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Why is the Tax Return Deadline 20 January For Many?
The tax office is again ramping up its publicity on getting your return in on time. Get your return in and pay the tax by 31 January, or you will be fined.
All absolutely true. But what they are not saying is that many people needed to get their act together by 20 January or they will miss the cut-off. Read the rest of this entry »
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The death of the cheque and new ways to pay
Cheques have been available in the UK for 350 years, but are to be phased out by October 2018 by the Payments Council, in a move that will save the banking industry nearly £600 million a year.
Cheques have fallen out of favour in recent years, with use of the traditional payment method declining by 40% since 2004. Many leading retailers have also stopped accepting cheques as credit and debit cards have grown in popularity.
Whether you are an individual or a business, you need to have a think about how you will replace your use of cheques in future.
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In Year Filing & the Budget – What you need to know
Last time, end of year fining, ahem, filing was the topic of conversation http://blog.keytime.co.uk/?p=895. For our adventures in payroll this time, I’ll walk you through in-year filing. Before we start, here’s a little recap of the impact of yesterday’s Budget on your payroll:
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Payroll Year End 2010
Yes, it’s that time of year again…
Some basic information for you on our plans to facilitate a smooth and stress free payroll year end (PYE) for you for 2010: -
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5 Steps to a Stress-Free Payroll Year End
The other day Jim was telling me a story about a friend of his, who had managed to rack up £22.50 in library fines.
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VAT Changes – getting ready for 1 January 2010
A few weeks ago we issued a newswire highlighting the VAT changes that will be coming into play shortly.
I wanted to issue a reminder about this to ensure that you are fully prepared for when the changes start.
VAT Rate change
The first change to note is that the standard VAT rate is going back up to 17.5% as at 1st January 2010.
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I’m here, there, every…
The end of October and through into November have been very busy months for me. First of all I spent two days in Manchester Read the rest of this entry »
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Keytime Payroll receives honourable mention at the 2009 Software Satisfaction Awards
This years Software Satisfaction Awards proved to be a success for SaaS suppliers, however Keytime Payroll managed to garner itself an honourable mention in the Payroll software category, beating out larger and more established names.
In the payroll category, which boasted the highest ratings of any category, Pegasus Opera II Payroll & HR beat last year’s winner MoneySoft Payroll; 12Pay was also nominated and there were honourable mentions for Keytime Payroll and Access Payroll.
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Keytime Payroll shortlisted for Pay Awards 2009
Keytime is pleased to announce that it’s payroll software has been shortlisted for the 2009 Pay Awards – see
here for more details.Keytime Payroll has been entered into the Payroll Software Provider of the Year category and the entry below will be scored by the judges in the following areas, which determine half of the score:
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New business regulations for October 2009 – are you ready?
Each year, the government introduces regulatory changes affecting businesses on two common commencement dates. These dates are 6 April and 1 October.
There are a number of changes due to come into force on 1 October 2009, affecting the minimum wage, tips and service charges, redundancy payments and the way companies are managed.
What follows is a summary, but not an exhaustive list, of the more important new rules with which businesses will need to comply.
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