When you employ someone, you will need to collect income tax from their wages in accordance with their tax code. As an employer, your main role in relation to tax codes is to operate the code that HMRC give you and change the code when HMRC tell you to change it. However, it is helpful to ...

Under the Real Time Information (RTI) system, most employers have to send Pay As You Earn (PAYE) information to HMRC online. A few employers can use paper to send information to HMRC. This page tells you more about online and paper filing.

This page tells you when you must register as an employer with HMRC and how to do it. Please note that there are a handful of occasions when you do not need to register with HMRC, even if you are an employer, which are also explained. 

The government encourage independent living by giving you choice on how your needs are met. If you qualify, you can get money from different schemes so you can choose and pay for your own support and services. You may also choose to pay for help with your own money.

You may be considering employing a disabled person for their abilities, skills or experience. On this page, we look at the support, tax-related and otherwise, that employers can access.

As an employer, you may wonder why you need to worry about universal credit (UC). We give an overview on this page, together with some information about how your actions as an employer can impact your employee’s benefits.