an S prefix within @TaxRegime. The S prefix should only be used for individuals liable to Scottish income tax.
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Approved agencies for Payroll Giving 21 May 2019
HMRC holds a list of approved organisations that can help you to promote Payroll Giving in the workplace. The list has recently been updated.
Whether using a professional fundraising organisation, staff champions or a chosen charity, the list of Approved agencies for Payroll Giving can help.
The list does not include all approved Payroll Giving agencies, only those that ask to be included. Some agencies restrict services to particular employers and do not take on other employers.
Approved agencies that are not listed will be able to produce a letter of approval from HMRC if required by employers.
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Missing XPO workers' pension contributions 22 May 2019
The pension contributions of some XPO Logistics UK employees are not being credited to their pension ‘pots’, a problem that has arisen since the company moved to a new payroll provider.
The possibility of strike action into why the pension contributions of some XPO Logistics UK employees are not being credited to their pension ‘pots’ has been threatened by Unite the Union.
Unite national officer Matt Draper said:
“We know that three times in the last nine months some people have had their pension contributions deducted, but the monies have not been credited to their pension ‘pots’…
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