Latest information

New software to support the
Clergy Payroll (Oct 2012)

Update on our software implementation. [more]

Weddings Project (Oct 2012)

Resources updated. [more]

Parochial Fees

Latest information. [more]

Church Growth Research

Website launched. [more]

New PAYE reference (June 2012)

New PAYE reference for the Clergy Payroll. [more]

National Car Loan Scheme (June 2012)

New interest for loans granted on or after 1 July 2012. [more]

Pensions Payroll (Feb 2012)

Important information about changes to the way we pay pensions. [more]

Anglican Mutual Credit Union (AMCU) (Jan 2012)

An update from the Shadow Board of the AMCU. [more]

Parochial Fees (July 2011)

A note about the session at General Synod. [more]

P60 Certificates (April 2011)

A note about the despatch of P60 certificates for 2010-2011. [more]

Budget 2011: Changes to Mileage Rates (Mar 2011)

Increase to the higher rate to 45p per mile with effect from 6 April 2011. [more]

HMRC: Tax Codes for 2011-2012 (Mar 2011)

If you have received a PAYE Coding Notice for the year 2011-12 we need to trouble you to check your coding notice. [more]

General Synod February 2011 group of sessions (Feb 2011)

Papers which may be of interest for stipend purposes include Ecclesiastical Fees - Implementing the new legislation (GS1813) and The 38th Report of the Central Stipends Authority ( GSMisc977)

Changes to the Clergy Pension Scheme (Jan 2011)

Changes to the Scheme come into effect from 1 January 2011. [more]

HMRC: Error with Tax Codes (Jan 2011)

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has recently issued tax codes to most stipendiary clergy which have included the full HLC allowance paid in the last tax year. This was incorrect and we are working with HMRC to correct this problem. The codes are not being used to calculate the tax with the January stipend payments. [Read more]

Changes to HMRC at Bradford (Sept 2010)

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is changing the way it administers tax records for those paid through our payroll. [Read more

Anglican Mutual Credit Union (Sept 2010)

Update from the Steering Group

Work to establish the Anglican Mutual Credit Union is progressing. 
Read more

On-line completion of tax return (Sept 2010)

Having sought some volunteers we are now evaluating some software.
Read more

Circular with August statements (Aug 2010)

If you are in receipt of an HLC allowance and you have not completed and returned an Annual Return (pink form) for the period to 31 March 2010 your August stipend statement included a note to alert you to some changes to your allowance.
Read more

Contacting our tax office (July 2010)

HM Revenue & Customs use regional collection points for all written correspondence and Clergy need to use the following correspondence address. Read more                         

P60 Certificates
Tax Year 2009-2010 (May 2010)

P60 certificates have been despatched. Notes to assist with the completion of the Minister of Religion Pages from the Tax Return are available from the resources section of our main page [go to main page].

Further information from: clergy.payments@churchofengland.org

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