PAYE and NI

HMRC to clampdown on PAYE and NIC avoidance

08 Feb 12: Employers who deliberately attempt to dodge their PAYE or National Insurance contributions (NICs) may land themselves in hot water when new HMRC powers come into force this spring.

P45 tax form to remain

07 Feb 12: Plans to replace to the current P45 tax form with a new 'leaver statement' have been scrapped following a consultation about HMRC's introduction of its Real Time Information (RTI) programme.

Employee earnings fall for a third decade

31 Jan 12: Shrinking wages mean that UK workers are taking home £60 billion less, in today's relative value, than workers 30 years ago.

HMRC must clarify how Real Time PAYE will affect small firms

13 Jan 12: HMRC has not established how Real Time PAYE will affect small businesses that do not have electronic payroll systems, MPs have claimed.

Just 10,000 firms sign up for national insurance holiday scheme

05 Jan 12: Take up of the Government's national insurance holiday scheme is much lower than expected, Treasury statistics have revealed.