• 5 Minutes with … Suzanne Perrin

    Written on 08 Nov 2019 by Suzanne Perrin

    Suzanne joined our busy Pensions Team in 2015 after several years working in HR and Payroll for a local college. How has Dataplan changed since you joined? The business and the…

  • Professional Fees, Tax Relief – are you claiming?

    Written on 01 Nov 2019 by Paul Chappell

    It is nice to be part of a gathering of like-minded people, unfortunately there is inevitably a cost associated with getting the benefits of such associations. Professional…

  • Changes afoot to company car benefits rates from 2020/2021

    Written on 01 Nov 2019 by Paul Chappell

    On 4 October 2019, HMRC issued a snappily entitled document, ‘Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEV) and Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP).ht The ULEV and WLTP…

  • The tax benefits of salary sacrifice pensions

    Written on 01 Nov 2019 by Sam Wingfield

    When you ask your employees if they would like to sacrifice some salary, there initial reaction will be ‘no don’t take my money!’ However, with auto enrolment pensions now being…

  • Employment Allowance from 2020/21 – fundamental changes ahead

    Written on 18 Oct 2019 by Jack SImpson

    Employment Allowance from 2020/21 – fundamental changes ahead Since its inception at the start of 2014/15, the rules surrounding Employment Allowance (EA) have remained fairly…

  • Less than 6 months until IR35 (Off Payroll Working) in the Private Sector. Are you prepared?

    Written on 10 Oct 2019 by Paul Chappell

    We are now less than 6 months away from the IR35 (Off Payroll Working) reforms hitting the private sector. Those of you in the public sector have had the privilege of having to…

  • It may only be October, but now is the time to prepare for your Christmas payroll

    Written on 08 Oct 2019 by Stewart Waddell

    The dark nights pulling in only mean one thing in the world of payroll - it won’t be long before it is Christmas payroll time! Payroll in December can be pretty challenging, with…

  • 5 Minutes with… Lucy Brighton

    Written on 03 Oct 2019 by Lucy Brighton

    Lucy started working at Dataplan in 2017 as a member of the Customer Services Team after a career change from teaching. In 2018, she joined the Projects Team as Project Co-…

  • 5 Minutes with… Mica Chase

    Written on 03 Oct 2019 by Mica Chase

    Mica joined Dataplan in 2017 after she finished studying at college. Mica started as a Business and Administration apprentice and is now on her second apprenticeship as a Digital…

  • HMRC, revised prior year EPS submissions uncovers a disturbing new trend

    Written on 02 Oct 2019 by Jack SImpson

    As a payroll provider, it is common practice for us to send revised employer payment summary (EPS) submissions to HMRC in respect of earlier tax years. It may, for example, be…