Tag Archives: PAYE

Short-term business visitors

HMRC are consulting on ways to simplify the tax treatment of short-term business visitors from the foreign branch of a UK company, to ensure the UK is an attractive location for business headquarters. The consultation considers potential changes to the PAYE arrangements under which UK employers need not operate PAYE for employees of their overseas…

Are spouses wages fully deductible?

HM Revenue and Customs have recently won a tax tribunal case where they were seeking to challenge the deduction for a wife’s wages in arriving at the profits of her husband’s business. The judge agreed with HM Revenue and Customs that the amount allowed as a deduction should be limited based on the hours spent…

Payroll Update – February 2016

THE LIVING WAGE The new living wage from April 2016 will be £7.20 per hour for those aged over 25. This is an increase of 7.5% on the current National Minimum Wage rate of £6.70 for over 25’s. It is recommended that you review your current payroll costs to ascertain what impact, if any, the…

Payroll Update – February 2016

THE LIVING WAGE The new living wage from April 2016 will be £7.20 per hour for those aged over 25. This is an increase of 7.5% on the current National Minimum Wage rate of £6.70 for over 25’s. It is recommended that you review your current payroll costs to ascertain what impact, if any, the…