• How many weeks in a year?

    Written on 30 Mar 2012 by Richard Rowell

    Call me simple but I was always taught that there are 52 weeks in a year. Well that isn't technically true in the world of payroll. Did you know that a payroll year can have 52,…

  • Childcare vouchers and the Basic Earnings Assessment 2012-13 Update

    Written on 27 Mar 2012 by Richard Rowell

    Those of you with good memories will remember the rush to set up Childcare schemes last year prior to the round of changes that were implemented on the 6 April 2011. From that…

  • Year end 2012 - update

    Written on 27 Mar 2012 by Stewart Waddell

    With the payroll year end now almost upon us Dataplan have already made a start on the whole year end process for our customers. Over the next 3 or 4 weeks Dataplan customers will…

  • Working in the UK - employers responsibilities

    Written on 10 Feb 2012 by Stewart Waddell

    As an employer it is your responsibility to ensure your employees are eligible to work in the UK. There are heavy penalties if you fail to complete the necessary checks and if you…

  • Recruitment agency loses battle over salary sacrifice

    Written on 04 Feb 2012 by Richard Rowell

    Recruitment agency Reed could be liable for a tax bill of more than £150 million after it lost a tribunal appeal over a salary sacrifice scheme for its temporary workers. People…

  • In Hok to HMRC over P35 penalties?

    Written on 12 Jan 2012 by Richard Rowell

    If you have received penalties for late filing of P35's the following may be of interest. In the recent case of Hok Limited v HMRC a P35 penalty has been overturned on the basis…

  • Penalties for late PAYE payments begin

    Written on 20 Dec 2011 by Paul Chappell

    HMRC have commenced notifying employers of the raising of Penalties for 2010/2011 when PAYE payments have been received late. The penalties are on a sliding scale form 1% to 4%.…

  • Employed or self employed, that is the question!

    Written on 01 Dec 2011 by Paul Chappell

    Employment status - is someone employed or self-employed? This is one of the main areas of uncertainty in the UK tax system and for businesses one of the most expensive areas to…

  • Stringfellows, the lapdancer and your payroll

    Written on 01 Dec 2011 by Richard Rowell

    What has a recent Employment Tribunal (ET) between Stringfellows and one of its lapdancers got to do with your business. Well it could be quite important if you use self-employed…

  • Universal Tax Credits and RTI

    Written on 02 Nov 2011 by Richard Rowell

    For employers that haven't heard of it yet the Universal Credit system is the new system that will deliver benefits from 2014 onwards. And for it to work the Government need upto…