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2011 AUTUMN STATEMENT INTRODUCTION »
EMPLOYMENT TAX
Employer-provided cars
From 6 April 2012 the CO2 emissions bands used to work out the taxable benefit for an employee who has use of an employer-provided car will be shifted downwards by 5gm/km. This will have the effect of increasing the charge for each vehicle.
In addition, the current graduated table of employer-provided car bands will extend down to a 10% band and will apply to cars with CO2 emissions between 76 and 99gm/km. As a result 'qualifying low emission cars' will no longer exist as a separate category.
In summary the new rules from 6 April 2012 will be:
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0% |
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5% |
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10% |
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11% |
- graduated increases of 1% per 5gm/km up to a maximum, including diesel supplement, of 35%
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Real Time Information (RTI)
HMRC have produced draft legislation to introduce probably the most significant change in the PAYE system since its introduction in 1944. Under the RTI scheme, employers will electronically provide monthly information to HMRC related to wages and salaries paid to employees. Once the scheme is 'bedded in' employers will no longer have to complete year end returns such as the P35 and P14. The new system will also see the end of the use of the P45 when an employee leaves an employment.
Volunteer employers are to pilot the new scheme from 6 April 2012. The intention is that it will apply to employers on a phased basis from 6 April 2013 so that all employers are operating the system by October 2013.
Comment
This really is a major change but the success or otherwise of the scheme will depend on the ability of the HMRC computer system to cope. History suggests that this could be the problem.
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