Payroll update: March 2019

  With the Autumn Budget cancelled the Chancellor has announced a Winter Economy Plan introducing a package of measures to support businesses.   The highlights are:   The Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (CJRS) – Will end as planned on 31 October 2020.   A new Job Support Scheme – To support viable UK employers who…

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On 24th September the government announced the launching in November of the Job Support Scheme to replace the existing Furlough Scheme that is feted to end on 31st October. The JSS is to run from 1st November through to 30th April, but initial rules may be amended after three months.   To qualify for the…

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  If you have made contributions to a registered pension scheme of more than £40,000 in the tax year, your scheme administrator should automatically send you a pension savings statement by 6 October 2020. This will detail your total pension input for the 2019/20 tax year as well as your pension input for the 3…

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Companies with 31 December 2019 year ends will be due to pay their corporation tax on 1 October 2020. If that company is expecting to suffer a loss during the 2020 financial year, perhaps due to COVID-19 related reasons, it should be possible to carry that loss back one year and claim a refund of…

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HMRC have updated the latest company car advisory fuel rates. These rates apply from 1 September 2020.   The guidance states that you can use either the previous or current rates, for up to one month from the date the new rules apply.   The new rates per mile are below: Engine size Petrol LPG…

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HMRC have introduced legislation which ensures employee’s statutory rights, including redundancy pay and payment in lieu on notice (PILON), are based on an employee’s normal pay and not their furlough pay.   Redundancy pay   An employee is entitled to redundancy pay if they have been working for their current employer for 2 years or…

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