Now the self assessment deadline has passed, here in the GreenStones office our attention has moved towards the end of the current tax year with the challenges that brings.
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National minimum wage changes
This is a quick reminder that from 1 October 2013 the national minimum wage is increasing. You will now need to make sure that you pay your employees at least the following hourly rates:-
Read morePAYE penalties – have you considered allocating payments?
Any employer who completes PAYE returns is no doubt aware of the penalty implications for persistent late payment of PAYE and NI.
Read moreRTI issues – NI numbers without suffixes
The arrival of RTI for employers and the need for accurate employee data has resulted in a number of national insurance verification requests, the result of which is that H M Revenue & Customs have issued a number of NI numbers without the final suffix (A, B, C or D).
Read moreRTI – A positive experience!
Over recent months there has been a considerable amount of apprehension regarding the implantation of RTI, particularly regarding the software both from a user point of view and HM Revenue & Customs.
Read moreKeep your HMRC emails!
We are sure that most people do not need reminding to file safely all correspondence received from H M Revenue & Customs (HMRC). However in case your filing system is not as robust as it could be, consider this…..
Read morePAYE Real Time – useful new website
Following on from our previous blogs on PAYE real time (RTI) which is coming into force next year, I thought it would be useful to share this website which has come to our attention.
Read moreGet the tax on your Christmas party right!
It is well known that where an employer provides staff entertainment, for example a staff Christmas party, the expenditure is not disallowed by the tax legislation. However the legislation is not as simple as all that.
Read morePAYE Dispensations – have you thought about one?
A dispensation is a notice from HMRC that removes the need to report expenses and benefits on forms P11D and P9D at the end of the tax year.
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