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Regular payroll tasks - record employee pay, calculate deductions, give payslips, report to and pay HMRC, view the balance of what you owe HMRC.
As an employer operating PAYE as part of your payroll, you need to…
Record your employees’ salary or wages in your payroll software. Include…
Your payroll software will calculate how much income tax and National…
You must give your employees and your ‘workers’ a payslip on or before…
Use your payroll software to send a Full Payment Submission (FPS) to tell…
Use your payroll software to send an Employer Payment Summary (EPS) as…
Every month you have to pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC): the tax and…
If you send a late Full Payment Submission (FPS) without a valid reason,…
You need to report more information on a Full Payment Submission (FPS) if:…
You can move your payday to a different day or change how often you pay…
Correct mistakes with pay and deductions including National Insurance (NI), amend errors in FPS payroll reports, correct payments to HMRC.
Every month you have to pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) what you owe as…
Your PAYE bill might be wrong if you made a mistake in your Full Payment…
What you need to do to correct a payment depends on whether you paid too…
You can correct a mistake with an employee’s pay or deductions by updating…
How to run exercises and training for emergency planning and preparedness, with an introduction to the Central Government Emergency Response Training (CGERT) Course.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
Who can set up employee ownership, employee shares and engagement, employee directors, model documentation
Get your business ready to employ staff - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
Working out a director's National Insurance, using their annual earnings period, what to report to HMRC.
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
End-of-year tasks, P60 form, report expenses and benefits, send last FPS to HMRC, prepare for new tax year.
Guidance on using the tax system to offer gym memberships and sports facilities to staff.
How to run and manage a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training course.
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay
Follow employment laws and plan for risks when employing paid workers at your charity.
Find out what to put in your Full Payment Submission (FPS) and Employer Payment Summary (EPS) if you're paying employees through PAYE.
Running a business from home - insurance, business rates, expenses, tax allowances
Find HMRC-recognised payroll software to manage your Real Time Information (RTI) PAYE payments and deductions.
Tax and reporting rules for employers who make assets available to employees
UK military advisor, Ian Stubbs, says thousands of ordinary Russians are being sent to their deaths whilst Putin tries to insulate the Russian elite from the horrors of his appalling war of choice.
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