How do changes to NICs affect you?
As you may have heard, there are changes happening to National Insurance contributions (NICs). But what do these changes mean for you?
National Payroll Week 2021
National Payroll Week was established in the UK in 1998. Designed to celebrate the profession and give it the recognition it deserves….
Auto Enrolment – Employer issues
Back in 2012, less than half of private-sector employees in the UK had a pension scheme. Today, that figure is 85% and this huge increase is due to the successful rollout of auto-enrolment. It started with the largest companies and now applies to employers of all sizes with staff earning more than £10,000 a year, and who are aged between 22 and state pension age. However, auto-enrolment poses many challenges for smaller employers…
Making Tax Digital – Be ready…
Did you know that just as businesses are getting over the huge cost and upheaval from the Automatic Enrolment regime HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are introducing ‘Making Tax Digital’(MTD)?
Employment Allowance – Reducing employer’s NI bill by £2,000
In 2013 George Osborne announced a £2,000 employment allowance which removed the first £2,000 of employers’ National Insurance contributions. This tax cut is estimated to benefit 1.25 million businesses and 35,000 charities. It is also predicted that 450,000 businesses will drop out of paying employers’ National Insurance completely.