Data protection has hit the headlines again with news that two bodies have been issued with substantial fines by the Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, after serious breaches of the Data Protection Act (DPA).
To reflect the increase in fuel prices, HMRC have issued new advisory fuel rates for employees driving employer provided cars.
Class 2 national insurance contributions (NICs) are currently payable by the self employed at a flat rate of £2.40 per week in 2010/11 (rising to £2.50 per week in 2011/12).
HMRC plan to introduce radical changes to the PAYE system. HMRC have published a consultation document “Improving the operation of Pay As You Earn: Collecting Real Time Information”.
Changes had previously been announced to the tax breaks for employer-supported childcare and draft legislation has now been issued covering the changes which take effect next year.
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