Payroll software firm IRIS has published a free guide to HM Revenue & Customs requirements for compulsory online payroll filing for small businesses.
HMRC has confirmed that electronic filing of payroll documents will be compulsory for all companies from payroll year-end 2009/10. From next April, HMRC will require all employers to file their P35 and P14 year-end tax and national insurance documents electronically.
However, IRIS says many small firms have still not prepared for this change. Large firms have been required to file electronically since 2005.
Oliver Shaw, managing director of IRIS SME Solutions, said, "Until now, organisations with fewer than 50 employees have been free to file their returns using a number of methods. We've created this guide to provide some practical, easy to understand help for small business owners so they can ensure they meet the new HMRC requirements."
The IRIS guide to online filing, - "Attention all Small Business Owners!", can be found here
Registration for the HMRC Online filing service is available here
Last Updated (30 October 2009)



