There are two separate companies ran by the same Director. The Director died and Company A was closed down. The payroll was ran up until 3rd October and everyone was given P45's.
The person appointed to be in charge of Company B told us (the agent) to put 3 employees from Company A onto Company B's payroll from 3rd October. P45's were then submitted to HMRC.
The person in charge of Company B then set up his own Company. He was at first going to be the Director of Company B but the solictors encouraged the original Director's family to keep the business. The person in charge is now saying that the 3 employees at Company B need to be put on the new company's payroll from 3rd October but they have already been processed in Company B and P45's submitted.
I am extremely confused! Is it possible to do this or do they have to be kept at Company B and process them as leavers up until recently and then add them to the new company as new starters?
Crikey Kay, what a performance! lol I would be inclined to phone HMRC and ask their advice on this one, especially as you have already submitted the P45s as starters in Company B. Think that's what I'd do in your situation.
They're actually (generally) quite helpful for these genuine hiccups where nobody has actually done anything wrong and it's just an issue of timing and circumstance.
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Shaun
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Thanks everyone! I have rang them and Sage and I have been advised to rollback Company B to 3rd October. Completely delete the 3 employees from company B then process them as new starters in company C and submit the P45's. HMRC have already been notified that the P45's submitted for company B were in error.
And also reprint the P32's for company B and deduct the overpayment from the next tax month.
