Employment
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The message 'no employments to list' displays. How are details entered?
The business must be set up and given its own identifier. This business will not appear on the list of Accounts Production clients (unless you want it to).
There is no limit to the number of businesses that can be registered on the IRIS database even if you have a client-limited starter-pack system (the limit applies to clients).
After displaying the 'no employments to list' message, a new business wizard is used.
Follow the screens to set up a new business or to link to an existing employer.
How is the 'close company' box ticked?
There are two reasons why box 7 on page E1 (1.7) may not be ticked.
The company must be a limited company that has been defined as a close company and the client must be a director of that company.
A 1 - To check that the employer is a 'close limited company' double-click on the employer shown in the top list view for benefits, car benefits and expenses.
This will display the central Client Maintenance screen. The type of business field will show whether the employer is a limited company.
There is a close company option on the same screen.
A 2 - To check that the client is a director of the company, follow the procedure above to get to the central Client Maintenance screen and select the Related tab.
If the person not a director, set up a new involvement as a director
Where is the employer's PAYE reference entered?
The employer's PAYE reference is shown in box 4 page E1 (1.1) on the employment supplementary pages to the tax return.
The reference is entered against the employer's details. Double-click on the business shown in the top list view for benefits, car benefits or expenses.
Select the Tax tab on the central client maintenance screen.
The car has been changed in the year. Why is IRIS computing too much car benefit on the second car?
The cause will probably be that the additional car question has been ticked.
This should only be used when the client is provided with two (or more) cars concurrently.
'Additional cars' do not receive a one-third mileage allowance for 2500-18000 miles. They only receive a one-third allowance for more than 18000 miles. A replacement car should not be flagged as an additional car.
Do not select Additional Car. Also make sure that the correct 'car acquired' and 'usage relinquished' dates have been entered on the car benefit screen.
How do I enter the total car benefit (or fuel benefit) from form P11D without using the car benefit data entry screens?
Enter car benefit as a type 29 benefit-in-kind and fuel benefit as a type 30 benefit-in-kind.
Why was the car not brought forward to the new tax year?
A date 'usage relinquished' was entered of 5/4/yy on the previous year's car benefit screen.
If the car is available all year leave the date 'car acquired' and date 'usage relinquished' fields blank. IRIS will automatically compute car benefit for the whole year.
How do I restrict fuel benefit where it is available for only part of the year?
Fuel benefit, if claimed, will automatically run for the same period as the car.
If the fuel benefit itself is available for only part of the time that the car is available, it must still be charged for the full period of the cars availability. TA88 s157(1)(5)(6).
From 2004 onwards the rules have changed and there are separate dates for the period that fuel was provided.
