software uses to retrieve this information. If your software obtains these notifications from the DPS, your supplier should now have incorporated this change into the latest version. · To be sure that you can continue to receive these notifications from October 2011, check now that your software is up to date. If in doubt, contact your software provider. They will be able to advise: · whether your software is affected by this change, · if they have already made the necessary changes, and · any actions you may need to take to ensure that you continue to receive these notifications. Your support people may need to be aware of this, as it may generate queries. You may wish to pre-empt this, perhaps by: · informing your customers of any action they need to take, or · advising customers that, if they have installed the latest version of your software, they will still be able to retrieve DPS information from October.
OFFICIAL TAX GAP NATIONAL STATISTICS
28 September 2011 HMRC have published the latest tax gap statistics which broadly defined are the difference between the tax collected and the tax that should be collected in the UK. Full details of the statistics are available on HMRC’s website
TAXMAN URGES EMPLOYERS TO DITCH ‘A N OTHER’
17 October 2011 Employers are being urged to get their PAYE paperwork in order, after more than 500 returns incorrectly claimed to employ “A N Other” in 2009/10. Every year, employers send PAYE data to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), which gives details of employees’ tax and national insurance contributions. However, it is not always accurate. This can cause problems for the employee, for example, incorrect amounts being deducted from their pay. It can also use up valuable employer and HMRC time and money putting the error right. As well as 507 A N Others, employer returns for 2009/10 revealed the following incorrect information: · 128 staff entered as Mr, Ms or Mrs “Dummy” · 572 people whose surnames only included the letter X, ranging from Mr X to Mrs XXXXXX · 75 staff with the surname “Casual”, 11 “Cleaners”, 9 “Workers” and 6 “Students” · 824 employees with the surname “Unknown” and · 40 people were apparently 200 years old or more after incorrect dates of birth were submitted. Jim Harra, HMRC’s Director of Customer Operations, said: “Most employers get their PAYE returns right. The few who don’t can cause problems for their employees, for example, incorrect deductions of tax. Around 80 per cent of errors in employee data are due to an incorrect name, date of birth or national insurance number – straightforward information that can be collected and checked quite easily.
CIPP Policy News Journal
09/10/2012, Page 87 of 234
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