VAT, Payroll & Tax - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

glen40 · glen40

Hi, I hope I am not out of place asking here but where I can get an idiot's guide to RTI. I have been on HMRC site and keep going round in circles. I generally pick up things quickly but RTI is doing my head in. I am a small limited company with no employees, so in theory should be simple. My turnover varies be...

bk · bk

Hi I've had a client ask me about using the Corgi Vat Saver, which basically splits jobs down into component prices and charges VAT amounts accordingly. ie energy efficient items at 5% and the rest at 20%. They charge a fee of 25% of the VAT saved for using the software. I rang HMRC regarding this, as I did...

Dagmara · Dagmara

Hi, I was wondering if someone could advise how to correct my error on the wages journal I have just posted, for the first time in a year since I have started posting the wages onto Sage I had SMP figure and unfortunately I have posted it to 7000 gross wages instead of 7011 SMP, could someone help me please a...

StuartAnder · StuartAnder

HI All, If a client has paid a franchisor a franchise fee, and then gets paid a commission on sales made, is the Franchise cost a capital cost? which can be amortised across the number of years of the franchise agreement? The Franchise is not a limited company. A potential client says HMRC said she coul...

Tiger Aspect · Tiger Aspect

Award-winning programme-maker, Tiger Aspect, is producing an observational documentary series on tax for Channel 4 and we would like to speak to anyone with an ongoing tax problem. Filmed over the course of 2014 the series of three programmes will follow tax payers as they deal with a broad range...

Blackfalcon · Blackfalcon

Hi everyone One of my client paid extra tax for the year 2008/09 and this tax deducted in the year 2011/12 through PAYE. When I ask for refund HMRC told me that my client worked for two employers and one of the employer did not deducut the necessary tax. But my client insist that he did not worked for this em...

ClawzCTR · ClawzCTR

Everyone is going on and on about RTI... But what worry's me FAR much more now is the topic of Auto-Enrollment. I went to a seminar organised by the local ICB chapter and it blew my mind the complexity of it and OUR responsibilities... Has anyone else read up about it and has any thoughts on it?

morgwick · morgwick

Would anyone be able to advise. My brother's employer has offered to pay for a parking space in town, as the business is relocating to town. They have said that they can pay for the space, or he can have an agreed fee of £1000 paid to him, but it will be taxed. If my brother was to find his own parking and provi...

Princess · Princess

I was wondering how much other people are charging for end of year with RTI? there isn't as much work as previously. Do you charge per P60/P11D? Do you charge for the end of year statements etc. If it is included in your monthly fee what would you charge for 3 employees on a monthly basis. I don't want...

Rhianrach · Rhianrach

Hi all Has anyone managed to get blank P60s delivered from HMRC. I ordered some a few weeks ago but they haven't arrived .

Chris1974 · Chris1974

Hi there I have a query on an ex client of mine who has been in touch recently about helping with his fathers personal tax return. So basically my client had a shop with a limited company which went bust at the end of 2012. His father was a director and had a substantial directors loan balance so on advice fr...

Samilou67 · Samilou67

Hi I am planning on moving a payroll client to 12-pay from Sagepay. Would it be simpler to leave it until after year end and start afresh from week1/month1? I am not a payroll software expert so any tips for an easy move would be appreciated. Thanks, Sam

Cheshire · Cheshire

Hello I understand that VAT can be claimed back on Subsistence food/drink (hope Im right!!). Ive a Director who has been to Finland and Denmark for 3-4 days and has given me a load of receipts for food/drink there, which show their VAT rates - can I claim? Also - how would I key them - which part of the VAT...

Georgie · Georgie

Hi Does anyone know if you can claim a monthly salary of £641 for a Director even though no payroll system is in place? i don't know if there is time to implement a payroll for this tax year now best wishes Georgie

djglowa · djglowa

Hi! I'm getting more and more confused reading HMRC guidance. As a company director i want to optimize my wage structure,however I don't want to lose entitlement to some state benefits i.e. pension.When reading HMRC pages I found ,that as long as I'm earning more than £109 a week I keep the right to Sta...

djglowa · djglowa

hi everyone! I'm a company director and doing my PAYE. I'm Director since 1st of January and only employee of the company.I haven't paid myself yet,however I'd like to pay mi first wage soon.I tried to do my PAYE in Quickbooks and was surprised that I have to pay NI contributions on payment above £2072(...

djglowa · djglowa

Hi! I recently bought some assets for my catering company(knifes,boxes etc) ,but i used my private card instead of company ones.I'm a director of the company and would like to ask whether : A)Can I reclaim VAT on those purchases(company is VAT registered)? B)How should I account for those transacti...

