The furlough scheme was set up in a hurry, and businesses signed up in haste as the impact of lockdown was only just beginning to be felt. So how can you make sure that HMRC doesn’t now ask for its money back? Towards the end of September, Kingfisher, parent company...
Received a letter from HMRC about the CJRS payments you claimed? You’re not alone. 3,000 companies have been contacted by HMRC about Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) grants it believes may have been overpaid or incorrectly paid. According the Institute of...
HMRC scam phone calls, texts and emails seems to have become something of an industry in their own right. So here’s how to spot the real deal from the dangerous fake communications. Outsourcing payroll can bring many benefits in your dealings with HMRC. All changes of...
The HMRC’s application of off-payroll rules have led to a landmark settlement for one former freelancer. We’ve written about the gig economy on numerous occasions, and in particular about the ongoing tensions between what constitutes freelance working, and the point...
Feel that HMRC unreasonably targets smaller businesses rather than the big beasts? Its raid on football could be a sign that things are changing. Earlier this month, HMRC announced that it had collected £702 million in unpaid payroll taxes, largely by focussing on the...
HMRC sets aside £45 million in a bid to improve call handling efficiency, while payroll professionals admit to abandoning calls to HMRC before they’re answered. This week, HMRC announced its latest call handling statistics. Of the 64.7 million calls made to HMRC...