The Autumn Statement 2023

The Autumn Statement 2023

The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on 23rd November decreased employee’s National Insurance from 12% to 10%.  This will come into effect from the 06th January 2024.  This is undeniably a benefit to employees, but before we get excited about additional take home pay for...
Payroll Changes 2022/23 Tax Year

Payroll Changes 2022/23 Tax Year

As we go into the 2022-23 tax year, it’s a good time to look at what’s changed for payroll for the coming year.  The usual adjustments are to national minimum wage, tax codes and thresholds for national insurance.  I’ve covered these topics below, along with a couple...
A 53 Week Payroll Year

A 53 Week Payroll Year

A 53 Week Payroll Year! – WHAT? That’s a blog title that I would imagine has many people scratching their heads!The blog could easily have been entitled ‘A 27 Fortnight Payroll Year’ which is no less confusing. So let’s first look at how this might happen.My example...
Why I Do What I Do

Why I Do What I Do

Around three years ago I wrote a blog that was based on the idea of why I do what I do. Lots of friends think I’m an accountant (only partly! and I don’t take the work on) and when I say I run payroll, I tend to get an ‘Oh, ONLY payroll…?’ And it got me thinking again...