{"id":902,"date":"2013-12-05T08:50:45","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T08:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxnanny.co.uk\/data\/?page_id=902"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:03:37","slug":"important-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.taxnanny.co.uk\/data\/?page_id=902","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943 .wpsm_panel-heading{\r\n\tpadding:0px !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943 .wpsm_panel-title {\r\n\tmargin:0px !important; \r\n\ttext-transform:none !important;\r\n\tline-height: 1 !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943 .wpsm_panel-title a{\r\n\ttext-decoration:none;\r\n\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\tdisplay:block;\r\n\tpadding:0px;\r\n\tfont-size: 18px !important;\r\n\tfont-family: sans-serif !important;\r\n\tcolor:#ffffff !important;\r\n\tborder-bottom:0px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943 .wpsm_panel-title a:focus {\r\noutline: 0px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943 .wpsm_panel-title a:hover, #wpsm_accordion_11943 .wpsm_panel-title a:focus {\r\n\tcolor:#ffffff !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943 .acc-a{\r\n\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tbackground-color:#094863 !important;\r\n\tborder-color: #ddd;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943 .wpsm_panel-default > .wpsm_panel-heading{\r\n\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tbackground-color: #094863 !important;\r\n\tborder-color: #094863 !important;\r\n\tborder-top-left-radius: 0px;\r\n\tborder-top-right-radius: 0px;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943 .wpsm_panel-default {\r\n\t\tborder:1px solid transparent !important;\r\n\t}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943 {\r\n\tmargin-bottom: 20px;\r\n\toverflow: hidden;\r\n\tfloat: none;\r\n\twidth: 100%;\r\n\tdisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943 .ac_title_class{\r\n\tdisplay: block;\r\n\tpadding-top: 12px;\r\n\tpadding-bottom: 12px;\r\n\tpadding-left: 15px;\r\n\tpadding-right: 15px;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943  .wpsm_panel {\r\n\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\t-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, .05);\r\n\tbox-shadow: 0 0px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, .05);\r\n\t\tborder-radius: 4px;\r\n\t}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943  .wpsm_panel + .wpsm_panel {\r\n\t\tmargin-top: 5px;\r\n\t}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943  .wpsm_panel-body{\r\n\tbackground-color:#ffffff !important;\r\n\tcolor:#000000 !important;\r\n\tborder-top-color: #094863 !important;\r\n\tfont-size:14px !important;\r\n\tfont-family: sans-serif !important;\r\n\toverflow: hidden;\r\n\t\tborder: 2px solid #094863 !important;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n#wpsm_accordion_11943 .ac_open_cl_icon{\r\n\tbackground-color:#094863 !important;\r\n\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tfloat:right !important;\r\n\tpadding-top: 12px !important;\r\n\tpadding-bottom: 12px !important;\r\n\tline-height: 1.0 !important;\r\n\tpadding-left: 15px !important;\r\n\tpadding-right: 15px !important;\r\n\tdisplay: inline-block !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-group\" id=\"wpsm_accordion_11943\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_11943 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_11943_collapse1\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-minus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-ambulance\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSSP from April 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_11943_collapse1\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse in\"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) changes from April 2026<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>SSP will be paid from day one of illness. SSP is payable from the first complete day of sickness (in previous years the first 3 days of absence from work due to sickness were classed as \u2018waiting days\u2019 during which no SSP was payable). Employees who are absent for one single, complete day of sickness (or more) now qualify for SSP<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) is removed, meaning all earners qualify, with lower earners receiving 80% of their usual pay or the standard rate, whichever is less, alongside the new rate of <strong>\u00a3123.25<\/strong> per week. The rule requiring that employees must be paid above the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) in order to qualify for SSP has been abolished. This change means that more workers will now qualify to be paid SSP.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<b>More Information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxnanny.co.uk\/data\/?p=34827\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_11943 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_11943_collapse2\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-gbp\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNMW from April 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_11943_collapse2\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Gross Hourly Rates From April 2026<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>\u00a312.71<\/strong> for aged 21 and over<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>\u00a310.85<\/strong>\u00a0 for aged 18 to 20<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFull details published at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/national-minimum-wage-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> GOV.UK<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_11943 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_11943_collapse3\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-bank\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnderpayment Notice?