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  Gary RK February 14, 2013 at 9:10am

  Phil, we're now 3 months into running RTI (..yes, via the Accountants !) as part of the trial period.

  Issues have been ;

  - ensure all employees details are 100% accurate (even down to initials/use of nicknames). Advice is use employees Passport details :-)

  - any change of employee details has to be submitted asap.

  - You can not pay an employee in advance of RTI submission which causes several extra steps and subsequent admin.

  - You can not provide subs/pay advances as such (due to point above). Way round appears to be classify it as a Short term loan !

  - HMRC chase you sooner for PAYE/NIC due as they now know instantly rather than have to wait for year end P35 :-(

  - Heaftier fines for payments past the 19th of the following month (increasing in severity) once you go live.

  Any other issues are handled by Accountants Payroll software (Sage). We pay a fixed price per employee per month and its all handled, inc payslips. For me ? great value. I hated doing payroll.

  The beauty of electing to trial, is that currently we can not be 'fined' etc during this period, so come start of RTI we should know 100% how it works.

  Hope that helps in some way..
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  Colin Hunt February 14, 2013 at 9:43am

  Thanks Gary. I was going to ask if I could join for say March to get used to it, but I have just seen from a previous post of yours that your accountant was part of a trial scheme.
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  Gary RK February 14, 2013 at 10:03am

  Colin, might worth trying in case they have now opened it up more generally - especially if it is going to plan?
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  andy @Doughty Garden Maintenance February 14, 2013 at 9:22pm

  Hmm, trying to understand all this myself before my dad starts working for me, I may aswell be reading French for all the sense it's making. It's made even more complicated because my dad will still be working in his current job aswell as working for me.
  Bloody headache really, I seem to have an intelligence block when it comes to any form of government literature.
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  Gary RK February 14, 2013 at 9:35pm

  Andy, maybe this might help (...I know its more reading....;-)

  http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/group/the-hub/forum/topics/sou...
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  andy @Doughty Garden Maintenance February 14, 2013 at 9:57pm

  Thanks Gary, I'll have a go at that. :-)
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  Phil Voice February 19, 2013 at 11:18am

  Preparing to operate PAYE in real time (RTI)

  From 6 April 2013 employers will have to start reporting PAYE information to HMRC in real time. You may see this referred to as Real Time Information - or RTI.

  This means that employers (or their accountant, bookkeeper or payroll bureau) will have to:

  • send details to HMRC every time they pay an employee, at the time they pay them
  • use payroll software to send this information electronically as part of their routine payroll process

  The links below take you to detailed guidance on getting your business ready to report PAYE in real time. You will also find links to other PAYE information you may need throughout the tax year.

  Getting started

  • Preparing to operate PAYE in real time
  • What's changed - PAYE in real time
  • Software packages and other payroll options
  • Using HMRC's Basic PAYE tools
  • Employing a carer or other domestic help in your home

  PAYE end of year tasks

  • PAYE end-of-year tasks for real time pilot employers
  • Filing your Employer Annual Return (P35 and P14s) for 2012-13

  PAYE information for the tax year ahead
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  Phil Voice March 19, 2013 at 11:40am

  Real Time Information
  Starting April 2013:

  Real Time Information (RTI) is a new system being introduced by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for the reporting of payroll information, which will effectively require employers and pension providers to provide detailed information to HMRC every time employees are paid rather than through the year end return. Under RTI, the employer will be required to submit information; including details of earnings and the tax and NIC deducted whenever a payment is made to an employee.

  Continue reading: http://www.westbury.co.uk/tax/paye-and-ni/real-time-information
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  Phil Voice April 6, 2013 at 2:05pm

  How is this scheme going?
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  Gary RK April 6, 2013 at 3:55pm

  For us - to date no problems, mostly thanks to being on the 6 months trail of RTI thru our accountants. We have had the chance to 'clean' our employee data before the real start date and hence, hopefully not be subjected to any fines for late payments.
  
  However, come this week and it all goes live i just hope there are no 'volume' snags as 000's of employers suddenly wake up to the fact that RTI now starts and they all have their HMRC gateway details ......:0)