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Enrol and use HMRC's PAYE Online service to send payroll information to HMRC, to view the balance of what you owe, and to access tax codes and notices about your employees
As an employer, you need to use HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) PAYE Online…
To use PAYE Online you need to: enrol for the service (you’ll need your…
PAYE Desktop Viewer is an application from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
Find out if, and how, you need to register with HMRC when you start employing people.
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
As an employer, you normally have to operate PAYE as part of your payroll.…
You can operate PAYE by either: paying a payroll provider to do it for you…
If you decide to run payroll yourself, you need to complete certain tasks…
You must collect and keep records of: what you pay your employees and the…
Download HMRC's free payroll software Basic PAYE Tools
Claim up to £10,500 off your employer's National Insurance (NI), who is eligible, how to claim using your payroll software.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
Find HMRC-recognised payroll software to manage your Real Time Information (RTI) PAYE payments and deductions.
Use their P45 (or starter checklist, which replaced the P46) to get information from your new employee, set them up on your payroll software, tell HMRC.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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