The definition of a connected person for tax purposes includes certain relatives, trustees, partners and companies.
A person is connected with an individual if that person is
the individual’s spouse or civil partner
a relative of the
In December 2018, HMRC wrote to employers to advise of a temporary easement on reporting PAYE information in real time over the Christmas period. This was put in place because many employers pay their employees earlier than usual over the Christmas
There are late filing penalties in place for employers that don’t report payroll information on time. The size of the late filing penalties depends on the number of employees within the PAYE scheme.
Number of employees
Monthly
The P9X form is used to notify employers of the tax code to use for employees. The form shows the tax codes to use from 6 April 2019. The basic Personal Allowance for the tax year starting 6 April 2019 will be £12,500 and the tax code for emergency
The Living Wage Foundation (an initiative of Citizens UK) recently announced Living Wage rates for London and the UK at £10.55 an hour and £9 an hour respectively. These Living Wage rates are not statutorily binding but represent an increase of 25p
Advisory fuel rates are intended to reflect actual average fuel costs and are updated quarterly. The rates can be used by employers who reimburse employees for business travel in their company cars or where employees are required to repay the cost of
There are late filing penalties in place for employers that don’t report payroll information on time. The size of the late filing penalties depends on the number of employees within the PAYE scheme.
Number of employees
Monthly filing
One of the most time-consuming admin tasks associated with the running a small business can be dealing with the payroll.
Generally speaking, you can:
Run your own in-house payroll, or
Hire your accountant to do the work for you.
If you operate
The employment allowance of £3,000 per year is available to most businesses and charities and can be used to be offset against their employers Class 1 NIC bill. The allowance can be claimed as part of the normal payroll process.
An employer can
If you have been in the same job for two years or more and are made redundant you will usually be entitled to a redundancy payment. The legal minimum that you are entitled to receive is known as ‘statutory redundancy pay’. There are exceptions where
A recent First-Tier Tribunal case examined whether amounts credited to a director’s loan account were subject to PAYE and NIC deductions. The appellant company, buys and sells boats. One of the directors, who is also the chairman of the company, had
When you employ someone to work in your home, it is your responsibility to meet their employee’s rights and deduct the correct amount of tax from their salary. This can include domestic staff such as a nanny, housekeeper, gardener or carer. The rules
