Hot topic workshops for payroll professionals

Members of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals have a number of opportunities this autumn to get up to date with all the changes in payroll and pension legislation. The ‘Hot Topics Workshops’, taking place at London, Birmingham and Glasgow all before Christmas, give an overview of issues such as automatic enrolment for pensions, payroll software and data improvement for real time information. The full day also includes opportunities to network and find out more about Continuing Professional Development (CPD). You can even book a one-to-one appointment to talk to an advisor from the CIPP  to talk about your personal CPD situation. Colleagues who are not yet members can also attend at a slightly higher cost. The London event takes place first on 28^th Nov, then Birmingham on the 4^th Dec and Glasgow on the 13^th Dec. For full details visit the CIPP website. http://www.cipp.org.uk/en/learning-and-development/cipp-events/index.cfm/shorturl/hot-topics/sessionid/A256E47C-7425-4BA5-80D304F3ACB8F723

Freelancer or employee? Public accounts committee urges public sector review

How should finance departments ensure that the freelancers who work for them pay enough tax? Which organisations have significant numbers of employees who don’t pay tax at source? The Public Accounts Committee has recently expressed concerns about the BBC in particular, and other bodies with high numbers of staff apparently in this situation. In an article on the Accountancy Age website, more details are given of the number of employees who work this way and other bodies that the cross-party committee may want to investigate including the NHS and local government. Margaret Hodge MP, chair of the committee, explained that the scrutiny was to ‘show leadership in the fight against tax avoidance’ and that "those whose income is derived from monies raised through taxation have a particular obligation to make sure that they do not use tax avoidance schemes." For more on the review read the full article at http://www.accountancyage.com/aa/news/2214799/mps-shocked-by-bbc-tax-arrangements#ixzz28hcdiJzv