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Tax Settings

The part of the user interface to add tax settings

Small Employers Relief

Select if you are eligible or not eligible. This relates to small employers being able to claim back 103% of their statutory payments. Please see Statutory Payments for further information on what can be claimed.

Employment Allowance

Select if you are eligible or not eligible.

Employment allowance options within tax settings.

Economically Active

This refers to whether state aid rules apply to your company. For the majority of companies, state aid rules do apply.

But if you do not make or sell goods or services, choose no. For example if you’re a charity, an amateur sports club or if you employ a care worker.

If state aid rules do apply, you need to select which sectors apply to your business.

The sectors are:

  • In Agriculture

  • In Aquaculture

  • In Road Transport

  • In Any Other Sector (Industries).

Select all that apply to your business.

See below for HMRC guidance.

Once you have completed this, an EPS - Employment Allowance Claim will be generated for you to file with HMRC to inform them you are eligible. You will be able to find the EPS under HMRC -> RTI Submissions in the side menu. You need to tell HMRC every year if you are eligible. If you run Year End through Shape Payroll, an EPS will be created for the next tax year.

Apprenticeship Levy

Employers that have an annual pay bill of over 3 million have to pay the apprenticeship levy. If you need to pay this, select Yes and enter how much allowance you receive. Once this is set up, each month the Employer Payment Summary (EPS) will be generated for you to submit to HMRC.

The apprenticeship levy in tax settings.

Pay HMRC

Select if you pay your HMRC liabilities Monthly or Quarterly

If you pay HMRC less £1,500 per month, you may be able to pay HMRC quarterly. You need to contact the HMRC payment helpline for more information.

HMRC Further Guidance

  • Employment Allowance

  • Apprenticeship Levy

  • Paying HMRC

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