Increasing the number of companies required to report, publish action plans and an explanatory narrative on what they are doing to close the gap, is one of the key recommendations… read more →
HMRC have finally published findings from research conducted from 2016-17 to understand taxpayers’ opinions on Personal Tax Accounts (PTAs) (source 1). A PTA is an online tax account for individuals,… read more →
As self-employment figures and the ‘platform economy’ continue to rise, questions are being asked as to how is best to tax platform workers’ income, to ensure that they understand their… read more →
ACAS have recently released new guidance on what constitutes overtime, what this means in terms of pay and the impact on holiday calculations. The new guidance sets out to provide… read more →
If you’re a public-sector payroll professional, you may feel this article is not for you as you’re already admirably (and quietly as befits the public sector) getting on with the… read more →
With massive thanks to my devolution guru, Ian Holloway Head of Legislation and Compliance at Cintra HR & Payroll Services, I wanted to share with you news of Collection Orders… read more →
When I’m lecturing to agents and employers, naturally the subject of pensions tax relief comes up and particularly the interaction with salary sacrifice (or optional remuneration arrangements as we must… read more →
I really enjoyed meeting with Nick Day from JGA Recruitment recently to discuss; my top tips and advice for payroll management, visions for the future of payroll, call to arms… read more →
On Friday 18th May HMRC published their long-awaited consultation on the IR35 or ‘off-payroll’ reforms that came into effect in April 2017 in the public sector. Mel Stride, Financial Secretary… read more →
Research published this by UHY Hacker Young shows an alarming rise in taxpayer’s money spent by HMRC on private sector debt collection since the introduction of RTI in 2013. No… read more →