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Follow on Google News | Pension Auto Enrolment: What to do if You're a Micro BusinessIf you're a company with a PAYE scheme you will probably have received your 12-month ‘notice’ letter from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) confirming your staging date. But does this regulation actually apply to your business?
Are you a ‘Close Company’? Where there are up to five owners of this type the business is referred to as a ‘close company’. Representative bodies have been asking TPR for clarification on the position of close companies. There was a recent announcement that any business with no workers or employees in the normal sense is except from auto enrolment, but what these businesses have to do in advance of their given staging date is still not clear enough. Letters are sent to all businesses with no differentiation for those who are exempt, so there could be a great deal of confusion for anyone who does not realise they don’t fall under the regulations. What to do when you receive your advice notice Essex bookkeepers Office Assistants (http://www.officeassistants.org) report that TPR have said that when a business receives its 12 month advice notice, it should write back stating it has no ‘workers’ and is therefore fully exempt from the auto enrolment process. Apparently there is an opportunity to do this online, but we’ve had a look and unfortunately it does not appear to be a straightforward system. If you are in the dark about what you should be doing concerning auto enrolment, and are worried about your position as a ‘close company’ – a business with only you or up to five other directors or owners on the payroll – then seek the advice of your bookkeepers who will be able to tell you what you need to do and were you stand with the regulations. Office Assistants offers bookkeeping services and much more to clients throughout the south east of England from their base in Rainham, Essex. For more information visit http://www.officeassistants.org. End
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