PAYE27032 - employer records: maintain schemes: change scheme type - P to PSC (Action Guide)
To take the appropriate action when you are told that a business with employees takes on at least one subcontractor for the first time, follow steps 1 - 6 below. This Guide is presented as follows
| Initial action | Steps 1 - 2 |
| Clerical action | Steps 3 - 4 |
| In all cases | Steps 5- 6 |
Initial action
- Use Function AMEND EMPLOYER TRADE & SCHEME DETAILS to change the scheme type to PSC
Where the scheme type is PSC or XP you must enter a ‘Date Notified’, which is the date you received the information or select one of the following check boxes
- ‘Date Not Known’ - where you do not know the date you received the information
Or
- ‘Date Not Applicable’ – where the update is being made from information not received from the employer
- In all cases you must enter an ‘Effective Date’, which is the date the contractor started / stopped making payments to their subcontractors.
This date must have been established with the contractor and you must not enter a date of 6 April unless you are certain that is the established date.
Clerical action
- If the change was advised by a fax from NESI go to step 5
Otherwise
- Send a fax to the NESI Helpline (01355 358112) giving the details of the change
Note: On receipt of the change NESI will update their database and send a revised starter pack
In all cases
- Attach a covering letter to advise the employer
- That you have update the employer record with effect from (date)
- The reason for the change
- That they must use their revised starter pack in conjunction with the pack already received
If they have registered to file their return online
- That this will not be possible for form CIS36
- Use Function AMEND EMPLOYER NOTES to record your actions and then file the papers in the employer record pad
