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Update: employer PAYE direct debit Published: 16 February 2023 Emailed: 22 February 2023
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) PAYE direct debit process team has provided an update on upcoming payments and dates.
Employer PAYE direct debit
Currently a direct debit should be setup at least six working days before the payment due date. HMRC are looking to shorten the lead time but this will take a while to implement.
Please note that any new direct debits need to be set up by 10 March, or by 12 April to ensure the monies due by 22nd of that month are collected by the direct debit.
Generic notifications when a direct debit is in place
The due date for payments is the 22nd of each month and therefore the direct debit is always collected shortly after the 22nd by HMRC. However, a generic notification may be received stating the payment is late. This generic notice is not a penalty, it is an advisory notice informing a customer/agent that the payment was received after the due date.
HMRC want to apologise for these messages, where the bill was successfully collected via the direct debit variable payment at the first attempt. The team are looking to make changes to correct this going forward.
Direct debit and self-serve time to pay
Agents are unable to set up either a direct debit or an online time to pay arrangement on behalf of clients. Therefore, clients should log into their business tax account and set up a direct debit themselves (provided they have a ‘PAYE for employer’ enrolment ).
HMRC are planning to update the navigation menu, so that it shows whether clients have either a direct debit or a time to pay arrangement in place.
Self-serve time to pay arrangement
Clients may be able to set up a time to pay arrangement online if they have PAYE arrears which they cannot pay. If the criterion for the online arrangement is met, HMRC will need to be contacted and an adviser will discuss the options available.
The main criteria for the online arrangement setup are:
the PAYE debt must be less than £15,000 clients must not have any other debts
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• the time to pay arrangement must be set up within 35 days from the date the liability was due • the debt must not include penalties or specified charges • all returns must have been submitted.
You can read more on ‘paying HMRC’ here.
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