Workshops and presentations
Help and advice
If you are an employer
Online filing presentation
Our specialist online team has developed a short presentation all about sending employee starter and leaver forms and Employer Annual Returns online.
They are free and will help you:
- understand your online filing obligations
- tell you about the online filing benefits
- find out which forms you will have to send online and when
- register for our online services
- know how to get more help if you need it when you are doing it online.
See the list of events that are coming up in your area.
Our schedule of events is updated regularly, so check back if there is no date or location shown that suits you.
Bookings are made on a first come, first served basis, so we recommend that you book straight away, see Talk to us about doing it online.
Paying your employees - based on the Employers CD-ROM
We will show you how:
- to calculate tax and National Insurance using the employer CD-ROM,
- to use P45/P46 for new employees and leavers,
- to register for online services and
- where to get help when you need it.
How to use the Employer CD-ROM presentation
This presentation will show you the best features of the CD-ROM, how to use the payroll calculators, fill in forms on screen, view the guidance and give you some tips to make navigation easier.
Paying expenses and giving benefits to your employees
We cover:
- the most common types of expenses and benefits,
- any tax and National Insurance you may have to pay.
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
We teach you how to pay SSP to eligible employees and what you need to know if you operate your own sick pay scheme.
Statutory Payments
We teach you about:
- Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP),
- Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and
- Statutory Adoption pay (SAP) including payments and leave.
Completing your Employer Annual Return (P35)
We will show you how:
- to complete an employer’s End of Year Return
- to register for online services.
(Workshops run from February to mid May)
Expenses and Benefits and completing your End of Year Returns (P11D)
We teach you how to complete your End of Year expenses and benefits return, including calculating Class 1A National Insurance contributions (NICs).
(Workshops will run from March to June)
Calculating National Insurance Contributions for Directors
We tell you about the arrangements for calculating directors’ National Insurance contributions (NICs)
If you are self employed
Becoming self-employed
this workshop is an introduction to:
- Tax.
- National Insurance.
- VAT
- Record keeping.
- When to pay.
Self assessment for self-employed people
We tell you:
- how to complete the self-employment pages of your Self Assessment tax return
- which expenses and allowances you can claim
- when to send in your tax return, and
- how and when to pay your tax.
Please note Becoming Self Employed and Self Assessment for the Self Employed are not applicable to Directors of Limited Companies.
If you work in the construction industry
The Construction Industry Scheme presentation – for contractors and subcontractors
We tell you how the scheme works from April 2007and how it affects you. This includes pay procedures and how to make returns.
If you run a company
Setting up a Limited Company
This will be useful if you are about to, or have recently set up a Limited Company. You will learn about:
- companies and how to form them
- your obligations to
- Companies House
- HM Revenue and Customs
Introduction to International Trade
A basic presentation about importing and exporting goods.
Aimed at businesses that trade or are about to trade with countries outside
the European Community.
We will explain import/export procedures and highlight the various regimes
which may save you time and money.
Introduction to VAT
We will explain VAT registration, rates, tax points and claims to input tax. We will cover the different schemes, record keeping, and filling in a VAT return.
