Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what legislative changes were made to enable employers to report real-time information on taxation to HMRC.

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 No. 822 made the amendments necessary to the Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2682) to enable Pay As You Earn (PAYE) reporting in real time.

The collection of National Insurance contributions (NICs), the income tax construction industry scheme (CIS) and student loan repayments also rely on the PAYE system. Consequently amendments were also made to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/1004), the Income Tax (Construction Industry Scheme) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/2045) and the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/470) to reflect the introduction of reporting in real time.