HMRC contact information
HMRC contact information, including telephone numbers, online options and postal addresses, together with tips.
Employment taxes
Practical guidance, commentary and support on employment taxation, including: benefits and expenses, company car tax, national insurance, PAYE and real-time information, and the taxation of intermediaries.
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Benefits and expenses
ICAEW reiterates support for tackling disguised remuneration
5 October: ICAEW has reaffirmed its support of HMRC’s efforts to understand and challenge disguised remuneration tax avoidance, while highlighting that those involved in marketing such schemes are not equivalent to bona fide tax advisers.
COVID-19 and ‘new normal’ necessitate rule changes for employee benefits
28 September 2020: The employee benefits-in-kind (BiK) regime is not fit for purpose for a post-COVID world ICAEW has told HMRC.
Tax Round-up 2020
This webinar from the Tax Faculty provides a round up of all the measures that are under review and subject to consultation, and how the faculty will be responding.
Employee ownership - the future?
Exploring whether employee owned businesses thrive
Company car tax
Upcoming changes to tax in April 2020
Lindsey Wicks looks at the measures set to apply from April 2020, and raises concerns that some still lack clear guidance from HMRC.
Money saving for fleet managers
How to make savings in this complex business.
Is now a good time to buy an electric company car?
Most clients run motor vehicles and invariably will ask if there is a benefit to these being owned by their business. Since the advent of company car benefits in kind this has been a no-no. Electric cars may be the solution! Kevin Salter advises us.
Tax Round-up 2020
This webinar from the Tax Faculty provides a round up of all the measures that are under review and subject to consultation, and how the faculty will be responding.
Engagement letters and privacy notices
ICAEW has developed guidance for practice firms on what to include in engagement letters. This page provides a series of sample wordings to help you draft your own engagement letters.
TAXline News: July 2020
Frank Haskew, Head of the Tax Faculty, reports on recent developments at the Tax Faculty during July 2020.
Don’t enact IR35 in Finance Bill, urges ICAEW
5 June: The government should hold off enacting measures to introduce the new off-payroll working regime and use the time thoroughly to review its implementation, according to ICAEW’s Tax Faculty.
National insurance
Latest update from HMRC for employers
16 October: ICAEW’s Tax Faculty outlines the key messages in the latest edition of HMRC’s Employer Bulletin, including updates on COVID-19 support schemes, delays in issuing national insurance numbers for new employees and HMRC student loan letters seeking bank account details.
CJRS claimants must act now on EA and NIC
15 October: Guidance from ICAEW’s Tax Faculty on the quick action needed to reconcile Employment Allowance (EA) and the NIC element of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).
Complexity of NIC holiday for veterans will hinder uptake, says ICAEW
6 October: The government’s plan to boost the employment of military veterans through a relief on secondary national insurance contributions (NIC) is unlikely to deliver due to the economic situation and the administrative burden, warns ICAEW.
Employers reminded to make PSA payments by 22 October
25 September 2020: Employers with a PAYE settlement agreement (PSA) in place should not wait for a payslip from HMRC before making a payment to avoid interest and late payment penalties, warns ICAEW’s Tax Faculty.
PAYE and RTI
Latest update from HMRC for employers
16 October: ICAEW’s Tax Faculty outlines the key messages in the latest edition of HMRC’s Employer Bulletin, including updates on COVID-19 support schemes, delays in issuing national insurance numbers for new employees and HMRC student loan letters seeking bank account details.
Tax-free £1k bonus for employers of nannies
5 October 2020: Parents who used the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to furlough their nanny during the pandemic will be eligible to claim the £1,000 Job Retention Bonus and won’t be liable for tax.
Modernising tax administration: HMRC’s 10-year plan
Paul Aplin, immediate past President of ICAEW, examines the future-proofing measures being taken by HMRC and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the strategy.