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The short straw

28 August 2013 / Kate Upcraft
Issue: 4417 / Categories: Comment & Analysis , RTI , Employees , Income Tax

Reasons for disputed liabilities under real-time information

KEY POINTS

  • HMRC’s RTI customer user group has been disbanded; was this premature?
  • The enterprise tax management platform does not appear to be providing an accurate picture.
  • There is only a very short period to reconcile taxpayer and HMRC liability calculations.
  • Employers should check that the EPS guidelines are strictly adhered to.
  • The payment of PAYE liabilities by direct debit may need to be reviewed.

Having read recent articles by Mike Thexton and Rebecca Benneyworth it seemed timely to offer some observations from my own and my clients’ experiences since the real-time information (RTI) pilot began in April 2012.

Rebecca’s sentiments on the complexities of RTI also struck a chord with me. As a member of HMRC’s RTI customer user group (the “CUG” now disbanded...

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