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HMRC's RTI system - filing expectation
Kate
You're right to draw attention to the problem with how this filing expectation works.
I imagine that many employers (and their payroll systems) are unaware a FPS is required each pay period for each employee/pension recipient and think that all they need to do is send a FPS file containing FPS records for those actually paid in the period. This misunderstanding may in part derive from HMRC persistently referring to the FPS as though it is a file rather than a record for each person.
Perhaps employers should consider requesting a new PAYE scheme to distinguish between those with different payment frequencies?
Thanks Kate. A simple
Thanks Kate. A simple increase on the FPS filing deadline to 19th of the following month to fall in line with payment deadlines would go a long way in avoiding these penalty issues and having to waste time appealing them. The 3 day easement is neither here nor there!
RTI Penalty Notices
We are a practice and have just received penalty notices for ALL our clients even though we filed the FPS on time. Has anyone else experienced this? We have written to HMRC with the proof received via email for the FPS having been sent on time but this will be a massive issue for HMRC if they have sent out incorrect penalty notices to a large number of companies incorrectly...
RTI Notices
Yes the tsunami has started at our end too. Not only are we having to waste time checking if any of these are incorrectly issued but we also are having to appeal them all regardless due to client frustrations. PAYE is fast becoming the "speed camera fiasco" of the tax world. The penalty regime does nothing to help employers manage their duties and we still have Auto enrolment to look forward to.
Surely an extension of the filing date to 19th of the month will make all of this disappear. I do not know who exactly i supposed to be benefitting from the strict filing deadline in HMRC??!