What's new?
This release updates the system to automatically populate the 'TaxWkOfApptOfDirector' field in the Full Payment Submission for company directors who were appointed after week 1 of the current tax year. This change ensures compliance with HMRC reporting requirements and improves the accuracy of director appointment data.
Key Changes
Tax week of appointment
The field 'TaxWkOfApptOfDirector' will now be populated with the tax week number when a director is appointed after week 1 of the tax year.
The tax week number corresponds to the week in which the director was appointed.
The field will be populated or not depending on the following cases
Field included: The field is populated when the director's appointment date or start date is within the current tax year, or if they were a director at some point in the tax year.
Field not included: The field is not populated if there’s no valid appointment date or start date, or if the appointment was made in a previous tax year, or in a future tax year.
Tax week calculation
The tax week number is calculated automatically based on the director’s appointment date. For example, an appointment on 28/04/23 will result in the field being populated with ‘4’ (indicating the 4th tax week).
Impact
FPS Reports: This update applies to both regular FPS and correction FPS submissions, ensuring that the correct tax week is reported for directors appointed mid-tax year.
Profile Setup: Payroll administrators will need to ensure that the 'Date Appointed' field is updated in the team member's profile for directors appointed after the start of the tax year.
How to access the update
We made this live on 14 February 2025 🎉✨