StuartAnder · StuartAnder

Hi, I have seen a lot of adverts (mainly facebook) where the company can help employees that wash their uniforms they are made to wear at work. Has anyone been asked about this by a client? Is it true? I bet there is a whole load of criteria to satisfy first.. Thanks Stuart

Chris1974 · Chris1974

I have taken over payroll for a restaurant and they pay all of their staff on the last working day of the month. Some of the staff are salaried which is fine and the rest are hourly paid. So basically the hourly paid staff will be paid by the hours they work, which varies each week, within a certain period bu...

StuartAnder · StuartAnder

Hi, Just wondered where the best place to code sales to non eu customers- exempt or outside the scope.. Im sure it should be outside the scope, just wanted to know others opinion- it ends up in the same box 6 so doesn't make a difference to the return. Thanks Stuart

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	RTI - idiot's guide please (Preview) Hi, I hope I am not out of place asking here but where I can get an idiot's guide to RTI. I have been on HMRC site and keep going round in circles. I generally pick up things quickly but RTI is doing my head in. I am a small limited company with no employees, so in theory should be simple. My turnover varies be...	glen40	19	4177	Fri Mar 28 14:18 2014 by Don Tax
	Corgi Vat Saver (Preview) Hi I've had a client ask me about using the Corgi Vat Saver, which basically splits jobs down into component prices and charges VAT amounts accordingly. ie energy efficient items at 5% and the rest at 20%. They charge a fee of 25% of the VAT saved for using the software. I rang HMRC regarding this, as I did...	bk	3	4385	Thu Mar 27 14:46 2014 by leshoward
	Wages Journals error (Preview) Hi, I was wondering if someone could advise how to correct my error on the wages journal I have just posted, for the first time in a year since I have started posting the wages onto Sage I had SMP figure and unfortunately I have posted it to 7000 gross wages instead of 7011 SMP, could someone help me please a...	Dagmara	6	858	Thu Mar 27 11:14 2014 by Dagmara
	Franchise Fee (Preview) HI All, If a client has paid a franchisor a franchise fee, and then gets paid a commission on sales made, is the Franchise cost a capital cost? which can be amortised across the number of years of the franchise agreement? The Franchise is not a limited company. A potential client says HMRC said she coul...	StuartAnder	3	2690	Wed Mar 26 18:33 2014 by Shamus
	Do you know someone with tax trouble? (Preview) Award-winning programme-maker, Tiger Aspect, is producing an observational documentary series on tax for Channel 4 and we would like to speak to anyone with an ongoing tax problem. Filmed over the course of 2014 the series of three programmes will follow tax payers as they deal with a broad range...	Tiger Aspect	0	546	Wed Mar 26 15:08 2014 by Tiger Aspect
	Tax deducted unfairly through PAYE (Preview) Hi everyone One of my client paid extra tax for the year 2008/09 and this tax deducted in the year 2011/12 through PAYE. When I ask for refund HMRC told me that my client worked for two employers and one of the employer did not deducut the necessary tax. But my client insist that he did not worked for this em...	Blackfalcon	4	1018	Wed Mar 26 08:52 2014 by Don Tax
	Forget RTI, what about AE? (Preview) Everyone is going on and on about RTI... But what worry's me FAR much more now is the topic of Auto-Enrollment. I went to a seminar organised by the local ICB chapter and it blew my mind the complexity of it and OUR responsibilities... Has anyone else read up about it and has any thoughts on it?	ClawzCTR	3	850	Tue Mar 25 22:59 2014 by Shamus
	Car Parking (Preview) Would anyone be able to advise. My brother's employer has offered to pay for a parking space in town, as the business is relocating to town. They have said that they can pay for the space, or he can have an agreed fee of £1000 paid to him, but it will be taxed. If my brother was to find his own parking and provi...	morgwick	0	751	Tue Mar 25 12:07 2014 by morgwick
