From 6th April 2016, the starter checklist will be amended to accommodate the fact that Plan 2 students will come into payroll repayment for the first time. As there will… read more →
Following on from the announcement that the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) will be made public, as part of the Scottish parliament budget on 16th December, HMRC have informed… read more →
As well as 25th November being a key day for employers and particularly payroll professionals, all eyes will be north of the border on 16th December when John Swinney, Scottish… read more →
From 12th October 2016 until 5th April 2017, pensioners and pensioners-to-be (i.e. anyone reaching state pension age on or before 5th April 2016), can buy some additional state pension. Class 3A… read more →
At the Conservative party conference this week, George Osborne announced that the Government intends to bring forward proposals to allow eligibility for shared parental leave to include working grandparents. The… read more →
A report today in the Scotsman questions whether HMRC will be ready to deliver the Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) from April 2016. They refer to HMRC papers obtained… read more →
HMRC has updated its booklet 490 on Travel and Subsistence following an agreement with the one of the proposals from the Office of Tax Simplification – this update was promised some… read more →
Having told us in June that the annual reconciliation statements, the P800, were to begin being issued to be complete in September as normal. Fast forward two months and HMRC announced on 12th… read more →
HMRC have posted the following message to employers and agents: ‘In July we were made aware of an internal processing error that meant our IT systems were not aligned and… read more →
The long awaited agent dashboard is being rolled out to test to more agents. Comments I’ve seen indicate it’s still a work in progress in terms of the functionality it… read more →