The countdown has started, so get your application in while there’s still time! We have TWO tickets to give away for next weekend’s epic encounter between Anthony Joshua and Carlos Takam. Entries are already pouring in, but you still have until midnight on Wednesday 25th October to qualify for the prize draw. The competition is open to anyone who successfully refers a self-employed contact to us for our outstanding cloud-based limited company services. All you have to do is refer them to … [Read more...]
Newly self-employed? Don’t miss the October 5 deadline!
If you became self-employed in the 2016-7 tax year (ie between 6 April 2016 and 5 April 2017), and you haven’t yet registered as such with HMRC, then you need to do so by this coming Thursday - October 5th or face the risk of penalties. By law you are required to register so HMRC know they have to issue you with notice to complete a self-assessment tax return and send you tax statements when required.You may also need to register separately for VAT if your VAT taxable turnover is more than … [Read more...]
Dan Linfoot and Michael Laverty head to Assen this weekend
Attention switches to Assen in the Netherlands this weekend for the latest instalment of the gripping British Superbike Championship season finale. Two of the three ePayMe-supported BSB riders will be in action: Dan Linfoot and Michael Laverty. Taylor Mackenzie is still recovering from a broken foot and although he's hoping to take part this has not yet been confirmed.Read more at the ASJ Racing website … [Read more...]
HMRC revises IR35 guidance at public gigs
The taxman has clarified who is potentially in scope of his off-payroll rules, due to “feedback” from those trying to understand them since they were introduced in April.In a small but significant update, HM Revenue & Customs said it had added an explanation into its existing guidance, notably under a section entitled “When… [the] rules don’t apply.”Confusingly, the explanation actually relates to when the rules “may apply.” But a HMRC spokesman hinted it was necessary, calling it … [Read more...]
UK banks to check 70m bank accounts in search for illegal immigrants
Banks and building societies are to carry out immigration checks on 70m current accounts from January in the biggest extension of Theresa May’s plans to create a “hostile environment” for illegal immigrants in Britain, the Guardian has learned.The Home Office expects to identify 6,000 visa over-stayers, failed asylum seekers and foreign national offenders facing deportation in the first year of the checks, which are to be carried out quarterly.The accounts of those identified will be … [Read more...]
Calls to outlaw umbrella firms in the NHS (by a union that doesn’t understand how umbrella works)
Yet again, this news proves that organisations that should be educated and look at the best interests of its members, clearly has no grasp of reality. Working through a compliant umbrella company would mean that the worker does not lose eligible earnings, the agency should create an Agency Rate that includes an uplifted amount above PAYE to include such deductions as employers NI, holiday pay, pension contributions and an amount for margin/fee. It is not the umbrella that is a parasite … [Read more...]
Unions plan mass recruitment of precarious workers and nationwide action
Unions are looking to copy the successes of Momentum in recruiting young members.The TUC unanimously passed a motion today to build union membership amongst gig economy workers and union leaders are promising to ‘get a million precarious workers on the streets’ next year. Is this the beginning of a new trade unionism?Recognising the successes of the McDonald’s strike and industrial action by other precarious workers around the country, trade union leaders appear to be gearing up for a … [Read more...]
It’s National Teaching Assistants’ Day!
It's National Teaching Assistants' Day - the special day of the year dedicated to recognising the invaluable contribution teaching assistants make to the education and support of school children across the UK.According to the National Teaching Assistants' Day website, there are nearly a quarter of a million teaching assistants in the UK - compared with 71,800 only 15 years ago. That explosion in numbers comes as no surprise to us at ePayMe, where we count numerous teaching assistants among … [Read more...]
Another adrenaline-fuelled weekend of racing for ePayMe-supported riders
The British Superbikes Championship moves to Oulton Park in Cheshire this wekeend for the first of three ‘Showdown’ rounds, when the season’s top six riders compete for the title. Although neither Dan Linfoot nor Michael Laverty have enough points to challenge for the top spot, after their incredible first and second positions at Silverstone last week they’ll be hungry for further success on this challenging circuit.Read more at the ASJ Racing website … [Read more...]
Teacher retention efforts ‘not working’
Government efforts to help schools keep hold of teachers and develop their skills do not appear to be working, the government spending watchdog suggests.A National Audit Office report shows more teachers leave before retirement than five years ago, and schools are finding it tougher to fill posts.In 2016, nearly 35,000 teachers - 8% of the workforce - left their jobs for reasons other than retirement, it said.The government said it was tackling the challenges facing schools.The … [Read more...]