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PAYE, NICs and benefits

This section contains useful guides to key topics for employers.

Car or van?

What counts as a ‘van’ for tax purposes?

Cars for employees

An overview of how company car tax is calculated, and how to save money.

Employee expenses

A guide to reporting expenses and benefits.

Employing your spouse

The benefits of transferring income to your spouse.

Employment benefits

A guide to tax-free benefits and expenses payments for employers.

Fixed rate expenses

Details of the optional fixed rate expenses scheme.

Minimising the risk of employer compliance visits

Making sure your PAYE operation is compliant.

National insurance

Ways for employers to save NICs.

Payroll - basic procedures

A guide to Pay-As-You-Earn administration.

Payroll Real Time Information

A guide to the new Real Time Information rules.

Payslips

The legal requirements for payslips.

Pensions - automatic enrolment

If you employ staff, you’ll need to prepare for the new auto-enrolment regulations.

Pooled cars and vans

The rules governing pooled vehicles.

Reform of National Insurance for the self-employed

Outlining the NICs that are required to be paid by the self employed.

State Pension top up: Class 3A voluntary national insurance contributions

Aspects of voluntary NICs.

The Employment Allowance

A guide to the new Employment Allowance.

The latest news

23 Aug 2019

HMRC penalties for PAYE late filing and late payment to remain risk-based

Following a review, HMRC has said it will continue its risk-based approach to Pay as You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) late filing and late payment penalties this tax year.

22 Aug 2019

HMRC advises VAT-registered businesses to plan for potential no-deal Brexit

HMRC has written to 145,000 VAT-registered businesses that only trade with the EU, advising them to plan ahead for a potential no-deal Brexit.

21 Aug 2019

UK manufacturing output 'stabilised in three months to August', CBI finds

Manufacturing output in the UK stabilised in the three months to August, according to data published by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

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PAYE, NICs and benefits

The latest news

HMRC penalties for PAYE late filing and late payment to remain risk-based

HMRC advises VAT-registered businesses to plan for potential no-deal Brexit

UK manufacturing output 'stabilised in three months to August', CBI finds