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  • What is Employment Allowance?

    Find out about this great benefit, if you're eligible and how it can help you and your business in our fantastic guide! Find out more

  • What is employment allowance?

    Employment allowance is a government scheme which benefits eligible employers by reducing their annual National Insurance liability by up to £4,000. Find out if you're eligible and how to claim it now. Read more >

  • Employment allowance

    From April 2021 the employment allowance allows eligible employers to reduce their annual National Insurance liability by up to £4,000. If you're eligible to claim employment allowance, you can easily notify HMRC that you're claiming the employment and…

  • Directors NI and Employment allowance

    Hi Sage has recalculated a director's NI and they are due a refund. On the P32 the employer NI to pay shows as a negative figure and employment allowance is £0.00 so won't cancel it out as I expected to happen. I'm not too worried in this case it…

  • JRS and employment allowance

    Hello. So I am filling out the JRS module step by step. And I am on step 5. It is asking about the employment allowance for 2019/2020. So I believe the employment allowance was £3000 last year. It is taking £3,000 off the amount to reclaim. Is this…

  • Legislation changes in the 2020/2021 tax year

    On Wednesday 11 March, the first of two Budgets during 2020 was announced. This Budget was scheduled for November last year, but was delayed due to the general election. There will also be an autumn budget, as normal. To help you, we've highlighted…

  • Employment allowance changes: What you need to know

    From April 2020, HMRC are introducing new rules and processes for claiming employment allowance. We'll keep you up to date with the latest information about the changes. Check our handy guide for further info. Read more >

  • Employment allowance changes from April 2020

    From April 2020, HMRC are introducing new rules and processes for claiming the employment allowance. What’s changing? Employers whose national insurance (NI) bill was £100,000 or more in the previous tax year are no longer eligible to claim the employment…

  • Employment allowance changes from April 2020

    From April 2020, HMRC are introducing new rules and processes for claiming the employment allowance. What's changing? Employers whose national insurance (NI) bill was £100,000 or more in the previous tax year are no longer eligible to claim the employment…

  • Monday Motivation: it’s employment week

    What have our stories got in common? They’re mostly about employment. From a new EU ruling that affects companies that pay sales-based commission to the changes in salaries, read up on what’s happening with staffing. Top news stories EU rules that…

  • Employment Allowance n/a

    I am not sure whether I sent the EPS at the beginning of the tax year 2015/16. I have the box ticked for eligible for employment allowance and have claimed it during tax periods 1 & 2. When I run the year end report (Employer Payment Summary) it give…

  • Employment allowance - Up to £3000 free in the new tax year!

    Most businesses and charities have been benefitting from the Government’s employment allowance for the past couple of years now. It was introduced in 2014 and has given businesses the opportunity to reduce their employer NI contributions by up to £2000…

  • Introducing our Live Sage 50 Payroll Surgery

    Throughout September we’re running Sage 50 Payroll surgeries twice a day. In these online events, one of our Sage 50 Payroll experts will be giving quick demos of processes and routines, answering common queries and you’ll get the chance to ask your questions…

  • Problem submitting an EPS to HMRC

    I have been instructed by HMRC to stop claiming the Employment Allowance. HMRC say I need to submit an EPS to them and I have been trying to do this via Sage Payroll. However, when it asks why I am sending the EPS the options given do not cover this…

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