First of all, don’t panic. Whilst HMRC have a reputation for being hard to deal with, quite often once you’re speaking to the right person things can be resolved fairly easily.
A £100.00 HMRC Penalty Notice is charged if:
- Your Full Payment Submission (FPS) was late
- You didn’t send the expected number of FPSs
- You didn’t send an Employer Payment Summary (EPS) when you didn’t pay any employees in a tax month
You have 30 days to appeal the penalty notice, and you can do this via HMRC’s online services. Valid reasons to appeal a penalty can be found here:
www.gov.uk/what-happens-if-you-dont-report-payroll-information-on-time
Alternatively, you have 30 days to pay the penalty, as interest will be charged after this point.
PayrollAbility’s efficient payroll service means you will not receive a penalty notification from HMRC. However, if you run your own payroll and have received a letter we are happy to speak to HMRC on your behalf. We can appeal penalties for you and have a good record of reducing, or in many cases overturning penalties completely. The sooner you speak to us the more chance of a positive outcome.
Call the office for a chat today on 01384 92 90 20 and let us take the stress out of the situation for you.
