In December 2010, HMRC issued the second stage of their consultation on improving the operation of PAYE.
It focuses on real time information and closes on 28 February. The next stage will be draft legislation possible as early as March 2011 and testing with voluntary employers from 2012.
Under the proposed new system, employers will have to submit up to 102 items of data for each employee or pensioner that they pay, each time they pay them. A number of items on the list will not be stored in the payroll system.
Payroll Alliance, a provider of qualifications, training and consultancy for the payroll sector, has launched an online survey on the questions raised in the consultation document. Advisers and employers to complete the poll no later than 27 February.