As part of the budget 2025, the £12,570 tax free allowance freeze has been extended from the current freeze until April 2028 to a new three year freeze extension to April 2031. This will see an increase in tax income as more individuals through fiscal drag are placed into higher and additional tax rates. The … Continue reading Budget 2025 – Tax free pay freeze extended
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The chancellor is ‘asking everyone to make a contribution’. She has confirmed that there will be no changes to Income Tax and National Insurance. This will see an increase in tax income as more individuals through fiscal drag are placed into higher and additional tax rates. The tax rates were confirmed as frozen for the … Continue reading April 2026 rUK Tax (England / Northern Ireland)
Following the UK budget on 26th November 2025 which applied a freeze of tax bands and rates, potentially until 5th April 2031, it’s time to catch-up on what is happening with the Welsh Income Tax applicable from 6th April 2026 for the 2026/2027 tax year. As part of the Welsh draft budget preparation announced on … Continue reading April 2026 Welsh Rate of Income Tax
The HMRC Software Developer Support Team have kindly issued the new adjusted HMRC ‘New Starter Checklist’ to software developers to aid preparation for the 2026/2027 tax year. This new format comes into operation for payroll paying from 6th April 2026. Many years ago these were referenced as a P46 and that name continues to sometimes … Continue reading April 2026 Starter Checklist changes
As part of the August 2025 Employer Bulletin, HMRC have confirmed changes to the raising of charge resolution cases, now referred to as Disputed Charges. Employers PAYE accounts become misbalanced with their payroll records for a number of reasons. Whether duplicates have been applied by HMRC or incorect information has been reported. Sometimes employers inadvertently … Continue reading HMRC Dispute Charge process changed
Dear SD Worx and PayHR.UK HMRC have issued the June 2025 edition of the Employer Bulletin which brings the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents. The June edition of Employer Bulletin includes articles on: PAYE Settlement Agreement calculations 2024 to 2025 organised labour fraud — the supply of labour through Employment … Continue reading June 2025 Employer Bulletin
The following is a brief announcement regarding the opening hours of HMRC during the festive season. Please note that the normal hours of operation will resume on January 3rd, 2024. DateAvailabilityFriday 22 December 2023Open from 8:30am to 4pmMonday 25 December 2023ClosedTuesday 26 December 2023ClosedWednesday 27 December 2023Open from 8:30am to 6pmThursday 28 December 2023Open from … Continue reading HMRC Christmas Opening Dates
During the National Payroll Week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced on 5th September 2023 that he will present the Autumn Statement 2023 to Parliament on 22nd November. The treasury confirm that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) have been commissioned to prepare an economic and fiscal forecast to be presented to Parliament … Continue reading Autumn Statement set for 22nd November 2023
According to an HMRC promotion, they have acknowledged that over two million new employees who started a new job in 2022 were placed on the wrong tax code! They urge employers to obtain a P45 or a completed and correct starter checklist in time and ready to operate in the first payment of wages. Failure … Continue reading Over 2 million new starters on wrong tax code
The HM Revenue and Customs Software Developer Support Team have confirmed changes to the acceptable P11D submission due from 6th April 2023 and onwards. Although paper forms may still be issued to relevant employees as a copy, the submission of paper forms to HMRC is no longer permitted. In a message to software developers entitled: Subject: PAYE … Continue reading No more Paper P11Ds to HMRC
Tax rebate firms are facing new regulations to prevent abuse of the 'assignment' system.
Earlier today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, brought forward a number of measures from 31 October’s Medium-Term Fiscal Plan. The measures are designed to ensure the UK’s economic stability and provide confidence in the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline.
In the HMRC agent update 96 published 19th May 2022, revised guidance has been issued in relation to the late receipt of P45s from employees that miss the first payment and the intial Real Time Information (RTI) Full Payment Submission (FPS). Often employees mislay their P45, or the former employer has not yet issued the … Continue reading Don’t use tax values from late P45s
HMRC is reminding married couples and those in civil partnerships to sign up for Marriage Allowance this Valentine's Day and share their personal tax allowances.
Statement, as delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, on 3 February 2022.
More than 10.2 million customers filed their 2020 to 2021 tax returns by the 31 January 2022 deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed.
Reports of scam HMRC phone calls have fallen by 97% over the last 12 months, latest HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures show, which display a downward trend in reports overall throughout the past year.
People are losing out on hundreds of pounds after being enticed into using third-party companies to claim tax rebates instead of going directly to HMRC, a Which? investigation has found. Read the Which? report here.
This short piece published by HMRC seeks to dispel common myths around taxation.
The filing and payment deadline for Income Tax Self Assessment is 31st January 2022. HMRC have announced that this deadline will be extended, to reduce pressure caused by Omicron related staff shortages.
WRIT was introduced on 6th April 2019. Income tax is partially devolved to Wales, which means that while the Welsh Government is able to vary the three income tax rates (basic, higher and additional) for Welsh taxpayers, all other aspects of the tax remain the responsibility of the UK government, and HMRC continues to administer income tax in Wales.
HMRC interest rates for late payments will be revised following the Bank of England interest rate rise to 0.25%.
More than 2.7 million customers claimed at least one Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) payment up to 5 April 2021. These grants are taxable and customers should declare them on their 2020 to 2021 tax return before the deadline on 31 January 2022.
As part of Tax Administration and Maintenance Day the government has set out further detail on its work to deliver a modern, simple and effective tax system - which helps taxpayers get their tax right the first time.
The government has introduced a 1.25% Health & Social Care Levy, which will come into effect from April 2022. For the first year, the Levy will take the form of an increase to National Insurance Contributions. To educate the public of this change, the Government has requested that payslips created within the April 2022-23 period are updated to display an explanatory note.
The deadline to complete a tax return for the 2020 to 2021 tax year is approaching.
The difference between the the total amount of tax expected to be paid and the total amount of tax paid for the 2019 to 2020 tax year is 5.3%.