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 mid April 2025) contains many updates and includes:

PAYE

• new rates of the National Minimum Wage
• changes to company size thresholds for off-payroll working
• off-payroll working — student and postgraduate loan deductions
• student loans thresholds, rates and loan start notices
• employer National Insurance, Employment Allowance and Small Employers’ Relief — check if changes affect your business
• check if you need to amend your payroll for female employees who pay less National Insurance
• reporting expenses and benefits for the tax year ending 5 April 2025
• paying your PAYE and VAT bill by Direct Debit

Tax updates and changes to guidance

• Freeport and Investment Zone special tax sites — employer National Insurance contributions relief guidance update
• UK businesses urged to have their say on electronic invoicing
• the Official Rate of Interest from 6 April 2025
• changes to notifications by employers to operate PAYE on a proportion of a globally mobile employee’s income and changes to Overseas Workday Relief
• tax treatment of double cab pickups
• expanding the cash basis
• Capital Gains Tax — work out your adjustment for the 2024 to 2025 tax year

General information and customer support

• HMRC’s new campaign to ‘take the hassle out of hustles’
• stay alert to VAT business scams
• find your National Insurance number online
• Alcohol Duty reforms

Above is the latest update from 16th April 2025, 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.