Income Tax

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The trouble with registering a company as an annual PAYE scheme

HMRC have issued a reminder to employers about recording the correct number of hours employees have worked, to ensure they receive the benefits and tax credits to which they are entitled.

Employers should select “D other” only if the worker does not have a regular pattern of employment or the payment relates to an occupational pension or annuity.

Otherwise, the hours worked should be recorded as follows:

Submission by 4 August will cancel penalty notices for employers

HMRC have published the consultation document Simplifying the National Insurance Processes for the Self-Employed, which outlines ways to reduce the burden on self-employed people, focusing specifically on collecting class 2 National Insurance (NI) through self assessment. They are currently collected through a standalone process using six monthly bills or direct debit.

HMRC move to tackle employers’ real-time difficulties

G Carter (TC2661)

I Johnson (TC2656)

A client who is a UK taxpayer is employed in this country as the representative of an overseas business. The client works on his own initiative from an office in his own home, but how is his income tax liability collected?

Explaining plans to revamp the National Insurance status of self-employed entertainers

The government is consulting on the withdrawal of relief for interest on loans to purchase life annuities, often referred to as home income plans, taken out by people aged 65 or over before 1999, as recommended by the Office for Tax Simplification in its review of pensioner taxation.