lots of CJRS guidance has been archived today (premature in my view) have you got the versions you relied on? if not make sure you secure them from the national archive

confusion reigns, HMRC anti-money laundering email sent yesterday looked like a scam, it wasn't it just went to some of the wrong businesses: bit.ly/3CsakHl

we've now been told the payslip msg to appear throughout 2022/23: '1.25% uplift in NICs funds NHS, health & social care' - never known employers to be asked before to put a political msg on payslips and it's only in England it's ringfenced as it's a devolved matter - any views?

HMRC announce new advisory fuel rates from 1st December and electric rate has gone up to 5p which isn’t particularly clear gov.uk/guidance/advis…

SP rates for 2022 published, SSP £99.35 pw and family related £156.66 pw bit.ly/3DVn3E4

Will be on my way to @AWEBLiveExpo this time tomorrow, looking forward to catching up with real people and discuss our current challenges!

New SSP regs laid eff tomorrow - self certification increases to 28 days legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1453…

HMRC launch CJRS 'voluntary 'intent to disclose' facility for overclaims/offsetting and update guidance for employers without a CCM: bit.ly/3Fkszk4

SSP rebate back for covid-related absence from 21.12.21 for businesses with less than 250 employees as at 30.11.21, regs will be retrospective (assume in N Ireland too). NB 3 waiting days still abolished once 4 days of covid absence bit.ly/3mn8ZMN

HMRC are suspending most webchats including PAYE from 4.1.22 for 3 months as they are 'inefficient', for CJRS they were a lifeline having something in writing. A 'service dashboard' is to be introduced in January

remember that for absences beginning from today we're back to 7 day self- certification not 28, but SSP from day 1 for covid-related absence and reclaim for SMEs continues until 24.3.22

after waiting to announce the Plan 2 and post Grad student loan thresholds for many months in respect to the Augur review, govt have now confirmed no change, one more bit of the s/w jigsaw for 22/23! bit.ly/3rYOgRn

I'm relieved to see that the HSCL briefing paper has been updated to say that NI is going up by '1.25 percentage points' this April not 1.25%. The cash increase in NI even for some on ave. earnings in the UK is way more than 1.25% for employee and employer bit.ly/3LajUUJ

Guidance on claiming back veteran’s NI for 21/22 published, don’t think any software will do retro claim so need to send a letter - MTD?? bit.ly/34YtWHP

HMRC have announced last covid-SSP absence claims will be for periods up to an including 17.3.22 and must bb reported by 24.3.22. Waiting days will be restored on 25th March. The portal closure on 24th was well known but the earlier cut off is a surprise.

the Home office have extended the covid-easment for video right to work checks until 30.9.21 to allow employers to prepare for digital checks for British and Irish citizens via commercial suppliers if they don't want to return to face to face checks. These checks will incur a fee

we (ICAEW) asked if regs could be extended re Benefit in kind easement/cash reimbursement for LFTs for next tax year as each of devolved nations plans to start charging for tests over next few months. NICs and tax regs have been laid today extending easement to 5.4.23 😀

new HMRC guidance issued on home working and travel in the Employment Income Manual including a typo that the wfh expenses claim via HMRC comes to end on 5.4.23, it's 5.4.22 bit.ly/3qhwDw3

Just had a reply to a support email to HMRC online services a year ago about my VAT, pity I’ve now retired. Maybe I’ll get a reply to my letter of 2 years ago about an incorrect VAT penalty too!

A very generous offer from Rebecca.