Payroll

One of the most emotive and potentially explosive processes in any business, accurate and timely processing of your payroll is paramount to harmony within your team!

As we’ve explained in our Payroll services page, we don’t process payrolls internally, but do keep ourselves up to date on the key legislative changes and are able to advise clients accordingly.

In common with other sections of our Information Centre, this section includes pointers, updates and suggestions to keep you safe and current.

If you have any questions after reading any of these posts, please get in touch!

Payroll Questions – and answers!

A new client asked us a few payroll questions recently because they were curious about where our boundaries are. We’d told them that we’ve taken the decision not to process payrolls, and why, which prompted the questions. The queries were entirely valid, and showed us that we should have been clearer! These were the payroll questions, together with our answers.

Employers will now be able to make PAYE payments by Direct Debit each month. Previously it has only been possible to set up a one-off Direct Debit payment.

Would your family like some extra cash?

If your family members have ever asked for some extra cash from your business, or you’ve thought about gifting shares, this post is for you! Watch this to find out what you need to consider…

During the pandemic, HMRC changed the rules around the Home Working Tax Relief, and anyone working from home could claim.

This has now changed and employees need to check their Notice Of Coding.

What are Trivial Benefits?

Helping members of your team to feel valued and appreciated can play a large part in retaining them for the future of your business.

You need to be careful what you give as gifts though, to ensure you’re not causing unexpected tax issues as an unwelcome side effect!

Salary or Dividends?

Since the change of dividend rates in April 2023, some Directors have chosen to withdraw cash from their company as a salary.

There are pros and cons to the decision…

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Employers National Insurance Changes: What You Need to Know

The recent Autumn Budget, presented by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, has introduced significant changes to Employers National Insurance (NI) contributions. These…

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National Minimum Wage Increases – April 2025

The new National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates that will come into effect from 1st April 2025 were announced as part…

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Autumn Budget 2024

With a new Government, a new Chancellor, and the first Labour Budget in 14 years, there was always going to…

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Updated interest rates and repayment thresholds for student loans announced

The latest annual update to Student Loan interest rates was made last week by the Department for Education. Different rates…

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Changes to National Minimum Wage recommendation criteria

The government made changes last week to the remit for the Low Pay Commission (LPC) that will mean it takes…

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Hybrid working – what is ‘a business journey’?

HMRC have updated their guidance on what qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes to include hybrid…

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Salary sacrifice: A win-win strategy?

Businesses and employees are both constantly looking for ways to reward team members while keeping costs down. One way to…

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Are you getting minimum wage payments right?

The Government recently ‘named and shamed’ 524 businesses for failing to pay the minimum wage to their staff. These failures…

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Employers – Are you ready for the new tax year?

The new tax year begins on 6th April and for employers running monthly payrolls, the March pay run will be the…

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