HMRC CLARIFIES MESSAGE ON RTI REPORTING OF HOURS WORKED
29 July 2013
Following concerns raised by the CIPP, HMRC has now revised the message they issued recently about the need for accurate reporting of hours worked.
The original message suggested that employers should record the actual hours worked by employees, however this has now been clarified to indicate that it is the number of hours normally worked. HMRC go on to explain that option D should only be selected if the employee does not have a regular pattern of employment or the payment relates to an occupational pension or annuity. Otherwise, hours worked should be recorded as follows:
A Up to 15.99 hours B 16 to 29.99 hours C 30 hours or more
If you have selected 'D other' in earlier submissions but should instead have selected one of the other options, you do not need to resubmit an earlier Full Payment Submission (FPS). Instead, please ensure that you report the correct hours on your next FPS.
REVISIONS TO HMRC'S RTI PILOT DOCUMENT - UPDATE
31 July 2013
Earlier this month we published HMRC’s report published HMRC’s report summarising the findings from the RTI pilot. In the last few days there have been articles in the press criticising HMRC and suggesting that the final report had been altered from its original draft. The CIPP Policy team have sought clarification from HMRC, who have confirmed that they have amended the first edition of their report as it was felt that a revision, to what was initially a final report, was needed to take account of the feedback from the developer community and to more accurately reflect the findings.
We are encouraged that HMRC continue to respond positively to constructive comments from all stakeholders.
Thank you to CIPP members for raising this issue and seeking clarification through the CIPP Policy & Research Team.
REAL TIME INFORMATION – RECONCILING PAYE CHARGES
13 August 2013
HMRC has published a message regarding RTI reconciliation issues.
We have received feedback that some PAYE schemes have experienced difficulties in reconciling the difference between:
the tax we say is due, and the tax they think is due
We have set up a dedicated team to identify the cause of these discrepancies. The team is working with a number of PAYE schemes to work through their examples to examine what is causing these discrepancies, and then to resolve them.
This will also enable us to: understand the issue in greater depth, and
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