Payroll: EPS - no payments made
Question asked by Kevin Doran 9 years ago
Just to confirm, if no payments were made for the payroll month ending 5th March which 'inactivity period start/end' dates should we be selecting on the EPS?
Hi Kevin
Please choose Feb (11) to Feb (11) from the drop down box as from and to dates to match 6th of February to 5th of March as inactivity period start and end dates for EPS submission. Behind the scenes February here refers to the tax month 06th Feb to the 5th March in Clear Books.
I have confirmed this with the developers too just to be doubly sure.
Best regards
Latha
Best answerPerfect, thanks Latha!
Hi guys
I've just had to look back on this email to remind me of what's what.
I think the text in the dropdown boxes could do with being better labelled. I want to file a nil return for March so selecting 6th March as the inactivity period start and 5th April as the inactivity period end would seem more natural.
Just a thought...
Thanks, Kevin. Another good one to add to the list :)
Can I just add that "inactivity period" is also vague - it sounds too close to "dormant". It's just a "nil return" so why not call it that? And why isn't this field at the top of the page? I looked at that field trying to figure out what it meant and it made no sense to me whatsoever. I've had to file this post away too for the future just so I remember how it works. Really badly labelled and designed.
Oh, and the HMRC requires it to be sent monthly, even retroactively, not for a period of time like several months. So given that's the case, why is there a period start and end and not just a period that is a month?
Eg: Period: April (1)
And why isn't anything in the help on how to use EPS to file a nil return or no payment period?
I'm a bit confused about this.
I should have filed EPS showing no activity in April this year, but I missed that.
So now it is time for another EPS (no activity) for May.
Do I submit two x EPS
ie one that is April to April and another that is May to May
OR
just submit one EPS that is April to May?
Thanks
Hi Pete,
You would only submit one EPS for the start of the year (You can do this in May) and one further EPS for each month in which you have activity.
All the best,
Mohamed.
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