Job retention scheme preparation

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If you have not got an email from HMPC there is some very important information in preparation for the Job retention scheme. We have pasted the mail below but also have a link to the original article

Getting ready for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

HMRC Business Help and Education Emails sent this bulletin at 09-04-2020 06:25 PM BST

Dear customer, We want to help you get ready to make a claim under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. If you’re eligible for the scheme, there are things that you can do now to be ready when the system is up and running later this month.
You’ll need to provide the following to make a claim:

  • The bank account number and sort code you’d like us to use when we pay your claim.
  • The name and phone number of the person in your business for us to call with any questions.
  • Your Self-Assessment UTR (Unique Tax Reference), Company UTR or CRN (Company Registration Number).
  • The name, employee number and National Insurance number for each of your furloughed employees.
  • The total amount being claimed for all employees and the total furlough period.

If you use an agent who is authorised to act for you for PAYE purposes, they will be able to make a claim on your behalf, so please speak to them now.

However, if you use a file-only agent (files your RTI return but doesn’t act for you in other matters), they won’t be able to make a claim for you and you’ll need the information listed above from them to make the claim yourself.

For more detailed advice, please visit GOV.UK. This guidance is being regularly updated, so please review it frequently.

You may also find this recorded webinar helpful, ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19) Job Retention Scheme‘, available on HMRC’s YouTube channel.

We’ll email you again in the next few days with more details on how and when to access the online system – please do not try to do this until we let you know it is available.

We wish you all the best at this challenging time, HMRC Customer Services

To find out all of the ways you can contact us and our opening times go to GOV.UK – contact HMRC