• IMPORTANT shout out on pension changes from April 2018

    Written on 16 Mar 2018 by Stewart Waddell

    IMPORTANT shout out on pension changes from April 2018 While we did see a big campaign on TV and radio advertising workplace pensions over the last 3 years from DWP, not to…

  • The Apprenticeship Levy in 2018/19

    Written on 14 Mar 2018 by Jack SImpson

    It’s hard to believe that a new tax year is very nearly upon us. At Dataplan, the preparations are well underway to ensure a smooth transition into 2018/19. One of the most…

  • Does your company pay for snow days?

    Written on 07 Mar 2018 by Charlotte Baker

    The recent bout of adverse weather has had implications on all types of organisations. This is a HR nightmare, especially when you’re a business that cannot change deadlines, like…

  • Scottish Tax Update 2018/2019

    Written on 05 Mar 2018 by Stewart Waddell

    The Scotland Act 2012 gave the Scottish Parliament the power to set the Scottish rate of income tax (National Insurance rates continue to be uniform across the United Kingdom).…

  • Pension Contributions

    Written on 05 Mar 2018 by Richard Rowell

    Quick overview By law, from April 2019, contributions into your Workplace Pension are going up.

  • Payslip changes April 2019

    Written on 20 Feb 2018 by Jack SImpson

    It may be hard to believe – but we are now well on the way to a new tax year once again, with the associated raft of legislative payroll, affecting how we manage payroll for our…

  • Dataplan can accommodate your payroll, whilst you accommodate your guests

    Written on 19 Feb 2018 by Stewart Waddell

    The hotel industry faces a number of exclusive tests when it comes to processing payroll. As a hotel business this is normally multi locational, and has a variety of payroll…

  • New Business Auto Enrolment Duties

    Written on 19 Feb 2018 by Adele Blackham

    As we are nearing the last of the staging dates for employers to offer a workplace pension to employees the process is now becoming more business as usual. Employers, pension…

  • Employer’s national insurance under 21

    Written on 19 Feb 2018 by Adele Blackham

    As a result of incorrect dates of birth being recorded we are seeing an increase in underpaid Employer national insurance contributions dated as far back as tax year 15/16 when…

  • BACS XML Download Changes

    Written on 05 Feb 2018 by Jack SImpson

    The systems and technologies surrounding BACS payments rarely stand still, with changes and updates occurring on a regular basis. A forthcoming change pertains to BACS processing…