EXPERT GUIDE

Resources

Employing people

Information on other legal aspects of employing people.

Find a local Community Accountancy Service

You can search the Community Accountancy Network website to see if there is a community accountancy service in your area which provides a payroll service and advice on PAYE issues.

E13 Day-to-Day Payroll

The E13 booklet Day-to-day Payroll, produced by HMRC, provides detailed guidance on PAYE and NI.

PAYE and NIC rates and limits

This .pdf booklet (590 kb) provides the PAYE and NIC rates and limits for 2008-09.

Employed or self-employed

HMRC Guides to help you decide if someone is employed or self-employed.

The Employer Further Guide to PAYE and NICs

More guidance on PAYE and National Insurance Contributions (NICS).

HM Revenue and Customs mileage rates

Details of the HMRC approved mileage rates

HM Revenue and Customs guide for Volunteer Drivers

This guidance is for volunteer drivers who offer their services for an organised volunteer car scheme. It tells you how to work out whether tax is due on any mileage or other allowances you receive towards the costs of running your car.

Volunteering England

Volunteering England works to support and increase in the quality, quantity, impact and accessibility of volunteering throughout England. You can find advice and guidance on managing volunteers and volunteer expenses through this site. Some key areas are provided below.

Expenses and state benefits

Volunteer expenses

Volunteer drivers

How to say thank you to your volunteers

Tax on trustee expenses

Advice from NCVO on managing the payment of expenses to trustees and management committee members.

Staff payment practicalities

VolResource aims to make it quick and easy to get to useful information on anything to do with running a voluntary organisation (whether a community group, charity or other non-profit body). Here they provide information on the fundamentals of pay and 'employee benefits'.

Directory of Social Change online catalogue  £

The Voluntary Sector Legal Handbook by Sandy Adirondack and James Sinclair Taylor is available from the DSC online catalogue.