Introduction to income tax and NICs
Training
Online
Description
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Type
Training
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Level
Beginner
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
1 Day
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Start date
August
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Beginning with calculating gross pay and establishing the different categories of deductions, this course moves to cover in-depth the rates, thresholds and methodologies for manually calculating income tax and NICs using both manual and table methods. By the end of the day, you will be able to perform a gross to net calculation, understand the extra considerations required for calculating pay for starters and leavers and the information required on a pay statement.
This course forms part of the face-to-face delivery option for the Payroll Technician Certificate. But can also be attended as a stand-alone course.
The course is suitable for delegates that have the following suggested roles:
- Payroll administrators
- Payroll coordinators
- HR administrators
- HR coordinators
- Payroll supervisors
And you may be working in either:
- A payroll bureau
- Accountancy firm
- In-house payroll team
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About this course
To equip you with the knowledge and skills to calculate PAYE income tax and National Insurance Contributions correctly.
- Calculate gross income
- Calculate PAYE and NIC liabilities
- Handle payments for starters and leavers correctly
- Sequence the required calculations correctly
- Outline the correct process for systems output
- Calculate net pay
New or experienced payroll practitioners who need up to date knowledge of key payroll calculations, enabling them to calculate income tax and NICs manually and to check payroll software company benefits.
So that you can get full benefit from the subjects in this course, we recommend that you have attended the following:
Payroll for Non-Payroll Professionals
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Subjects
- Payroll
- NICs
- Pensions
- Student loan
- RTI
- Apprenticeship levy
- Remittances
- PAYE
- Holiday Pay
- Tax
Teachers and trainers (1)
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Course programme
Ascertaining gross pay
- Classifying taxable and NICable pay elements
- Calculating pay apportionments correctly
Processing deductions
- Ascertaining what makes a deduction from pay lawful
- Classifying the three types of deductions
- Distinguishing deductions which affect taxable and NICable pay
- Overview of tax relief methods for pension contributions
National Insurance Categories
- Listing the NI category letters currently in use
- Identifying the correct NI category letter for employees
- Awareness of proof required to apply certain category letters
Calculating National Insurance Contributions
- Recognising the names and current amounts of NIC thresholds
- Listing the current rates of NICs for each category letter
- Calculating NICs using the Exact Percentage method
- Calculating NICs using the Table method
Identifying different tax codes
- Identifying circumstances which warrant “emergency tax codes”
- Categorising different tax codes
- Distinguishing Scottish tax codes
Calculating income tax
- Identifying the different allowances available
- Navigating through Pay Adjustment Table A
- Calculating income tax using the table method
- Calculating income tax using the manual method
- Awareness of circumstances where tax refunds may be processed
Completing gross to net calculations
- Identifying the correct order to calculating gross to net figures
- Performing gross to net calculations
Awareness of payslip obligations
- Awareness of deadlines and eligibility for a payslip
- Outlining the minimum information required on payslips
Administering starters & leavers correctly
- Listing information required for processing starters & leavers
- Completing forms P45 and New Starter Checklist correctly
Introduction to income tax and NICs