Articles12 Mar 2026
Although far less generous than last year’s increase, the rate of compensation paid to smaller employers for administering statutory payments will go up from 8.5% to 9% from 6 April 2026.
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Articles10 Mar 2026
Are you prepared for the change in the State Pension Age and the impact on your payroll?
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Articles8 Dec 2025
Minimum wage rates are set to increase from 1 April 2026, with younger workers and apprentices benefiting the most. Employees will welcome the uplift, but many employers may struggle with the additional cost, especially those in the hospitality sector.
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Articles11 Nov 2025
HMRC’s newly launched online service means that taxpayers can pay a high income child benefit charge (HICBC) in real time. It should reduce the number of individuals who have to register for self assessment only for HICBC.
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Articles12 Sep 2025
Starting 1 September 2025, two separate advisory fuel rates apply to fully electric cars depending on whether charging is at home or using a public charger.
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Articles14 May 2025
Proposed changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will introduce entitlement from the first day of sickness, with the lower earnings threshold removed.
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Articles14 May 2025
The deadline requiring employers to report most taxable benefits through payroll software has been postponed by one year to 6 April 2027. As a result, employers can continue using form P11D to report benefits for a further year.
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Articles18 Mar 2025
Statutory payments can be problematic to administer for smaller employers, but in a rare instance of generosity HMRC compensates for this. Also, from 6 April 2025, the rate of compensation will almost triple from the current 3% to 8.5%.
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