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Government considering total ban on auto enrolment commission charges
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced it is considering banning all commission charges in auto enrolment pension scheme in an effort to protect savers from increasing charges….
Business Start Up Loans to receive extra boost from high street banks
Entrepreneurs applying to take part in the government’s Start Up Loans scheme will soon be given access to additional funding from high street banks, with Santander being the first to…
HMRC online PAYE services to be unavailable due to shutdown
HMRC has announced that due to planned IT upgrade and maintenance work, many of their online services will be unavailable to users over the next week. From Wednesday 9 October…
4 reasons to consider moving to the cloud
Recent years have seen cloud computing gaining acceptance and popularity at an ever increasing rate, but why exactly is this? What are the potential benefits of making the transition to…
Over 90% of employers will seek auto enrolment advice and support
Early feedback tells us that auto enrolment is incredibly complex, and recent research from NEST confirms this view, with the majority of employers stating they would be seeking advice. According…
Rentadesk make the switch to cloud-based payroll
Bleddyn Williams set up Rentadesk in 2005 as a way of offering accessible office space to anyone who needed it, all at an affordable price. In the years since, the…
Auto enrolment preparation is biggest objective for almost 40% of businesses
Preparing for auto enrolment has been listed as the biggest objective over the next 12 months by over a third (39%) of businesses, according to a recent study. The research,…
5 top tips for preparing for auto enrolment
As more and more companies start preparing for auto enrolment, pension provider NEST has put together a list of top tips to give employers an idea of what steps they…
Auto enrolment opt out rates are three times lower than predicted
It has been almost a year since auto enrolment was first introduced to UK businesses, and research from Scottish Widows has discovered that the number of workers opting out of…
Congratulations to our Tough Mudders!
On Saturday 21st Sept an IRIS team of 6 crazy people took on the challenge of completing a Tough Mudder event. The team was made up of Kathryn McCafferty, Rob…
Have your say in the AccountingWEB Software Satisfaction Awards 2013
IRIS are entered in the Software Satisfaction Awards this year and we would like you to rate us. The Software Satisfaction Awards take place annually with the aim being to…
HMRC introduce new “generic notifications” for RTI reporting
HMRC have announced that in October they will be introducing a series of new notifications to try and help employers manage their PAYE reporting, following on from the introduction of…
How moving to the cloud can help improve your practice’s cash flow
There is a major change to accounting standards coming soon. The change should not be underestimated, could be a steep learning curve for accountants, and planning for it should start…
New calls for “pot follows member” pension reform to be scrapped
Not long after the government announced plans to introduce a “pot follows member” scheme for automatic enrolment pensions, there have been calls to scrap the plan and replace it with…