Along with more than 120 uses of ‘Mr, Mrs or Ms Dummy’, several hundred Mr, Mrs or Ms X and a plethora of surnames including Cleaner, Student and Worker, there were also more than 800 submissions with the surname ‘unknown’.
In addition, more than 40 employees were listed as being older than 200!
Jim Harra said: “Inaccurate PAYE returns can cause problems for employees resulting in the wrong amounts being deducted from their pay. PAYE errors also mean that employers and HMRC spend valuable time and money putting them right.”
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