State Pension Age

State Pension Age The State Pension age is the earliest age that an individual can start receiving their State Pension, and is worked out based on the date of birth. If an employee chooses to continue to work after reaching their State Pension Age then their subsequent earnings are not liable to employee National Insurance…

Accounts Office reference

Accounts Office Reference The employer’s ‘Accounts Office Reference‘ is a unique, 13 character code. It can be found on letters from HMRC about PAYE and when you registered as an employer. Accounts office references all have the same strict format, as follows: The three digit number of your tax office (e.g. 123) Two alpha characters…

Tax Relief and Earnings Basis for Pension Contributions

How Tax Relief and the Earnings Contribution basis affect pension contributions If you wish to check that an employee is having the correct pension deduction made from their pay, it is important that you understand how tax relief and the earnings contribution basis affects these deductions. Tax relief: When using a Relief at Source (RAS) pension scheme…