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Issue 48 of Agent Update, HMRC’s bi-monthly news roundup for tax advisers, is now available.
Items include confirmation that the Revenue has updated 15 out of its 20 toolkits, with the remaining five to be revamped over the next few months. The toolkits cover the 400 most common errors that HMRC see in returns filed by tax advisers.
This is a summary of issue 47 of Agent Update, HMRC’s bi-monthly news roundup for tax advisers
Digital agent engagement
Agents were invited in January to take part in a series of regional events with HMRC representatives.
Edition in summary
Employers are set to receive the first quarterly notices under real-time information’s late-filing penalties regime, which began in October for businesses with 50 or more members of staff.
Firms that have incurred fines can expect the HMRC messages from the beginning of February, according to the department. Advisers will not be sent a copy, but each notice will instruct employers with agents to pass on the correspondence immediately.
HMRC have announced new fuel rates for company cars, to apply to all journeys on or after 1 December 2014 until further notice. Employers may use either the previous or new rates for one month from the date of change, and therefore make or require supplementary payments, but are under no obligation to do either. Petrol hybrid cars are treated as petrol cars for this purpose. The amounts can be used for VAT, but employers will need to retain receipts.
Issue 18 in summary
Employer Bulletin 50, the October 2014 edition of HMRC’s bi-monthly update, includes articles on issues including real-time information penalties, PAYE payment deadlines, vans benefit charge, the student loan threshold, and HMRC helplines. Extracts follow.
Employment payment summary
HMRC have made some changes to the employment payment summary (EPS).
HMRC have announced new fuel rates for company cars, to apply to all journeys on or after 1 September 2014 until further notice. Employers may use either the previous or new rates for one month from the date of change, and therefore make or require supplementary payments, but are under no obligation to do either. Petrol hybrid cars are treated as petrol cars for this purpose. The amounts can be used for VAT, but employers will need to retain receipts.
Issue 49 of Employer Bulletin, HMRC’s bi-monthly update for employers, has been published.
It features articles issues including the employment allowance, in-year penalties, Revenue payslips, the national minimum wage, universal credit, shared parental leave, and annual tax summaries for PAYE taxpayers.
