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How are HMRC going to cope with this...
Given that currently, they can't even process a Nil P35 until September following the 5th April year end submission!
Govt Gateway Servers
Does anybody know - are they planning to invest in more servers at the Government Gateway - expecially to cover downtime on the ones they have already commissioned.
Any news on this?
The uploading service has historically been very slow at times. The monthly traffic is going to increase substantially in the months ahead.
RTI data maintenance
What preparations should employers be making to capture information on other members of their employees household and ensure that the required information is kept up to date?
Linking the benefits and tax regimes (the core requirement for RTI) has a fundamental weakness as tax is based on the individual and benefits are awarded on the basis of the "household".
Sage Payroll etc
This doesn't appear to be an option in Sage payroll unless I'm looking in the wrong place. Any idea when it will be available, or are we going to have the same sort of problems we had when iXBRL came out?
Sage Payroll solutions
Hi jonbryce,
I can confirm that Sage 50 Payroll solutions (including Sage 50 Payroll and Sage 50 Payroll Professional) for the 2012/2013 tax year do have the ability to submit via RTI. Currently we only expose this functionality remotely to customers or accountants who have been accepted into HMRC pilot phases during April to October 2012.
HMRC are opening up an early adoption phase for RTI from November 2012 through to March 2013. We are currently recruiting through our accountants community to offer them the ability to bring your customers onboard early prior to mandation. If you want to sign-up to this, simply visit bit.ly/RTIwithSageAD and you will be asked to login to our website (once you have logged in you can choose which of your clients you wish to sign up). Its important to note however that you must ensure you obtain your clients permission to do this.
If you want to find out more about Sage and RTI please visit http://www.sage.co.uk/RTI
Neilson
Sage shortcuts
Are Sage users able to shortcut the Government Gateway servers or are we all in the same sorry mess?
re: Sage shortcuts
Sage, along with everybody else who submit via the internet, must go through the Government Gateway as that is the portal that performs the security checks etc.
The Bacs side of things...
Making your Bacs software ‘RTI Ready’ for the interim phase of the project requires a quick and easy file format change.
Whilst your payroll provider needs to re-configure the payment file you output from your payroll solution, your Bacs provider needs to re-configure your Bacs software to accept that revised file format. It’s a 5-minute job so should be a very low cost or free.
You'll probably need to send a sample payment file to your Bacs provider. They'll then test the file and send you a ‘config’ file or parameteres, which you will need to apply to your software.
In order for HMRC to link the payment data to the associated RTI data, a randomly generated cross reference will now be included in Field 7 of the Standard 18 file used for Bacs (that's the file format change). This cross reference will be generated by your payroll solution and used along with other items in the payment file to generate a ‘hash’. This ‘hash’ will then accompany the RTI submission allowing HMRC to match the payment to the RTI data at the other end.
So, the Bacs element is simple but fundamental. You must ensure your Bacs software can accommodate the new file format from your payroll solution. If you need more info or any assistance from a Bacs perspective, Albany Software's team will be happy to help.
employees BACSTEL-IP
"BACSTEL-IP supplier
• If you pay your employees through direct BACS, check that your payments software provider can accept and submit revised file layouts from your payroll software"
So just why would employees BACS payments be of use to an employers payments reporting tool then?
How are pensions and holiday pay etc paid in advance for a period treated for RTI?.
We currently calculate PAYE based on the period the pension is meant to cover i.e quarter commencing 6 April to the 5 June is paid to the pensioner to allow the cheque payment to clear their bank account by the 6 April. The calculation is therefore processed by say the 1st April. PAYE is calculated based on month 1,2, and 3 and the net payment made to the pensioner. The PAYE is accounted for to HMRC by the July due payment date.
The P60 correctly reflects the income for the year and the correct tax charge thereon.
Will RTI allow this forward calculation?