	How much are you charging for year end with RTI? (Preview) I was wondering how much other people are charging for end of year with RTI? there isn't as much work as previously. Do you charge per P60/P11D? Do you charge for the end of year statements etc. If it is included in your monthly fee what would you charge for 3 employees on a monthly basis. I don't want...	Princess	3	863	Mon Mar 24 07:42 2014 by Princess
	P60 Template (Preview) Hi all Has anyone managed to get blank P60s delivered from HMRC. I ordered some a few weeks ago but they haven't arrived .	Rhianrach	6	2356	Sun Mar 23 20:48 2014 by Jackie
	Personal Tax Return (Preview) Hi there I have a query on an ex client of mine who has been in touch recently about helping with his fathers personal tax return. So basically my client had a shop with a limited company which went bust at the end of 2012. His father was a director and had a substantial directors loan balance so on advice fr...	Chris1974	1	695	Wed Mar 19 23:40 2014 by MarkS
	Moving from Sagepay to 12-Pay (Preview) Hi I am planning on moving a payroll client to 12-pay from Sagepay. Would it be simpler to leave it until after year end and start afresh from week1/month1? I am not a payroll software expert so any tips for an easy move would be appreciated. Thanks, Sam	Samilou67	1	876	Wed Mar 19 06:08 2014 by Sharon Eyre
	VAT on subsistence (including abroad)?? (Preview) Hello I understand that VAT can be claimed back on Subsistence food/drink (hope Im right!!). Ive a Director who has been to Finland and Denmark for 3-4 days and has given me a load of receipts for food/drink there, which show their VAT rates - can I claim? Also - how would I key them - which part of the VAT...	Cheshire	4	1951	Mon Mar 17 20:42 2014 by Cheshire
	Too late for RTI? (Preview) Hi Does anyone know if you can claim a monthly salary of £641 for a Director even though no payroll system is in place? i don't know if there is time to implement a payroll for this tax year now best wishes Georgie	Georgie	2	541	Sun Mar 16 20:25 2014 by Georgie
	NI contributions and state benefits (Preview) Hi! I'm getting more and more confused reading HMRC guidance. As a company director i want to optimize my wage structure,however I don't want to lose entitlement to some state benefits i.e. pension.When reading HMRC pages I found ,that as long as I'm earning more than £109 a week I keep the right to Sta...	djglowa	2	636	Sun Mar 16 19:14 2014 by djglowa
	NI contributions for Company director (Preview) hi everyone! I'm a company director and doing my PAYE. I'm Director since 1st of January and only employee of the company.I haven't paid myself yet,however I'd like to pay mi first wage soon.I tried to do my PAYE in Quickbooks and was surprised that I have to pay NI contributions on payment above £2072(...	djglowa	2	627	Sun Mar 16 19:12 2014 by djglowa
	Buying assets by private card and VAT reclaim (Preview) Hi! I recently bought some assets for my catering company(knifes,boxes etc) ,but i used my private card instead of company ones.I'm a director of the company and would like to ask whether : A)Can I reclaim VAT on those purchases(company is VAT registered)? B)How should I account for those transacti...	djglowa	3	660	Sun Mar 16 08:45 2014 by djglowa
	PAYE employees claiming washing uniform expenses (Preview) Hi, I have seen a lot of adverts (mainly facebook) where the company can help employees that wash their uniforms they are made to wear at work. Has anyone been asked about this by a client? Is it true? I bet there is a whole load of criteria to satisfy first.. Thanks Stuart	StuartAnder	10	1210	Fri Mar 14 07:35 2014 by Rhianrach
	Monthly salary mixture (Preview) I have taken over payroll for a restaurant and they pay all of their staff on the last working day of the month. Some of the staff are salaried which is fine and the rest are hourly paid. So basically the hourly paid staff will be paid by the hours they work, which varies each week, within a certain period bu...	Chris1974	1	568	Fri Mar 14 04:00 2014 by Sharon Eyre
	Sales to NON EU Countries (Preview) Hi, Just wondered where the best place to code sales to non eu customers- exempt or outside the scope.. Im sure it should be outside the scope, just wanted to know others opinion- it ends up in the same box 6 so doesn't make a difference to the return. Thanks Stuart	StuartAnder	3	992	Thu Mar 13 11:28 2014 by StuartAnder
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