What does HMRC currently use the banding for, and what is the benefit of collecting more detailed data other than for research purposes - zero tangible business benefit.
As a payroll bureau, it would be difficult to obtain this information for salaried staff across all our clients, and highly unlikely to be accurate on a monthly basis.
With luck, the proposal will not make it into a Finance Bill before this rotten government is removed.
"An emphasis on diversity over competence has meant that few public-sector chief information officers (CIOs) actually have any coding skills."
I disagree. The emphasis in all sectors has always been on ambition over competence. People always get promoted away from the coal-face stuff they are really good at, whether that is teaching or coding.
Otter.ai - can record audio and generate a summary. I've used it to transcribe entire audio files into text and found it very accurate on both an Estuary accent and a Yorkshire one!
1. VED (and a test) for cyclists. That's not anti-velo but, cyclists need perfectly surfaced roads, yet don't contribute to their upkeep (I used to be a keen cyclist).
Nonsense. Cyclists contribute through all forms of taxation like anyone else. VED is not ring-fenced for road maintenance. VED is currently a pollution tax; cycles are zero emission and unlike EVs cause negligible damage to road surfaces.
We already have a road tax, which should pay for the roads; and this should apply to all road users maybe even bicycles, so we can get better cycle lanes.
Did you read the article?!
"Road tax" was abolished in 1937 and replaced by Vehicle Excise Duty, which is now based on emissions. VED forms part of the general taxation pot. Likewise, roads are funded from general taxation.
As the author points out, with the growth of EVs, the government will need to find a different metric to fill the taxation gap. Mileage-based would seem fairest, on a sliding scale so the heaviest (i.e. most damaging) vehicles pay most. Nobody in suburbia needs a Chelsea tractor to take the kiddies to school!
Nobody, least of all Rebecca, is proposing a communist/socialist solution here!
She's simply offering suggestions on how the tax system might be used to tackle UK income inequality, which is among the highest in the developed world. We can and should debate how this can be achieved, but some of the responses here seem opposed to the goal of equality or levelling-up. I genuinely don't understand why AWebers wouldn't want a more equal UK.
People in more equal societies live longer and have better mental + physical health. Addiction rates are lower. Community life is stronger where the income gap is narrower, children do better at school and are more likely to reach their potential. People trust each other more, there is less violence and rates of imprisonment are lower.
Inequality is a political choice, not an inevitability.
In our experience, the agent dashboard frequently has no basis in reality. What we see is often completely different to what the client sees on their online account. Thus it would be a complete waste of time to review this each month.
We tell the client how much PAYE is due, when and how to pay it. The rest is up to them.
We don't open on Fridays except by prior arrangement for specific clients (usually month end). As a payroll bureau, we figure that if your wages aren't done by close of business Thursday, your staff aren't going to get paid on time anyway :-)
We took stock after being crushed by the volume and intensity of work during the furlough scheme. The change has made a world of difference to our quality of life, and we've had no pushback from clients or the accountancy practices we work with.
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This is nuts! I had no idea holiday was actually 4+1.6. Utterly pointless.
Totally agree with AdamJones82.
What does HMRC currently use the banding for, and what is the benefit of collecting more detailed data other than for research purposes - zero tangible business benefit.
As a payroll bureau, it would be difficult to obtain this information for salaried staff across all our clients, and highly unlikely to be accurate on a monthly basis.
With luck, the proposal will not make it into a Finance Bill before this rotten government is removed.
"An emphasis on diversity over competence has meant that few public-sector chief information officers (CIOs) actually have any coding skills."
I disagree. The emphasis in all sectors has always been on ambition over competence. People always get promoted away from the coal-face stuff they are really good at, whether that is teaching or coding.
Otter.ai - can record audio and generate a summary. I've used it to transcribe entire audio files into text and found it very accurate on both an Estuary accent and a Yorkshire one!
Nonsense. Cyclists contribute through all forms of taxation like anyone else. VED is not ring-fenced for road maintenance. VED is currently a pollution tax; cycles are zero emission and unlike EVs cause negligible damage to road surfaces.
Did you read the article?!
"Road tax" was abolished in 1937 and replaced by Vehicle Excise Duty, which is now based on emissions. VED forms part of the general taxation pot. Likewise, roads are funded from general taxation.
As the author points out, with the growth of EVs, the government will need to find a different metric to fill the taxation gap. Mileage-based would seem fairest, on a sliding scale so the heaviest (i.e. most damaging) vehicles pay most. Nobody in suburbia needs a Chelsea tractor to take the kiddies to school!
Nobody, least of all Rebecca, is proposing a communist/socialist solution here!
She's simply offering suggestions on how the tax system might be used to tackle UK income inequality, which is among the highest in the developed world. We can and should debate how this can be achieved, but some of the responses here seem opposed to the goal of equality or levelling-up. I genuinely don't understand why AWebers wouldn't want a more equal UK.
People in more equal societies live longer and have better mental + physical health. Addiction rates are lower. Community life is stronger where the income gap is narrower, children do better at school and are more likely to reach their potential. People trust each other more, there is less violence and rates of imprisonment are lower.
Inequality is a political choice, not an inevitability.
Exactly. Experienced, skilled staff being replaced by cheap, inexperienced staff who don't know the systems and are merely working off a script.
That's where 12 years of Tory government has got us, driving public services and the economy into the ground for ideological and monetary gain.
In our experience, the agent dashboard frequently has no basis in reality. What we see is often completely different to what the client sees on their online account. Thus it would be a complete waste of time to review this each month.
We tell the client how much PAYE is due, when and how to pay it. The rest is up to them.
We don't open on Fridays except by prior arrangement for specific clients (usually month end). As a payroll bureau, we figure that if your wages aren't done by close of business Thursday, your staff aren't going to get paid on time anyway :-)
We took stock after being crushed by the volume and intensity of work during the furlough scheme. The change has made a world of difference to our quality of life, and we've had no pushback from clients or the accountancy practices we work with.