| Employers are being urged
to make sure their PAYE paperwork is
correct after hundreds of returns
incorrectly claimed to employ A N Other in
2009/10. As well as 507 A N Others,
employer returns submitted to HM Revenue &
Customs (HMRC) for 2009/10 also contained
the following errors:
- 128 staff entered as Mr, Ms or Mrs
Dummy
- 572 people whose surnames only
included the letter X, ranging from Mr X
to Mrs XXXXXX
- 75 staff with the surname Casual, 11
Cleaners, nine Workers and six Students
- 824 employees with the surname
Unknown and
- 40 people who were apparently aged
200 or more, due to incorrect dates of
birth being given.
Jim Harra, HMRC’s director of customer
operations, said: “Most employers get
their PAYE returns right. The few who
don’t can cause problems for their
employees, for example, incorrect
deductions of tax.
“Around 80 per cent of errors in
employee data are due to an incorrect
name, date of birth or national insurance
number – straightforward information that
can be collected and checked quite easily.
“So, whether you are employing Mr or
Mrs J Smith – or even Mr or Mrs A N Other,
please use the full and official name on
your PAYE paperwork. First names are very
important, especially for common surnames.
“We really want employers to check that
they are sending us the right details for
all their employees, to make life easier
for them, HMRC and their employees.”
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