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HMRC Employer – December 2016 16 December 2016
Issue 63 of the HMRC Employer Bulletin has been published.
Issue 63 is a bumper Christmas edition and includes information on a range of topics including:
National Minimum Wage – top 5 errors to avoid which include rates, deductions, additional pay, worker status and working time. Automatic enrolment isn’t just for staging, it is for life… with a reminder about the duties relating to re- enrolment and re-declaration of compliance every 3 years. Update on the progress of Tax Free Childcare (TFC) – with a message for childcare providers to register now to ensure their details are visible to parents when they come to register to use TFC. Over 100,000 registered childcare providers across the UK have now received invitations to sign up to Tax-Free Childcare. Letters were posted throughout September and October, containing a unique sign up code.
Any many other subjects.
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HMRC Employer Bulletin - February 2017 14 February 2017
The latest Employer Bulletin is now available; a bi-monthly publication from HMRC which provides employers and agents with the latest information on payroll topics.
This Employer Bulletin (issue 64) is packed full of useful material about the forthcoming tax year-end and also a good summary of the changes happening from April 2017.
Payrolling The bulletin includes a reminder that if you want to payroll your expenses and benefits you will need to let HMRC know before the start of the tax year. Allow yourself enough time to check your software and tell your staff before 6 April 2017. You can register anytime using HMRC’s payrolling benefits and expenses online service . Apprenticeship Levy There is a summary article of the Apprenticeship Levy which will apply from April 2017. The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) are now inviting all levy-paying employers (in England) to register on the new apprenticeship service , through which they can plan, manage and pay for their apprenticeships online. Scottish Income Tax In an update on Scottish Income Tax HMRC say that they are aware that some employers are not operating the correct tax code. To help prevent this, it is imperative that all employers use the latest payroll software which is aligned with the latest HMRC PAYE Desktop Viewer version 2.43. Employers must ensure their payroll software is up to date prior to 18 February 2017 to be able to apply the correct tax code.
For further details on these subjects and many more ‘must read’ topics, see the Employer Bulletin .
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HMRC Employer Bulletin – April 2017 12 April 2017
The latest Employer Bulletin is now available; a bi-monthly publication which provides employers and agents with the latest information on payroll topics.
This newsletter from HMRC is always worth reading thoroughly as it is easy to miss something which may affect a new process or legislative change. A prime example is the reform to intermediaries legislation for public sector engagements - HMRC systems currently have no way of recognising where an individual who is detailed on the FPS is
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