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Payroll is the process of calculating wages, deducting tax and National Insurance, issuing payslips, and filing RTI with HMRC. It ensures staff are paid correctly and legally, avoiding penalties.

PAYE (Pay As You Earn) means employers deduct tax and NIC from staff wages. It’s mandatory for employees earning above HMRC thresholds.

Outsourcing saves time, ensures compliance with ever changing regulations, reduces errors, and frees your team to focus on core business activities.

You must retain payroll records. Payslips, hours, tax codes, CIS documents, pensions for 3 to 6 years, depending on legal obligations.

Employers pay NIC at 13.8% (15% from April 2025) above £9,100/year. Employees pay 8% or 2% NI and income tax bands of 20%, 40%, or 45%.

Yes. Holiday pay, maternity/paternity pay, and SSP are calculated and processed via payroll, subject to eligibility and records.

Payroll is generally run weekly, with Real Time Information (RTI) submitted on or before every pay date via approved software.

RTI is the mandatory reporting system for PAYE. Each pay run must be reported to HMRC on or before payday.

Yes! Bonuses, commissions, overtime, and deductions can all be included via payroll and reported via RTI.

Eligible employees (earning above £123/week and off 4+ days) receive SSP at £118.75/week in 2024/25 (subject to change).

Yes. Eligible staff aged 22 and over, earning above the threshold, must be auto enrolled. Employers must also make pension contributions.

Employers can offset up to £10,500 against their NIC bill in 2024/25. (If eligible).

Incorrect classification can lead to HMRC investigations, penalties, or liability for unpaid tax or NI. Use HMRC’s CEST tool to assess status.

IR35 ensures contractors working through intermediaries pay similar tax and National Insurance as employees when their role resembles employment.

Yes. If expenses are business‑related and meet HMRC criteria, they can be reimbursed through payroll either as tax free scale rate payments or, if exceeding limits, added to pay and taxed via PAYE and NI.

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