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_11943_collapse3\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Refer to the P30's we sent you for the period(s) specified.<br>\r\nDo not go by period date, but by month shown, e.g<strong> month 1 is April<\/strong> &amp; <strong>month 12 is March<\/strong><br>\r\nIf you pay each quarter, months 1, 2 &amp; 3 are Q1 (Refer to June P30)<br>Months 10, 11 &amp; 12 are Q4 (Refer to March P30)<\/p>\r\n\r\n1. This is not a recalculation of NI &amp; taxes.<br>\r\n2. The amounts sent to HMRC (RTI) are the same as per the payslips\/P30\u2019s we send you.<br>\r\n3. The notice is based on a discrepancy of what was due and what was received from you.<br>\r\n4. We do not have any visibility of actual payments you make to HMRC and cannot check this for you.<br>\r\n5. If you have set up PAYE online, you should check your payments online with HMRC.<br>\r\n6. In nearly all cases the reason is a missed payment(s)<br><br>\r\n\r\n<p><b>ACTION: <\/b>You should check you made <strong>all your payments<\/strong> to HMRC against your bank or other payment method. You should check all P30's are paid (&amp; check for revised P30's as this can be why there is a difference) not just as indicated in the letter. Depending on your payment method, the periods shown may not always be the missed payments. If you have checked, and all payments have been made, you will have to telephone the employer helpline at <strong>HMRC on 0300 200 3200<\/strong> for further information or assistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_11943 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_11943_collapse4\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-credit-card\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFees from April 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_11943_collapse4\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Our annual renewals for 2026-27 will be calculated pro rata for all services to tax year end. From April 2027 we will be switching to monthly direct debit.<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Monthly Payroll per employee \u00a3165.00<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Weekly Payroll per employee \u00a3247.00<\/li>\r\n \t<li>No Annual Contract - Pay as you go per month \u00a342.00 per employee<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pension Support (Fully managed NEST) \u00a3118 per annum per employee<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Submission of re\/declaration\/cessation to pensions regulator \u00a342.00<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Text alerts or copy employee\u00a0payslips remain unchanged at \u00a312 per annum.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Date of publication: 1 March 2026<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_11943 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_11943_collapse5\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalculate Holiday\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_11943_collapse5\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Statutory annual leave entitlement:<\/strong><br>\r\nMost workers who work a 5-day week must receive at least 28 days\u2019 paid annual leave a year. This is the equivalent of 5.6 weeks of holiday.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nPart-time workers who work regular hours, if for example, they work 3 days a week, they must get at least 16.8 days\u2019 leave a year (3 \u00d7 5.6).\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nPlease use the holiday calculator to work out holiday variations at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/calculate-your-holiday-entitlement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_11943 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_11943_collapse6\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"margin-right:6px;\" class=\"fa fa-book\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmployer Bulletins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_11943_collapse6\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHMRC publishes the employer bulletin 6 times a year.\r\n\r\n<p>To view the latest or previous bulletins please visit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/hm-revenue-and-customs-employer-bulletin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> GOV.UK<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\tfunction do_resize(){\r\n\r\n\t\t\tvar width=jQuery( '.wpsm_panel .wpsm_panel-body iframe' ).width();\r\n\t\t\tvar height=jQuery( '.wpsm_panel .wpsm_panel-body iframe' ).height();\r\n\r\n\t\t\tvar toggleSize = true;\r\n\t\t\tjQuery('iframe').animate({\r\n\t\t\t    width: toggleSize ? width : 640,\r\n\t\t\t    height: toggleSize ? height : 360\r\n\t\t\t  }, 250);\r\n\r\n\t\t\t  toggleSize = !toggleSize;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t\r\n<\/script>\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-902","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxnanny.co.uk\/data\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxnanny.co.uk\/data\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxnanny.co.uk\/data\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxnanny.co.uk\/data\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxnanny.co.uk\/data\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=902"}],"version-history":[{"count":104,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxnanny.co.uk\/data\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35109,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxnanny.co.uk\/data\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/902\/revisions\/35109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxnanny.co.uk\/data\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}