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Currently, termination payments over £30,000 are subject to income tax but not National Insurance Contributions. It was announced at the March Budget 2016 that, from April 2018, termination payments over £30,000 will be subject to employer NICs. However, the Government has announced that this change will not now be introduced until April 2019.

Although the first £30,000 of a termination payment will remain exempt from income tax and NICs, from April 2019, termination payments over £30,000 will be subject to employer NICs. So, with employer NICs at 13.8%, this change will lead to increased costs for employers for large termination payments. It is anticipated that this tax will be collected in ‘real-time’, as part of the employer’s standard weekly or monthly payroll returns and remittances to HMRC.

For further details contact Paul Newson

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