HMRC have confirmed that employers and agents are no longer required to supply the Bacs hash (field 118) for 2023/24 onwards. The hash code automatically generated by payroll software during each payroll cycle appears on the Full Payment Submission (FPS). This unique code is essential for employees who receive payments via Bacs, whether in part [...]
The ongoing Covid-19 outbreak is already having a significant impact on businesses across the UK. In this update, we will explain the measures that we are putting in place to safeguard our team and to look after our customers. Looking after our team As of today, all Evolved Software staff are working remotely from home. [...]
Data from your Real Time Information (RTI) for PAYE payrolls is shared with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). Some of your payroll information is now used by the DWP to determine eligibility and payment amounts for your employees who are currently in receipt of Universal Credit. HMRC have noted that some employers who [...]
HMRC's online services are back to normal "I’m pleased to say the availability issues with the Live service have now been resolved and service restored. Thank you for your continued patience, and apologies for the inconvenience caused." HM Revenue & Customs recently reported a service outage which affected all [...]
Online service outage HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are currently reporting a service outage which affects all online services (PAYE, CIS, VAT, Pensions, CT, etc) and online filing products, including Gateway Solver. Normally, we wouldn't post an update since HMRC usually resolve these things quickly, however, this outage is particularly serious as it affects [...]
What happened? On the 6th January, an industry-wide, hardware-based security vulnerability was disclosed by the Project Zero team at Google. The vulnerability exists in almost all modern Intel and AMD CPU's (virtually every laptop, desktop and server made in the last 15 years). Microsoft and Apple have both already issued patches to prevent attackers from [...]
The Manx SPCA rescues and rehomes all companion animals; dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, bearded dragons are all cared for seven days a week, every day of the year. The Manx SPCA is the 26th charity to be incorporated in the Isle of Man and is over 120 years old! Charities rely on the generosity of [...]
We have released Gateway Solver 2.45 "Transaction Engine" There are plenty of new changes, bugfixes and performance improvements and lots of under the hood improvements to get us ready for Gateway Solver 3.0. The most important update of all; if you're not yet using our Gateway Solver cloud service to send your Construction Industry Scheme [...]
What has the EU ever done for us? Well, apart from paid maternity, sick and annual leave; clean(er) water and now from May 2018 onwards, increased protection for how every European's (sorry Brexiteers, this is you too..) personal data is managed and transferred by the organisations that hold our personal data. If your organisation collects [...]
There is a new levy being introduced in the upcoming tax year; the Apprenticeship Levy. Employers with annual pay bills which exceed £3 million (including National Insurance) will have to pay a monthly levy of 0.5% of the total monthly pay bill to HM Revenue & Customs each month and report the payment with an online [...]
