Benefits and Expenses - HMRC updates guidance in the Employment Income Manual

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A wide range of changes have been made to HMRC’s Employment Income Manual. The Manual is written principally for the benefit of tax officers but is also published on the Internet for the benefit of advisers and employers. Most of the changes simply reflect statutory and other adjustments that have already been announced over recent months. Some of the important changes in the context of payroll are summarised below, with links to the new text. Continue reading


Payrolling of Expenses and Benefit-in-Kind - Any volunteers?

Employers and agents are being invited by HMRC to volunteer to participate in a study of how they “payroll” in practice in order to explore further the idea of collecting tax on benefits-in-kind and expenses through the payroll.

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UK FlagManual. The Manual is published on HMRC’s website and is thus publicly available. When changes are made periodically to some of the Manual’s pages, the details are announced, allowing anyone interested enough to pore over the details to see how HMRC’s application of the Benefits legislation has been adjusted.

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