Salary for 2014/15

[jamesbrown]

Aah yes, sorry, Friday afternoon syndrome now edited.

No worries, it wasn't exactly written in the most transparent way Thanks for the clarification.

[Clare@InTouch]

If you're caught by IR35 you just need to make sure you have an actual salary paid, rather than relying on a deemed salary calculation that is credited to your loan account each year.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Thanks. My reading of the IT services to government is different though - this appears to be given as an example of something not considered of a public nature, and thus allowed....

That's also how I read it.

Slightly more detail with examples here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...A_Guidance.pdf

So doing IT work for government shouldn't make you ineligible to claim it.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

No worries, it wasn't exactly written in the most transparent way Thanks for the clarification.

I'd love to know who writes these things...HMRC don't exactly have a great track record of clear, precise and well written information do they?

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

It wasn't entirely clear to me, but will this require RTI payroll software providers to update their software to support this? I've asked FreeAgent, who I use for mine. If I'm reading it right, if you're payroll software doesn't support it you can still claim the allowance separately using HMRC's basic PAYE software (but still use your existing payroll software alongside this).

[Clare@InTouch]

It wasn't entirely clear to me, but will this require RTI payroll software providers to update their software to support this? I've asked FreeAgent, who I use for mine. If I'm reading it right, if you're payroll software doesn't support it you can still claim the allowance separately using HMRC's basic PAYE software (but still use your existing payroll software alongside this).

Software providers will need to update to show it, but they update every year for new tax codes and allowances etc anyway so it should be pretty much par for the course.

[Martin at NixonWilliams]

It wasn't entirely clear to me, but will this require RTI payroll software providers to update their software to support this? I've asked FreeAgent, who I use for mine. If I'm reading it right, if you're payroll software doesn't support it you can still claim the allowance separately using HMRC's basic PAYE software (but still use your existing payroll software alongside this).

I would expect the software providers to update their software accordingly. If not, it'll be yet another complication

I'll let update the thread if Sage (our providers) send us any information.

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

I'll let update the thread if Sage (our providers) send us any information.

I will do likewise when I hear back from FreeAgent.

[kingcook]

What does this mean:

Service companies can only claim the allowance, if you pay earnings and have an employer Class 1 NICs liability on these earnings.

Might be one to ask the accountant!

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

What does this mean:

Service companies can only claim the allowance, if you pay earnings and have an employer Class 1 NICs liability on these earnings.

Might be one to ask the accountant!

I'm guessing it means you can only claim the allowance if you actually pay enough salary to result in an employers NIC liability.