PAYE and NI

Millions of taxpayers in line for early tax refund

14 May 12

HMRC has confirmed that more than three million tax refunds are to be sent out as of next week - two months earlier than previous years - due to an earlier review of the amount of tax paid for 2011/12 via the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.

Real Time Information to affect 'digitally excluded' SMEs

08 May 12

HMRC's introduction of Real Time Information (RTI) will cause problems for small employers that lack internet access or are not computer savvy, a tax advisory body has warned.

Early staging dates for pension auto enrolment now available

23 Apr 12

Businesses now have the option to bring forward the staging date in which they will automatically enrol employees into a work place pension scheme.

HMRC apologises for slip in contact centre service

20 Apr 12

HMRC has apologised after callers were unable to get through to call centres in the days following the Easter weekend, blaming 'extremely high levels of calls' from taxpayers.

HMRC's Real Time Information (RTI) pilot launched

12 Apr 12

A pilot project marking a significant change in the way that PAYE payments are calculated has been launched by HMRC, with the first volunteer employers testing the new Real Time Information (RTI) system.

Average weekly state pension rises

11 Apr 12

The average weekly state pension for 2012/13 has risen by £6 from £118 to £124 according to Government estimations following changes which came into effect last week.

Finance Bill 2012 published

29 Mar 12

The Government has published the Finance Bill 2012, in which tax measures announced in Budget 2011 and 2012 come into force.

Pension auto-enrolment thresholds confirmed to rise

28 Mar 12

The earnings thresholds for automatic pension enrolment will be aligned with tax and national insurance contributions, the Government has confirmed following consultations.

Budget 2012: Potential tax reforms could aid SMEs

21 Mar 12

Small businesses may benefit from a simplified tax system in which full accounts may not have to be presented to HMRC, under plans announced by Chancellor George Osborne in the Budget.

Budget 2012: 50p tax rate cut while income tax threshold is raised

21 Mar 12

Chancellor George Osborne announced that the 50p top rate of tax will be reduced to 45p in April, and a further £1,100 increase in the personal allowance by 2013, in the Budget made earlier this afternoon.

Budget 2012: Chancellor begins against record borrowing figures

21 Mar 12

Chancellor George Osborne stands to deliver today's Budget after a blow this morning from official figures indicating that public sector borrowing hit a record £15.183 billion pounds last month - close to double of the £8.875 billion in February and what economists had forecast.