- National Minimum Wage – Sep 2014
Increases to the minimum wage start from 1st October as follows:
| Year | 21 and over | 18 to 20 | Under 18 | Apprentice
(Age 16-18) |
| 2014 (from 1 Oct) | £6.50 | £5.13 | £3.79 | £2.73 |
| 2013 (Current Rate) | £6.31 | £5.03 | £3.72 | £2.68 |
- HMRC on Twitter! – Sep 2014
You can now follow HMRC on Twitter for information about tax and news, publications, information, consultations, speeches and publicity campaigns. Happy Tweeting!
Twitter@HMRCgovuk
- Self Assessment email alerts – Sep 2014
If you submit a self assessment return to HMRC you can now sign up to receive email alerts and messages instead of the usual paper versions. To find out how go to:
www.gov.uk/transformation/self-assessment
- PAYE Penalties – Sep 2014
HMRC are introducing penalties for not filing your PAYE submissions on time:
- From 6th October 2014 for employers with 50 or more people in a PAYE scheme
- From 6th March 2015 for all other schemes
The penalties will be :
| No of Employees | Penalty Amount |
| 1 to 9 | £100 |
| 10 to 49 | £200 |
| 50 to 249 | £300 |
| 250 or more | £400 |
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