Workshop Aims

HM Revenue & Customs are taking a much tougher approach to compliance visits and, following the introduction of new Regulations, employers will find their ability to negotiate settlements has been reduced considerably.

This workshop will arm employers with the tools they need to deal with a compliance visit from first notification by HMRC through preparation to reaching the final settlement.

Attendance on this important seminar should be before the Audit - not after!

Who would benefit?

Payroll, accounting and HR staff with responsibility for ensuring compliance with legislation affecting the payment of wages and determination of tax and NI liabilities.

Course Content

The Audit in Action

• Who carries out the audit?
• Preparing for the audit
  • What are the risk areas?
  • How is the tax and NI liability determined?
• Managing the audit?
  • Payroll records
  • Expenses
  • Benefits
  • Purchase ledger
  • Petty cash
• What happens after the audit?
• Negotiating a settlement

Common areas investigated and how to protect yourself

• Termination Payments including:
  • Pay in lieu of notice
  • Compromise Agreements
  • Redundancy
• Employment status including:
  • Service companies and IR35 companies
  • Retired workers returning as self-employed
• National Minimum Wage
• Statutory Payments and their recovery
• Benefits and Expenses
  • Telephones – home and business lines
  • Vans
  • Mileage payments
  • Fuel benefit for employer provided cars
  • Private use of assets
  • Vouchers
  • Credit cards – corporate and personal
  • Loans
  • Canteen facilities
  • Gifts and awards including long service awards
  • Hotel bills and personal incidental expenditure
  • And many other benefits

From considerable hands-on experience, the tutor will cover the tax exposure issues and NIC problem areas in the above areas and any others that may be of concern to the employer.

At the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand what to expect from a compliance visit
• Prepare an action plan to help eliminate high risk areas before the compliance visit takes place
• Identify how to handle the compliance visit, and
• Examine ways of negotiating the final settlement

 

Dates & Venues

MANCHESTER, Mon 04 Oct 10

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