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The Department for Work and Pensions has updated the SSP1 form (the employer form issued when Statutory Sick Pay is not payable or is ending) to include the specific reason: “Your earnings in the 8 weeks before your sickness absence began were £0.” This follows the major Statutory Sick Pay reforms that took effect from […]
A joint regulatory strategy aimed at strengthening the relationship between the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has been launched to deliver better outcomes for pension savers and those entering retirement. The strategy identifies key issues which contribute to the prospect of people not having adequate income, or the income they expected in retirement. […]
Read articleA pilot for a new online VAT service has been launched, with HMRC inviting more than half a million businesses to try the service ahead of new rules coming into force in April 2019. From 1 April 2019, under Making Tax Digital, around one million businesses registered for VAT with a taxable turnover above £85,000 […]
Read articleHMRC has released the latest edition of its Agent Update. It includes details on:
Read articleThe Court of Appeal has dismissed the case against the High Court’s decision that Morrisons was vicariously liable for its employee’s misuse of data. Back in 2014 Andrew Skelton, a former senior auditor at the supermarket giant, stole the personal data of more than 100,000 employees and posted it online. Although the individual involved was charged […]
Read articleHMRC’s powers to tackle tax avoidance and evasion undermine the rule of law and hinders taxpayers’ access to justice, found the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee. In its latest report, the Committee has called for the oversight of HMRC and its powers to be reviewed, arguing that there needs to be a careful balance struck […]
Read articleA payroll supervisor is facing jail after fraudulently paying himself more than £30,000. Steven Woodford who worked at The Cambian Group, a firm providing care for children with special needs, made 27 payments to himself, totalling £32,645, between March 2017 and August this year. The Evening Standard reported that Victoria Murphy, prosecuting, told Westminster magistrates’ court the […]
Read articleThe consequences of Brexit are beginning to be felt across Europe, with more countries implementing changes to their employment laws and tax regimes. With the departure of Great Britain from the European Union (EU), banks based in London have been forced to seek a second foothold on the continent due to the numerous activities they […]
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