A bi-monthly magazine for employers and agents that gives up-to-date information on payroll topics. HMRC’s Employer Bulletin gives a detailed update on all current and future guidance, not least because things are forever moving and changing quickly.
If you are a client of ours, of course, you don’t need to worry about any of this. We get these bulletins and make sure all the changes are implemented, so you don’t have to.
The latest Employer Bulletin (updated August 19th 2026) contains many updates and includes:
PAYE
- Tax fraud warning for employment agencies and employers — schemes claiming to reduce liabilities using tax credits
- Electronic payment deadline falls on a weekend
- Make your PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) payment
- P11D and P11D(b) for tax year 2025 to 2026
- Guidelines for Compliance (GfC) — Help with short-term business visitors — GfC19
- Phased roll-out for mandatory payrolling benefits in kind (BIKS) — actions for you to take now
Tax updates and changes to guidance
- Mileage payment changes for tax year 2026 to 2027
- Proposals to tackle lower value tax debts in government consultation
- Aligning National Insurance contributions recovery time limits with Income Tax — consultation launch
- Voluntary National Insurance contributions abroad
- UK — India Double Contributions Convention
- Low earner’s pension payment — what employers need to know
General information and customer support
- Employment related securities — penalties for missed end of year return deadline for employee share schemes
- Help improve GOV.UK guidance for employers
- Look again to spot bad tax advice
- Help your parent or carer employees receive the Child Benefit payments they are entitled to
- Changes to the multi-year tax refund process
- Report Fraud advice on ransomware attacks
- Employment Rights Act 2025 — actions to take now
- Trade Union right of access — new rules from October 2026
- Getting conflict competent
- Tax fraud warning — attempts to use Bills of Exchange to pay HMRC
Above is the latest update from mid-August 2026, that’s how quickly things change! It’s enough to put you off payroll for life, isn’t it? Which is why JLP Payroll Services are here to take it off your desk. Contact us if you are interested in outsourcing your payroll.
