Policy News Journal - 2011-2012

GUIDANCE ON CYCLE TO WORK AND VAT PAYMENTS ............................................. 82 HMRC General.................................................................................................... 83 HMRC SCANNING INCOMING MAIL............................................................................... 83 Scanning incoming compliance mail moves forward ..................................................... 83 HMRC ENQUIRY CENTRES............................................................................................ 84 HMRC TARGETING TAX CHEATS IN THE E-MARKETPLACE....................................... 84 HM TREASURY COMMITTEE FINDS SERIOUS DISSATISFACTION WITH HMRC....... 84 HMRC NEW ENHANCED RECOGNITION SCHEME....................................................... 85 CIPP Policy survey ....................................................................................................... 85 Update for software developers .................................................................................... 86 HMRC DRAFT GUIDANCE ON LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION................... 86 CLOSURE OF OLD URLS FOR THE LIVE DPS .............................................................. 86 OFFICIAL TAX GAP NATIONAL STATISTICS ................................................................. 87 TAXMAN URGES EMPLOYERS TO DITCH ‘A N OTHER’............................................... 87 HMRC TACKLES SCRAP METAL TAX DODGERS ......................................................... 88 HMRC CONSULTATION ON PERSONAL TAX................................................................ 88 TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF 2011-12 PAYE PAYMENT BOOKLETS....................... 88 HMRC TARGETS EMPLOYER DATA QUALITY.............................................................. 89 HMRC GUIDELINES FOR IMPROVING YOUR PAYROLL DATA.................................... 89 HMRC ACCEPT FASTER PAYMENTS ............................................................................ 90 HMRC ANNOUNCES NEW FACITLITY TO TACKLE SERIOUS TAX FRAUD................. 90 TALKING TO HMRC ABOUT EMPLOYEES’ TAX CODES............................................... 91 THIRTY NEW TASKFORCES TO TACKLE TAX EVASION ............................................. 92 HMRC ONLINE SEMINARS FOR BUSINESS.................................................................. 92 HMRC CLARIFICATION REGARDING DUAL CONTRACTS ........................................... 93 CONSULTATION ON PROPOSALS TO CHANGE INCOME TAX RULES ON INTEREST........................................................................................................................ 93 Digital by Default......................................................................................................94 DIGITAL BY DEFAULT CONSULTATION ........................................................................ 94 DIGITAL BY DEFAULT CIPP POLICY SURVEY .............................................................. 94 DIGITAL BY DEFAULT CIPP CONSULTATION RESPONSE .......................................... 95 DIGITAL BY DEFAULT CONSULTATION RESPONSE.................................................... 95 Employment Consultation Forum...........................................................................96 MINUTES PUBLISHED FROM THE JULY EMPLOYMENT CONSULTATION FORUM ... 96 Tax Agents and Advisers ........................................................................................96 CONSULTATION PUBLISHED PROPOSING TRANSFORMATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HMRC AND TAX AGENTS.................................................. 96 TAX AGENTS AND ADVISERS COPIES OF SOME FORMS RETAINED........................ 97 JOINT TAX AGENT STRATEGY STEERING GROUP ..................................................... 97 OTS SURVEY TAX AGENT COMMUNITY....................................................................... 97 UPDATE ON SA252 LETTERS ........................................................................................ 97 JOINT TAX AGENT STRATEGY STEERING GROUP ..................................................... 98 National Insurance............................................................................................. 98 EMPLOYER NICS HOLIDAY UPDATE ............................................................................ 98 Update from HMRC ...................................................................................................... 98 REPLACEMENT NATIONAL INSURANCE CARDS ......................................................... 99 National Minimum Wage (NMW)....................................................................... 99 NEW NMW RATES APPROVED FROM OCTOBER 2011 ............................................... 99 CIPP POLICY SURVEY: CONSULTATION ON THE NMW............................................ 100 EMPLOYERS AND INTERNS GET CLARITY ON NMW ................................................ 100 TUC CALLING HIGHER THAN INFLATION RISE TO NMW IN 2012 ............................. 100 NEW NMW RATES APPROVED FROM OCTOBER 2012 ............................................. 101 Paye As You Earn ............................................................................................ 101 Summary of PAYE regulations that came into effect 6 April 2011.....................101 Summary of Budget 2012 ......................................................................................102 Cap on unlimited tax reliefs............................................................................................. 104 PAYE Penalties .............................................................................................................. 104 Child Benefit income tax charge ..................................................................................... 104

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