Around 12,500 penalty letters have been issued in error to employers who had filed their 2013 to 2014 payroll returns correctly.
HM Revenue & Customs have confirmed that around 10% of letters issued were due to the fact that their computer systems did not recognise those returns filed with the following situations;
- A month 12 Payment Summary declaring full submission for the year, with zero financial values.
- A 12 month Employers Payment Summary (EPS) with zero financial values, whether declaring final submission for the year or not.
- A month 12 EPS claiming CIS deductions have been suffered.
- An ‘earlier year update’ with zero financial values
A Revenue spokesperson has apologised for the inconvenience caused by the penalty notices, and tried to reassure employers that it will have updated its systems before the end of August when interim penalty notices will be issued for September.
They went on to add that the records of the employers affected will be updated and that the employers need take no further action. All other employers who have not yet filed their PAYE information for the year ended 5 April 2014 however, are urged to do so as soon as possible.
Jemma Jenkinson
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