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...
How is tax calculated?

How is tax calculated?

Being a payroll person, logic and patterns are part of my day to day. So, when patterns begin to appear in other ways, I don’t ignore them. Recently I‘ve been asked (on multiple occasions) to explain how tax deductions have been …

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...
HMRC Errors – Keep Calm and Carry On!

HMRC Errors – Keep Calm and Carry On!

Monday Mornings! It’s the jolt out of the weekend, and back to the real world of the 9-5. And no matter what you do on a Monday morning, there are still other places you would undoubtedly want to be. And I am no exception. So, I start my Monday morning with a weekly...