September 2020
Susan Ball
Weekly tax brief
Deferring CJRS payments with time to pay: this time it’s personal (liability)
Back in March, if an employer called HMRC to obtain a Time to Pay (TTP) arrangement for PAYE/NIC, HMRC were readily allowing 90 days, but not always making it clear that interest would be added. In May they explained that a TTP would not be agreed on PAYE/NIC relating to CJRS grant payments, while interest charges were being sent for earlier arrangements. Now, as the CJRS comes to an end, HMRC is increasingly reviewing historic claims and compliance in connection with furloughed staff.
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