‘Shielding’ employees able to return to work from August
Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, confirmed that any employees who have been ‘shielding’ as a result of COVID-19 will be able to return to work from 1 August 2020 in England. If a worker is not able to work remotely, and social distancing measures have been implemented within their workplace, then vulnerable people who have been […]
New Scottish Student Loan type to be introduced from April 2021
An email has been circulated by HMRC’s Software Developer Support Team (SDST) in relation to the creation of a new Scottish student loan Plan type.This is due to the fact that, on 9 June 2018, an announcement was made by Scotland’s First Minister, which revealed that Scotland will raise its student loan earnings threshold to […]
Withdrawal of ordering paper P45s and P60s from HMRC: postponement
In March 2020, HMRC announced that they were intending to withdraw the facility of ordering blank P45s and P60s online. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, HMRC has postponed this action until 1 August 2020 to give employers more time to prepare for the change. After this date, employers will be expected to print or issue […]
Updates to guidance on the treatment of expenses provided to employees during COVID-19
HMRC has updated two pages of guidance in relation to the treatment of certain expenses and benefits provided to employees during coronavirus and on checking which expenses are taxable if employees work from home due to coronavirus. Within guidance, HMRC confirms how to proceed when returning office equipment. If the equipment is provided by the […]
Deadline for placing employees on furlough fast approaching
Companies intending to furlough employees for the first time under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), must do so by 10 June 2020, in order to observe the three-week minimum furlough period ahead of 30 June 2020, prior to the implementation of the changes to the scheme from July – October 2020. On 29 May […]
What happens if an employer over-claims through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme?
HMRC recently updated its guidance on how to calculate 80% of employee wages to claim through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), in relation to what claimants who have over-claimed need to do to rectify the situation. Anybody who has made an error in their claim which has resulted in the receipt of an over-claimed […]
The growth at Intelligent Payroll continues!
We would like to welcome our new starter Amina, to the Intelligent Payroll team. It’s been an incredible couple of months for us which would not have been achieved without all our fantastic clients and everyone’s support. – Stay tuned, there are lots more updates coming up! I am currently studying Accounting and Finance, I […]