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Pensions Act 2011
Auto-Enrolment Thresholds 2013/14
The Pensions Act 2008 requires the annual review of the Auto-Enrolment thresholds. These are, currently, set in The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2012. In a written statement on 06 September, Pensions Minister Steve Webb announced the publication of the latest Government consultation on the review and revisions of the Earnings [...]
Auto-Enrolment Earnings Trigger and Bands in Legislation
Parliament has approved, and the Pensions Minister Steve Webb has signed, the necessary Order which makes the required changes to the Pensions Act 2008, confirming the Earnings Trigger and the Qualifying Earnings Bands. This Order came into force on 15 June 2012 and will applies to the first year of auto-enrolment. Section 14 of the [...]
Auto-Enrolment Thresholds 2012/13
The Pensions Act 2011 required that Government annually reviews the auto-enrolment Earnings Trigger and Lower and Uppers bands of Qualifying Earnings. This ensures that the auto-enrolment process continues one of its objectives of targeting the lower-paid, whilst ensuring that as many people as possible are saving for their retirement. Also, the annual review ensures that [...]
HMRC Weekly Update, Revised List 3, Disguised Remuneration and NICs, Pensions Act 2011, RTI – The First Consultation and Case Law Corner
As Susan Boyle’s latest release came through my letterbox, I had not even heard of LVCR, let alone appreciated that a ‘loophole’ allowed my CD supplier to avoid having to pay VAT by sending it from the Channel Islands. However, as I discovered, the Channel Islands have been treated as outside the European Union for [...]
Pensions Act 2011
The recently-enacted Pensions Bill gave us the Pensions Act 2011. Pensions will, undoubtedly, give us increased administration in the very near future, however, for payroll purposes, what does the Act give us that we did not already know? The key issues of the five main Parts of the Act are discussed below: Part 1 – [...]
Pensions Bill 2011 Receives Royal Assent
The Pensions Bill 2011 has completed its parliamentary stages in both Houses and was granted Assent by the Queen on 03 November 2011. We can now refer to this legislation as the Pensions Act 2011. Together with RTI, the provisions in the Pension Act will undoubtedly involve increased administration for employers. There are a number of areas [...]
