Archive for 2015

Employees will pay tax and nic’s on bonuses, employers Nic will also be due. Why not give a seasonal gift such as a turkey, a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates?  HMRC regard these as a Trivial Benefit, which is not tax or nic’able. If the gift extends beyond one item, for example from a bottle or two to a case of wine, or from a turkey to a Christmas hamper, you will need to consider the contents and cost before being able to determine whether the benefit is trivial.

Free, impartial work-related health advice line.  Telephone to speak to a specialist advisor, or chat online, email a question or view a library of advice articles at http://fitforwork.org/employer/

21 and over £6.70 18-20 £5.30 Under 18 £3.7987 Apprentice £3.30

Class 3A gives pensioners the opportunity to top-up their pension it a way that protects it from inflation, and protects surviving partners. This will mostly benefit women and self-employed people who tend to have low Additional Pension entitlement. The opportunity to pay for extra additional state pension is only open for 18 months.  The maximum amount available will be £25 per week.

Qualified Experienced Utilisation of the latest Sage Payroll Software, compliant with HMRC Transparent Pricing Payroll & Pension is becoming a complex operation for SME’s with so much to do, but not enough staff to do it!  It doesn’t make sense to recruit qualified staff and purchase compliant software, when we do it so cost-efficiently and effectively.

Employers for less than 3 years, phone 0300 200 3211 Employer for 3 years or more, phone 0300 200 3200 If you use a textphone, phone 0300 200 3212 Remember to have ready your Paye and Accounts Office Reference Numbers.

If you run your own payroll, register to receive employer emails to prompt and direct your about Basic Paye Tools Updates, the Employer bulleting and other important information.  To register, go to www.hmrc.gov.uk/payerti/forms-updates/forms-publications/register.htm Obviously if we process your payroll you don’t need to worry about all these extra alerts, as we receive them, read them and action them automatically.