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From 6 April 2022, businesses hiring former members of the UK armed forces in their first year of civilian employment can save thousands of pounds in employee National Insurance contributions (NICs).

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations, SI 1987/1968 and the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations, SI 2013/380. These Regulations will introduce a temporary change which will result in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) no longer accepting requests for ongoing consumption payments from energy suppliers for either new arrangements or increased payments for DWP claimants. Claimants will still be able to request ongoing consumption payments if they choose to do so, or increase/alter any payments already in place.

These Regulations temporarily increase the Married Women’s Reduced Rate (MWRR) primary Class 1 National Insurance contributions (NICs) by 1.25% for 2022/23.

4 April 2022 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

HMRC has issued instructions via the Joint Forum on Expatriate Tax and National Insurance Contributions on the filing on Appendix 7A and Appendix 7B returns.

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HMRC guidance reminds first-time licence applicants for taxi, private hire and scrap metal licences to confirm to licencing authorities that they are aware of their tax responsibilities.

These Regulations increase the maximum amount of Employment Allowance from £4,000 to £5,000 for the tax year 2022-23 and subsequent tax years.

This Order states the annual chargeable amounts of the annual tax on enveloped dwellings (ATED) for chargeable periods beginning on or after 1 April 2022.

HMRC has updated its guidance to reflect the new rates for the Primary Class 1 National Insurance contributions, car advisory fuel rates for 1400cc or less and the employment allowance.

These Regulations amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations, SI 2015/621 to increase rates of the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) in line with the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission.

The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England & Wales and Scotland have issued a fifth addendum to their guidance on Employment Tribunal awards for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury. The updated presidential guidance increases the Vento bands for making awards for injury to feelings in discrimination claims so that it is aligned with changes to the Retail Price Index All Items Index, which was released on 23 March 2022.

These Regulations amend the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations, SI 2017/692 to substitute the list of high-risk third countries in Schedule 3ZA for a new list.

These Regulations make a consequential amendment to the Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) Regulations, SI 2005/2045 to include reference to statutory parental bereavement pay payable in Northern Ireland (NI) to bring Northern Ireland in line with Great Britain.

These Regulations provide for the extension to Scheme Pays information and reporting deadlines where there has been a retrospective change of facts affecting an individual's pension input amount and their annual allowance.

28 March 2022 - This roundup sets out the most important changes to HMRC manuals over the past week as curated by our editors.

These two sets of Regulations revoke provisions which enabled individuals who were absent from work for reasons relating to coronavirus to qualify for statutory sick pay and preserve the legal effect of a ‘waiting days’ waiver which otherwise would have expired.

HMRC’s Stakeholder Digest (23 March 2022) provides a round-up of the latest news and updates including information on the Spring Statement, introduction of Plastic Packaging Tax and closure of the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme (SSP).

The Chancellor delivered his Spring Statement on 23 March 2022, detailing several new tax announcements.

The Supreme Court has published its judgment in Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Appellant) v NCL Investments Ltd and another (Respondent). The Supreme Court unanimously dismisses the appeal. The judgment is given by Lord Hamblen and Lady Rose, with whom Lord Reed, Lord Briggs and Lord Sales agree.