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Taxshield P11D Manager PC Specifications

The minimum CPU speed should be 1500, the minimum RAM should be 512 the recommendation Ram should be 1 GB.

Network speed should be minimum of 100 base.

If the worksheet requires you to answer whether a contractor is an employer or employee, then this relates back to the contract made for the expenses incurred.

For example, if the company contracts for private health cover for employees via a private health scheme, then the contractor is the employer.  But if the employee has personal private health cover which they have arranged for themselves, then the contractor is the employee.

Where the employer is the contractor, Class 1a Nic is applicable.  If the employee is the contractor then this is Class 1 Nic, and will not give a Nic Liability on the P11D.

Before you can start filing by internet, it’s necessary to register with the Inland Revenue.  They will give you a password and login details.

While you are running the P11D Manager programme, click the “Help” tab in the top left-hand corner. Then click the “General” tab to show which version is currently in use.

Yes – all Taxshield substitute forms are approved by the Inland Revenue.

The base cost is an annual fee that covers both IT and tax-technical support for Taxshield, all relevant software updates for that year, and any changes authorised by the Inland Revenue.

For stand alone installations (not a server install), please check that the software has been installed into the same location (that is, drive and folder) on your computer as any previous Taxshield installations.

However if you are installing to a server location please note the following!

This years software requires that you install to a local drive and then point a path to your previous data location on your server.

Please do not attempt to install any .exe files to your server.

Your previous year data will pull through to the new software as normal.

Just call the Taxshield sales team on 0870 609 1918. Increasing the number of licences you have is a quick and simple process, which can be done over the phone.

Any Taxshield software updates throughout the year will be dispatched to you, as a client, automatically.

If the expense or benefit is in the employer name, Class 1A National Insurance contributions will apply and you should enter “employer” in the contractor box.

If the expense or benefit is not in the company name, you should select “employee” in the contractor box. Class 1 Nic will be due and this should be dealt with through your company payroll.

A Section 336 claim is a claim against expenses which are wholly and exclusively necessary for the performance of your duties as an employee. If you are not sure which expenses can be claimed, please refer to the HM Revenue & Customs Booklet 480 for further guidance.

If your expenses do qualify, please show the relevant entries in the required section. A form can then be produced, which needs to signed by the relevant employee and submitted to HM Revenue & Customs.

If the car is available for the whole tax year, but is withdrawn on the 5th April, you must enter “Yes” or “No” as to whether the car was actually withdrawn on the 5th April.

Under the car fuel screen, a date must be entered into the “withdrawal of car fuel” box.

The new car must be added to the database before a P46 Car can be generated. Only one P46 Car is required on changeover. Once all the details of the new car have been entered, select the P46 Car tab within the second car worksheet. Follow the on-screen instructions.

The Taxshield Admin Module includes any updates post-Budget, and also allows you to continue inputting information onto your system throughout the year.

Yes – you can call our team for software or tax-technical support on 0870 609 1918. The lines are open on weekdays between 9am and 5.30pm.

Not in the 2007-08 version – but there will be in the full version next year for 2008-09.