£75 for small employers in SouthEast.
- 26 March 2009 13:1518275Press Info*************************
For the attention of News Desks No of pages: 2
Date: 26 March 2009 Ref: SE 18 / 09
Small employers in South East urged - file online and get a £75 bonus
Thousands of small employers in the South East are being urged to file their Employer Annual Return online this year, and get a £75 tax-free payment in the process.
There are an estimated 180,000 employers with fewer than 50 employees in the South East. They can file on paper or online, but only those filing a valid online return will qualify for the £75 payment.
Those employers with 50 or more employees must file their 2008/09 return online, or face a penalty.
To file online, employers must first register with HMRC's "PAYE Online for Employers" service. It can take up to a week to get the Activation PIN after registering, so employers should not leave it until the last minute.
Agents, tax advisers or payroll bureaux can also file on behalf of employers. And small employers will still qualify for the £75 tax-free payment, even if an intermediary files online for them.
Employer Annual Returns are due by 19 May, or late-filing penalties will apply.
HMRC's Sue Williams said:
"We are accepting returns now, and would urge all employers to send them in as soon as they are ready, to avoid any last-minute rush."
Support and advice is available from HMRC's Employers Helpline on 08457 143 143, online at www.hmrc.gov.uk/paye or from HMRC's Employer CD-ROM. There is also a free video podcast available to view or download from HMRC's podcast pages at www.hmrc.gov.uk/podcasts.email: dover7@msn.com - 26 March 2009 13:1818276This is a very handy little payout for small business. Not a fortune but better than a poke in the eye. I dont remember getting any handouts at all in my day as a small employer, so its very welcome Im sure in a deep recession.
This probably should have gone on frontpage for max exposure...but..email: dover7@msn.com - 26 March 2009 13:5018278Yet another example of this govt lending support and a helping hand to small businesses.
I would now suggest they help the ailing car industry by adopting a scheme similar to the Germans where one can trade in your old car,must be 10 years old or older,for a brand new car.Not only does the buyer receive the generous discounts being offered by the manufacturers and dealers but the govt even stumps up a further 2500 Euros to be offset against the price of your new car.
Not only does it rid the streets of old clapped out smoking motors but it provides a positive and direct shot in the arm to the motor industry.And it gives the buyer a once in a life time special offer. Germany is about the only major country in the world that is not suffering a massive downturn in car production.Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter) - 26 March 2009 14:1718281Shouldn't people be moaning that doing this electronically rather than manualy in an office will lose jobs for people, and may be another knife in the back of Dover's own Tax Office ??
Been nice knowing you :) - 26 March 2009 14:2018282This is old news. I have been doing this for a few years, it saves admin costs for HMRC and is entirely driven by that. Eventually the only way you will be able to file will be on-line that is the way things have been moving.