This email is relevant to you if you have, or intend to, furlough staff and explains how to apply for the Furlough repayments in case you need to take action.
If we prepare your payroll for you, you can rest assured that Sue will take care of this for you. You also do not need to read the rest of this email if you have not furloughed any employees.
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - Claiming 80% of Furloughed Pay
You will be able to claim funding from the government using a new portal if you have furloughed any of your employees. Although we have not yet been given full guidance from HMRC, it appears that the funding will need to be claimed through the government gateway service for employers.
You will, therefore, need to make sure you have access to your PAYE online account.
In order to make sure that you can claim as soon as possible (HMRC has told tax agents - that's us - that the launch will be on 20 April) please take the following action now as it takes 7 days or longer under normal circumstances to obtain Gateway Access.
If you already have a government gateway account, please log in to make sure it works, and your password is correct or is renewed.
Then ensure that PAYE Online for Employers is listed as a service that you can use. If it is not, please follow the instructions to add it. You will need your PAYE reference number and accounts office reference number to hand when you do.
If you do not have a government gateway account already, please visit https://www.gov.uk/log-in-register-hmrc-online-services to do so. An activation code will need to be posted to you which is why we suggest you action this now.
If you require any assistance with PAYE online services, Sue and I will be delighted to help. Contact her in the usual way - as you can imagine she is exceptionally busy but is doing an amazing job.
Stay safe.
Noel Guilford