Paying wages to connected persons

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 individual the spouse or...

PAYE payment dates

We would like to remind employers about the electronic PAYE payment dates. The due date for electronic PAYE payments falls on the 22nd of the month and when a payment is made electronically; a payment on the day usually suffices. However, where the due date falls...

Reporting PAYE information in real time

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 period. This can be...
Increase in National Living Wage?

Increase in National Living Wage?

An independent review into the evidence on minimum wage rates has been published by the government. The review concludes that increases in the National Living Wage (NLW) have little effect on employment whilst significantly increasing the earnings of low...
Waivers of remuneration

Waivers of remuneration

A waiver of remuneration happens when a director or an employee gives up their right to salary or other cash remuneration and gets nothing in return. Where the employee gets a non-cash benefit in return, this is called a salary sacrifice. The treatment of a waiver of...
PAYE late filing penalties

PAYE late filing penalties

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 penalty per PAYE...