Summer Budget 2015– Quick HMRC overview
Read about the main announcements affecting HMRC customers – including the increase in Employers Employment Allowance from £2000 to £3000 from April 2016. Has your business made a claim?
National Minimum Wage – new YouTube video
Are you paying the National Minimum Wage? – also contains a link to a recorded webinar on NMW.
Can HMRC do things differently?
If the answer is ‘Yes’ then the Administrative Burdens Advisory Board (ABAB) would like to hear from you – please take a few minutes to help us make a big difference by telling us what works well and how HMRC could make things better.
Free HMRC online support – letting property to tenants
Our e-learning gives guidance on how income from property is taken into account – more help
Employer Bulletin August 2015 due out soon
To keep up to date with every issue – register to receive the email alert.
Pre-population of online SA returns from August 2015
Pay, tax and P11D details will start to be pre-populated onto the HMRC version of the online SA return from August and will be found under ‘information we hold about you’, so there won’t be any need to contact HMRC for this information in the future.
Update – changes to Self-Employed National Insurance collection
The last Class 2 NICs Direct Debit payment for the 2014-15 tax year was collected on 10 July 2015. Most Class 2 customers will now have their contributions collected through Self Assessment, however, some small groups of customers will not be required to pay through Self Assessment and we are writing to these customers to explain. More about paying Class 2 National Insurance contributions.
Time to Pay arrangements – Direct Debit payment to be mandatory
From 3 August 2015 Direct Debit will be the mandatory method of payment for most new, regular time to pay arrangements. Payment by instalments can be considered where a customer is genuinely unable to pay by the due date and is able to commit to agreed payments to bring their tax up to date.
Free August webinars – HMRC August Webinars including HMRC & HSE working together
Please send feedback on Key Messages to cathy.a.john@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
