What is happening to the employment allowance in 2020?

In April 2020, the government are planning to make changes to the employment allowance. Since 2014 many businesses have been able to claim £3,000  per year as a deduction against Class 1 NI, but from April things are changing!

Here is a quick summary

  1. Employers won’t automatically qualify for the EA (Employment Allowance) and must claim it each year. This will mean submitting a declaration confirming that you’ve checked and qualify by meeting the eligibility conditions.
  2. Employer with more than £100k of Class 1 NI won’t qualify
  3. Connected employers won’t qualify – sharing staff, premises or other resources
  4. EA will be counted as State Aid and the maximum state aid allowed is 200,000 euros

So even if items 2 to 4 don’t apply, item 1 will apply to every business wanting to make a claim.

steve@bicknells.net

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