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Consultation – Removal of 36 Tax Reliefs

By Ian Holloway

It is worthwhile devoting a section specifically to the consultation which has resulted in some changes to tax and NICs reliefs which may be enjoyed by employees and employers alike. The Government abolished seven reliefs in The Finance Act 2011 and outlined its intention to abolish thirty six others in the Finance Bill 2012.  This [...]

HMRC focusing on compliance, new HMRC Advisory fuel rates and Consultation on abolition of 36 tax reliefs

By Payroll-help

Ian Congreave, who normally writes this Newsletter is taking a well-earned break and I am covering for Ian for the week. The message coming from HMRC is definitely one of “focus on compliance”, see for yourself by clicking on the latest news link from the HMRC Home Page you will notice that all of the [...]

Tax Agents may be given greater powers

By Payroll-help

In a 42 page consultation document launched by HMRC on 1 June, there is a proposal that Tax Agents will be given powers to access HMRC’s systems to update tax codes and data for their clients. Such a system will obviously reduce the administration burden on HMRC and enable them to make savings. Many employers [...]

The CIPP submits its formal response to HMRC’s RTI consultation

By Payroll-help

On 28 February, the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) submitted its official response to HMRC’s consultation on ‘Improving the Operation of PAYE: Collecting Real Time Information’. A summary of the responses to the CIPP’s own consultation on the subject and a copy of CIPP’s full response to HMRC are available at the links below. [...]

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