ECH4010 - Employer and Contractor's Role: PAYE and NICs Legislation
The main sections of the Regulations which require employers
to
- operate and account for PAYE tax and Class 1 National Insurance Contributions
- retain and produce records for inspection are summarised below.
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003, (SI 2003 No. 2682)
- Regulations 8, 21 - deduction and repayment of tax under the appropriate code.
- Regulations 22, 23, 28, 29, 31 - calculation and making of deduction or repayment.
- Regulations 9, 46, 47, 48, 49, 58 - employee for whom code not known.
- Regulation 66 - deductions working sheet (DWS).
- Regulations 68, 69 - payment of tax monthly by employer.
- Regulations 70 - payment of tax quarterly by employer.
- Regulation 97 - inspection of employer’s records.
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
- Section 3 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 – earnings and earnings periods.
- Section 6 – liability to pay Class 1 NICs.
- Sections 8 & 9 – calculation of primary and secondary Class 1 NICs.
- Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 – method of paying Class 1 NICs.
- Paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 – transferring secondary NIC liability to an employee.
- Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 – power to combine collection of NICs with income tax.
- Paragraph 7 & 7A of Schedule 1 – penalties in the case of returns.
- Paragraph 7B & 7BZA of Schedule 1 – collection of NICs otherwise. than through the PAYE system.
Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001, (SI 2001 No 1004)
- Regulations 2 -31 – assessment of Class 1 NICs.
- Regulation 67 and Schedule 4 – makes provision for Class 1 NICs to be paid, accounted for and recovered in a like manner as PAYE.
- Paragraphs 6 & 7(13) of Schedule 4 – prepare and maintain a DWS.
- Paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 – calculation of Class 1 NICs deductions.
- Paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 – payment of NICs monthly by employer.
- Paragraph 11 of Schedule 4 – payment of NICs quarterly by employer.
- Paragraph 11A of Schedule 4 – payment of NICs in respect of retrospective earnings.
- Paragraph 22 of Schedule 4 – end of year returns.
- Regulation 26 of Schedule 4 – inspection of employer’s records.
On any occasion where there is a dispute with an employer or you need to quote legislation, you should use the actual text of the Regulations.
