1. PAYE Real Time Time Information? What is Real InformationRTI is a reform of the PAYE system that will require employers to makesubmissions of employee payment and deduction information moreregularly. When does this come into affect? April 2013 mandatory migration period begins October 2013 mandatory for all employersHMRC will notify employers 4-6 weeks before they are required to beginmaking RTI submissions.Note: we are awaiting confirmation from HMRC how they will phase employers in, but suspect this may be bysize of employer

2. PAYE Real Time Information What does this mean for Employers?Instead of sending information once a year at Payroll Year End, employers will berequired to provide information to HMRC for PAYE, NIC and Student Loansevery time the employee is paid. 3. PAYE Real Time InformationHow are HMRC preparing for RTI?HMRC are planning to run a number of different phases prior to it beingmandated for all employers:1. April 2012 to June 2012 - Pilot - HMRC will run a small controlled pilot to circa 320 employers in the UK.2. July 2012 to October 2012 Extended Pilot - HMRC are extending the pilot to another circa 1300 employers in the UK.3. November 2012 to March 2013 - Soft Launch - HMRC will migrate circa 250,000 employers into RTI4. April 2013 to October 2013 - Mandatory Migration HMRC will start to mandate the migration of employers. It is still unknown how HMRC plan to migrate employers. 4. PAYE Quality Time Information RTIReal of Data is critical underAccurate employee and company data is absolutely essential for thesuccess of RTI to ensure employees pay the right tax and nationalinsurance contributions.The information you submit to HMRC about your clients every time youpay their employees will be matched against records HMRC store on theirNational Insurance and PAYE Service (NPS).If the records you are submitting do not match, you may trigger inaccuratetax deductions as well as HMRC communication and compliance checksof the data you store for your clients employees. 5. PAYE Real Time Information Data Quality - Simple Dos and DontsEnsure they have the correct details for their employees; whereverpossible please check the information you need from an official sourcesuch as: HMRC and /or Department for Work and Pensions documentation Passport documentation Birth CertificateCompany Data - under RTI certain information is mandatory DO enter their Accounts Office Reference DO enter their full Company Name and DO enter their full Address DO enter their correct Tax District and Reference Number 6. PAYE Real Time InformationData Quality - Simple Dos and DontsEmployee Name FACT - There were over 500 employees called A.NOther submitted to HMRC DO enter employees full forename and surname DO enter a double-barrelled forename or surname in full DONT abbreviate - if HMRC hold records of Robert dont useBob DONT enter an initial in either the Forename or Surname boxesDate of Birth - FACT - there were over forty employees over 200 yearsof age submitted DO enter the correct date of birth and ensure its in the formatDD/MM/YYYY e.g. 05/05/1985 DONT enter a default date of birth such as 01/01/1901 or make oneup 7. PAYE Real Time InformationData Quality - Simple Dos and DontsNI Number FACT - there were 2,000 employees with a NationalInsurance Number of AB123456 DO only enter an employees correct National Insurance Number DONT make up an employees National Insurance NumberImportant: For further advice on data quality please visithttp://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rti/dip/data-quality.htm 8. PAYE Real Time InformationThe 5 new RTI submission types1. Employer Alignment Submission EASEmployer Alignment Submission (EAS) is a one-off submission thatyoull perform when you begin making RTI submissions.HMRC will use this data to match, align and correct the records they holdin their systems.Note: You will be required to submit an Employer Alignment Submission(EAS) prior to starting Real Time Information submissions. 9. PAYE Real Time InformationThe 5 new RTI submission types2. Full Payment Submission FPSThe main and most common submission type consists of the employeepayments and deductions that will be required each time an employermakes a payment to an employee.HMRC will use this submission to calculate how much PAYE and NIC isdue (it contains similar information to what you would normally see on aP32).Note: This submission must be made on or before the date the employeeis paid, and must be run after the Update Records process is complete. 10. PAYE Real Time InformationThe 5 new RTI submission types3. Employer Payment Submission EPSThe submission will include data to enable HMRC to calculate employerliability that cannot be derived from the Full Payment Submission.Note: Only required where the employer needs to notify HMRC ofadjustments to their overall PAYE and NIC liability for example whereyou are entitled to reclaim statutory sick or maternity pay. 11. PAYE Real Time Information The 5 new RTI submission types4. National Insurance Verification - NVRAllows employers to validate an employees National Insurance Number(NINO) or request one where a new or existing employee does not haveone.Note: Once the HMRC have processed the NVR submission, you willreceive notifications from HMRC in your Secure Mailbox (this is not anautomated process, it simply speeds up the existing process).5. Earlier Year Update - EYUAllows employers to inform HMRC about changes made to a previous taxyear figures. 12. PAYE Real Time InformationWhat does PYE look like under RTI?What is no longer required? You will no longer be required to make P14 and P35 submissions atthe end of the tax year. You will no longer be required to submit P38A returns for casualemployeesWhat will I continue to do? You will continue to provide your employees with P60s You will continue to complete any P11D and P11D(b) for taxablebenefits and expensesWhat is new?You will submit your final Full Payment Submission (FPS) for the yearand then under PYE Routine complete and submit declarations to HMRC. 13. When does RTI impact employers? From April 2012 HMRC are running a pilot with volunteer softwaredevelopers and employers. From April 2013 the mandating of RTI starts with large companies From October 2013 all employers will be mandated to use RTI What is Sage doing? We have been working closely with HMRC since the consultation paper for RTIwas published We have agreed to be part of the pilot and started to recruit employers for thepilot from July 2011 We will be holding a series of Sage user forums across the Sage sites to informour customers of the changes, these will be held in conjunction with HMRC The HMRC technical specification has been published for us to work from andwe are starting to build prototypes to take out to customersSage will provide help and support during this implementation and wouldlike to reassure our customers that we13will not pass on the cost of compliance 14. Legislation ChangesPAYE Real Time Information (RTI Pilot) 15. What is Sage 50 HR?Sage 50 HR is a tool that allows users to record, store and track HumanResource information for Individuals within an organisation in one centrallocation.Sage 50 HR provides a data capture and storage facility for Employment relateddata such as Absences and Holidays, Skills & Qualifications and Performancedetails that will assist you in managing employees effectively. That way a company can: Ensure detailed employment history details are recorded and stored for eachemployee. Ensure that individuals have the required training & support to effectiveperform their roles. Record any Disciplinary Actions or issues that have arisen as well as stepstaken should an employee raise a grievance. 15 16. Records Legally Required to KeepPay RatesPayroll InformationSickness periods of 4 or more daysAccidents, Injuries or Dangerous OccurrencesRecords Strongly Recommended to KeepTraining & AppraisalsEmployment HistoryAbsencesPersonal DetailsT&CsDisciplinary Actions16 17. 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