Policy News Journal - 2017-18

Join HMRC user panel and help improve GOV.UK content..............................................................................252 Avoiding falling victim to fake HMRC scams.....................................................................................................252 Are you taking on staff and running a payroll?..................................................................................................253 Pay your Simple Assessment tax bill ................................................................................................................254 HMRC’s Executive Chair to step down .............................................................................................................255 Growing businesses to benefit from HMRC tax support ...................................................................................255 Over two million couples missing out on tax break ...........................................................................................256 Help and support for the HMRC Personal Tax Account ...................................................................................256 HMRC filing returns issue for 2016-17 resolved ...............................................................................................257 HMRC webinars on statutory payments ...........................................................................................................257 Genuine HMRC contact and recognising phishing emails ................................................................................257 Join the HMRC Graduate Programme (Tax Professional)................................................................................258 Paying HMRC online ........................................................................................................................................258 Tax gap fell to an all time low of 6% in 2015-16 ...............................................................................................259 Employers needed to test EPAYE pages on the Business Tax Account ..........................................................259 Paying HMRC – what’s changing .....................................................................................................................260 HMRC webinar support for employing people ..................................................................................................260 Jim Harra appointed as Second Permanent Secretary at HMRC .....................................................................260 Don’t miss the deadline for your Self Assessment............................................................................................261 HMRC subject access request .........................................................................................................................261 The season of goodwill offers no protection against scams..............................................................................261 Access your Personal Tax Account in 2018 with an HMRC app ......................................................................262 Essential maintenance to affect services 14 January 2018 ..............................................................................262 Former HMRC executive chair receives knighthood.........................................................................................263 Aliens and vertigo included in this year’s SA excuses ......................................................................................263 HMRC’s performace in 2016-17 improved but concerns remain ......................................................................264 HMRC compliance factsheets updated ............................................................................................................265 HMRC halts thousands of scam text messages ...............................................................................................265 New guidance published on changes to deemed domicile rules ......................................................................266 HMRC most targeted government body for cyber attacks ................................................................................266 Calling payroll providers and agents of new employers – share your experience with HMRC .........................267 HMRC Employer Bulletins ..................................................................................................................................269 HMRC Employer Bulletin – April 2017..............................................................................................................269 HMRC Employer Bulletin - June 2017 ..............................................................................................................269 Employer Bulletin published – August 2017 .....................................................................................................270 Employer Bulletin: October 2017 ......................................................................................................................270 Employer Bulletin – December 2017 ................................................................................................................270 Employer Bulletin: February 2018 ....................................................................................................................271 Making Tax Digital...............................................................................................................................................273 Consultation on Making Tax Digital sanctions for late submission and late payment .......................................273 HMRC launches pilot - Making Tax Digital for Business (MTDfB) ....................................................................273 Digital tax payments put on hold for businesses...............................................................................................275 HMRC Talking Points on Making Tax Digital for business................................................................................275 Modern Employment Practices...................................................................... 276 Share your views on modern employment practices ........................................................................................276 Government review to order zero-hours contracts overhaul .............................................................................277 Deliveroo offers workers ‘pay per trip’ ..............................................................................................................278 National Insurance .......................................................................................... 280 Select Committee recommends equalising National Insurance contributions ..................................................280 National Insurance: sending employees to work abroad (CA3821) ..................................................................280 Employer NICs on termination payments .........................................................................................................281 Employer NICs on income from sporting testimonials ......................................................................................281 Abolition of Class 2 NICs – draft legislation ......................................................................................................281 Application for deferment of payment of Class 1 National Insurance contributions (CA72A) ...........................282 National Minimum Wage/Living Wage........................................................... 283 BEIS survey on recording the number of hours worked on payslips.................................................................283 Minimum Wage increases on 1 April 2017 .......................................................................................................283 Salaried Hours contracts – how up to date is your knowledge? .......................................................................284 Football clubs investigated over apprentice wages ..........................................................................................284 CIPP survey on the LPC call for evidence on the impact of the NMW and NLW rates in 2017 ........................285 CIPP response to consultation for evidence on the National Minimum Wage ..................................................285 Higher National Minimum Wage for hours not guaranteed in a contract ..........................................................286 National minimum wage and sleeping time ......................................................................................................287 Your experience with NMW and NLW – CIPP and Low Pay Commission Roundtable ....................................288 Minimum wage compliance - BEIS publishes latest name and shame list........................................................288

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