The Employment Allowance benefits eligible employers by reducing their National Insurance liability. The current allowance is £5,000. An employer can claim less than the maximum if this covers their total Class 1 NIC bill.
The allowance is only available to employers that have employer NIC liabilities of under £100,000 in the previous tax year.
Connected employers or those with multiple PAYE schemes will have their contributions aggregated to assess eligibility for the allowance. The Employment Allowance can be used against employer Class 1 NICs liability. It cannot be used against Class 1A or Class 1B NICs liabilities. The allowance can only be claimed once across all employer’s PAYE schemes or connected companies. De minimis state aid rules may also apply in restricting the use of the allowance.
Employment Allowance claims need to be re-submitted each tax year. There are currently a number of excluded categories where employers cannot claim the employment allowance. This includes limited companies with a single director and no other employees as well as employees whose earnings are within IR35 ‘off-payroll working rules’.
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