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Paul Chappell
After the National Insurance shock of 2024, employers went into this Budget expecting a quieter ride. And that’s what they got. Quiet doesn’t mean nothing to do, though. There’s a wage rise to plan for, new mileage rates, a big...
- Paul Chappell
Showing you appreciate your employees at Christmas time is a lovely gesture. Landing them, or the business with an unexpected tax bill, is not so festive! The rules about what is and isn’t tax free, are a headache. And, for...
- Paul Chappell
For most of the last decade, the company car looked like a relic. Tax bills climbed, perks shrank, and plenty of employees and directors took the cash allowance instead. The sums have moved since then. EVs sit in the lowest...
- Paul Chappell
For income tax, HMRC treats a geographical area as one big permanent workplace when an employee’s duties are formally tied to that area, they’ve no single base, and they work there regularly. Get that call right, and your mobile staff’s...
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Alison Clynes
Ascend Payroll is delighted to announce that we are now the strategic payroll partner for Odyssey HR Consulting. Odyssey HR Consulting supports businesses across the UK with HR advice, on-site support, HR audits, pre-employment screening and health and safety advice....
- Alison Clynes
Our payroll team has grown again. Elle Howden joins Ascend as Senior Payroll Professional and Lauren Rowe as Payroll Professional, with the pair starting within days of each other. Here’s a bit more about them, how they found their way...
- Alison Clynes
Three shortlists. Three wins. Ascend Payroll came home from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) Awards with every award we were up for. We picked up Payroll Service Provider of the Year (up to 20,000 payslips per month), Project...
- Alison Clynes
How a fast-growing van accessories manufacturer swapped last-minute firefighting for a payroll partnership built on care and attention. Rhino Products designs and makes roof bars, racking, ladders and accessories for working vans across the UK. Over the last decade the...
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Stewart Waddell
I’ve had a lot of conversations with business owners and finance leaders over the past few months. Different sectors, different sizes, different payroll set-ups. But the same story keeps coming up, and it’s one that frustrates me. Payroll is drifting...
- Paul Chappell
Here’s an uncomfortable truth. Millions of people hand HMRC more than they need to every year, usually because nobody told them what they’re entitled to. We’re payroll people, so spotting money that should be in your pocket is what we...
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