Payroll

One of the most important tasks for a business is ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time. Payroll has never been straightforward with frequent changes in legislation. Read more to keep up to date with changes and see how they affect your processes.

A summary of HMRC bulletin for February 2023

24 February 2023

Here we summarise HMRC’s February 2023 Employer Bulletin. Some of the topics covered this month include reporting advances of salary when paid on account earnings, the HMRC app which can be used for pre-employment checks, and a reminder of the new NMW rates from April 2023.

How to manage payroll year end: actions and deadlines explained

10 January 2023

Ready to roll your payroll into the new financial year? RSM’s payroll experts summarise Payroll Year End requirements and deadlines.

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Should you outsource payroll or run it inhouse using SaaS?

25 November 2022

Payroll is an important business function, and it is important to get it right every time. Businesses need to be careful when deciding whether to outsource payroll or use an inhouse SaaS solution. Here we cover the benefits of both options.

Payroll processes and mini-Budget reversal

26 October 2022

On Monday 17 October, the Chancellor made amendments to the mini-Budget announcement on Friday 23 September. Here we highlight the changes to National Insurance and PAYE that will be applied or reversed.

How to prepare for the end of year payroll

28 September 2022

As we move into the last few months of the calendar year, it is important for organisations to start thinking about what impact it will have on their usual business processes. Here are our top tips to avoid a December payroll panic

Six tips for protecting payroll data

22 July 2022

One of the most important tasks in a business’ day to day running is the payment of their employees. Of course it is vital that everyone gets paid correctly and on time but it is also critical that that happens in a secure way.

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A summary of HMRC Bulletin for June 2022

21 June 2022

HMRC recently released the April 2022 Employer Bulletin, updating employers on latest support available to them. This month’s bulletin covers the National Insurance thresholds, real time reporting of PAYE, and the deadline reminders for P11D and P11D(b) tax year ending 5 April 2022.

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Forms P11D – a reminder of the approaching deadline

24 May 2022

Whilst this is a busy time with new tasks to tackle it is important that fundamentals such as P11D reporting are not overlooked.

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A summary of HMRC Bulletin for April 2022

26 April 2022

HMRC recently released the April 2022 Employer Bulletin, updating employers on latest support available to them, upcoming events that may impact their PAYE, and updates on tax and changes to guidance.

How an HR system can support payroll

25 February 2022

More and more employers are now using both HR and payroll systems to efficiently manage their data. Each system has its own individual benefits. Here we explore how an HR system can help payroll teams.

Key points from HMRC’s December 2021 employer bulletin

27 January 2022

We summarise the HMRC’s October 2021 bulletin of updates for employers. It includes covers Health and Social Care Levy, CJRS, reporting PAYE information for Christmas payroll, and PAYE Settlement Agreement payments.

Have you taken advantage of payrolling your benefits?

26 November 2021

Payrolling of benefits in kind was first launched in April 2016. Since then, it has successfully simplified the reporting and payment of taxes for employers and employees alike. Here’s a reminder of what you need to do to payroll benefits.

HMRC bulletin October 2021

29 October 2021

Here we summarise the HMRC’s October 2021 bulletin of updates for employers. It includes covers Health and Social Care Levy, CJRS, reporting PAYE information for Christmas payroll, and PAYE Settlement Agreement payments

Latest HMRC Employer Bulletin highlights

10 September 2021

Here we summarise the HMRC’s August 2021 bulletin of updates for employers. It includes covers CJRS, National Insurance and travel restriction, NMW for apprentices and PAYE Settlement Agreement payments.

Now is the time to take stock of your payroll

29 July 2021

Payroll can be a complex and time-consuming task, so a deep dive review on a regular basis can assist in streamlining to ensure it works both efficiently and accurately.

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A summary of the June 2021 HMRC Bulletin

25 June 2021

HMRC has recently released its latest Employers’ bulletin with the latest updates on CJRS, coronavirus and working from home expenses, and other key reminders.

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Best practice process for a streamlined payroll

27 May 2021

A streamlined payroll reduces the burden on internal processes, leaving you and your teams the time to concentrate on growing your business. We explore the best way to achieve this.

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What do you need to do to be ready for the new tax year?

26 March 2021

The end of year process is a busy time for businesses, especially those in payroll and finance. Here are a few things that you may want to think about before 6 April.

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How outsourcing your payroll can benefit your business

31 July 2020

All businesses who employ staff know that payroll is a must. In the current climate, many employers have found areas where they have risk, payroll being one of them. How can you benefit from outsourcing your payroll?

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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme audits: five things employers should check now

26 June 2020

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme claims process is pretty clear now. What’s less clear is how HMRC intends to audit these claims. In this article, we look at how employers can check that they’re compliant.

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Maternity vs Paternity leave – bridging another gap

27 September 2019

The shared parental leave and pay policy was introduced in 2015, however only two per cent of eligible parents have made use of it. Why are there still barriers?

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