Some businesses encountered difficulties when RTI went live
More than 70,000 PAYE returns have been submitted using real time information (RTI) since 6 April, HMRC announced yesterday. The new system requires employers to report PAYE in real time, from the first pay day on or after 6 April, each time they pay an employee.
HMRC denied that there were ‘glitches’ in the system, the Daily Telegraph reported, after some businesses encountered difficulties when RTI went live at the weekend. HMRC announced last month that some of its online services would be affected by a scheduled IT upgrade.
Ruth Owen, HMRC’s director general personal tax, said: ‘RTI is the biggest change to PAYE in 70 years and this is great news that so many employers have started to report PAYE in real time. But we are under no illusions – we know that it will take time before every employer in the country is using RTI.’
Owen reminded employers that HMRC support is available and that a ‘pragmatic’ approach includes ‘no in-year late filing penalties for the first year’. Free software is provided for businesses with nine or fewer employees.
Some businesses encountered difficulties when RTI went live
More than 70,000 PAYE returns have been submitted using real time information (RTI) since 6 April, HMRC announced yesterday. The new system requires employers to report PAYE in real time, from the first pay day on or after 6 April, each time they pay an employee.
HMRC denied that there were ‘glitches’ in the system, the Daily Telegraph reported, after some businesses encountered difficulties when RTI went live at the weekend. HMRC announced last month that some of its online services would be affected by a scheduled IT upgrade.
Ruth Owen, HMRC’s director general personal tax, said: ‘RTI is the biggest change to PAYE in 70 years and this is great news that so many employers have started to report PAYE in real time. But we are under no illusions – we know that it will take time before every employer in the country is using RTI.’
Owen reminded employers that HMRC support is available and that a ‘pragmatic’ approach includes ‘no in-year late filing penalties for the first year’. Free software is provided for businesses with nine or fewer employees.
