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The CIPP’s policy and research teamprovide an update on developments
T he CIPP policy team is constantly busy – which is just the way we like it – keeping the payroll profession updated as to any emerging news, attending forums to convey the views and feedback of the profession to various government departments, and in ensuring that the CIPP is the number one source of authoritative information that all payroll professionals go to. Though March was dominated by the 2021 Budget, and there was plenty of information for us to get our teeth into, there are, however, also a variety of other activities taking place or being planned. BeConnected: national forums Ordinarily, our policy team update articles do not discuss the broad range of in-house events that the policy team get involved with and frequently present on. However, it felt more important than ever to signpost members to the wealth of options available to them, to keep them both up to date and informed. Though payroll professionals are extremely busy, the CIPP’s BeConnected:
HMRC compliance checks In order to help taxpayers understand why HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) performs compliance checks, several YouTube videos have been created, and made available online here: http://ow.ly/ azWo30rAeFs. These videos discuss the following topics: ● what to expect from a compliance check ● the purpose of compliance checks and how they work ● penalties – why penalties are charged and what can be done about them ● how to make an appeal against a decision of HMRC. To supplement these, there have been detailed updates to the HMRC compliance checks: help and support guidance page (http://ow.ly/sELR30rAeFS). HMRC conducts compliance checks for a variety of reasons, which can include but are not limited to: ● ensuring that the correct amount of tax is being paid at the correct intervals ● ensuring that the appropriate allowance and tax reliefs are being granted ● discouraging tax evasion ● ensuring that the tax system is operating fairly. The resounding message is that there may be something that triggers a check, but HMRC is entitled to check any tax return to ensure that it is completed both fully and accurately. Budget day, tax day A Budget article is included in this issue (see page 28), and an extended version is available on the CIPP’s website (http://ow.ly/9Nks30rA62P). Two key dates following the Budget: ● 11 March 2021, which was when the 2021 Finance Bill was published, and ● 23 March 2021, which has been named ‘tax day’. Historically many (but not all),
resumes and lockdown restrictions ease. The sessions provide an overview of legislative updates for payroll professionals to be aware of, but will also translate these updated, so that the impacts of those changes can be put into practice, and clearly demonstrate how they will affect work carried out by payroll teams. The forums will run periodically from the end of April up until the end of May 2021, and you can secure your place on one of the sessions here: http://ow.ly/z8zE30rA61Z. BeKnowledgeablewebinars The policy team has been collating and presenting several webinars over the course of the past few months. In January, the topic was off-payroll working; for February we covered the complexities of the national minimum wage; and in March we tackled the changes to holiday pay, discussing some of the most frequently occurring errors in those areas. (See page 28 for outline of these areas.) The webinars were extremely well-received, with delegate figures exceeding 800 in some cases. Following a brief hiatus, it is the intention that the webinars will resume in June. They will retain the same format of taking a topic that payroll professionals have to deal with regularly, reviewing the associated legislation, and subsequently exploring how the rules specifically impact those working within payroll teams. So, keep your eyes peeled for further information about additional BeKnowledgeable sessions in the future, to ensure that you don’t miss the opportunity to attend.
national forums, which are open to all current members, are the perfect
opportunity for you to familiarise yourselves with anything new or upcoming that you should be aware of, in a manageable amount of time. The sessions which would ordinarily run for half a day when held face to face have been condensed into two-hour slots each this year, due to being hosted online. The ambition is for the forums to return to the half-day format once normality
...national forums are the perfect opportunity for you to familiarise yourselves with anything new or upcoming that you should be aware of...
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