HMRC Closures
At present, we are on hold between 45-60 minutes for every phone call to HMRC and this is likely to get worse in the next few weeks.
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Charity and community interest companies (CICs)
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What is Auto Enrolment?
Auto Enrolment is a requirement for employers to offer contributory pension arrangements to any employee who meets certain requirements.
Qualifying employees don’t have to accept the invitation to join the Workplace Pension scheme, but they must be given the opportunity.
The qualifying requirements are as follows:
- The employee must work in the UK and be a UK resident
- They are not already in a suitable workplace scheme
- They are aged 22 or over, but under the UK State Pension age
- They earn more than £10,000 a year in the Tax Year 2022-23
Employees earning less than £10,000, who meet the other requirements and earn more than £6,240, can ask their employer to join and the employer cannot refuse.
If an employee wishes to opt out they may do so, but they do need to complete an opt-out form to confirm their decision. If they subsequently decide that they wish to join after all, the employer must allow them to do so.
How does the Pension Scheme work – is it Contributory?
The Workplace Pension is contributory on both sides – which means that both the employee and employer contribute. Contribution levels can vary, but there are minimum levels that each party has to make. In general, these are 5% contribution from the employee and 3% contribution from the employer. The Government also contributes in the form of tax relief.
The minimum contribution applies to earnings over what’s known as ‘Qualifying Earnings’, which is anything over £6,240, up to a limit of £50, 270. Some employers do, however, set up the scheme so that contributions are made on the total earnings.
Employees should be made aware on what basis their scheme has been set up and what their, and the Company’s, contribution will be.
Failure to comply with the employer obligations, as laid down in the legal duties of automatic enrolment legislation, could lead to investigation by the Pensions Regulator, followed by fines or other sanctions.
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Spring Budget Update!
1. The VAT registration threshold has been raised from £85,000 to £90,000. This means for businesses who’s annual turnover was starting to get near that limit, there is a little bit more breathing space. This wasn’t quite the VAT rate reduction we were hoping for but it’s a move in the right direction
Dividends allowance update!
With the increase in corporation tax rates in 2023, we are now having to consider each client individually to see whether the combination of corporation tax and personal tax on dividends is still the most tax efficient way to extract money from a business.
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