RATES AND THRESHOLDS FOR EMPLOYERS 2023 TO 2024

Employers should be aware that from April 2023 several statutory payment rates increase for the 2023-24 financial year. Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental and Adoption Pay From Sunday 2 April 2023, Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay and Statutory Bereavement Pay all increased from £156.66 to £172.48 per […]

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OFF PAYROLL WORKING CONTINUES

 The 23 September Fiscal Statement included the unexpected news that the “off-payroll working” (OPW) rules would be scrapped from 6 April 2023. These rules were introduced for public sector employers from 6 April 2017 and then extended to large and medium-sized private-sector organisations from 6 April 2021. It has since been announced that the OPW rules […]

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PREPARE YOUR PAYROLL FOR THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CHANGES IN JULY

From 6 July 2022, some National Insurance Contributions (NICs) thresholds will increase. The primary threshold for 6 July 2022 to 5 April 2023 will rise to: £242 per week £1,048 per month £12,570 per year See Class 1 National Insurance thresholds for 2022 to 2023. To accommodate this change, payroll software, including HMRC’s Basic PAYE Tools, […]

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DON’T FORGET TO CLAIM THE EMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE

The Employment Allowance (EA) is a £5,000 allowance set against employers National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and has to be claimed each tax year if the employer qualifies. This allowance was introduced in 2014/15 and was increased to £5,000 from 2022/23. Employers make a claim for the Employment Allowance through their payroll software. They do this […]

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