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Wage slips must show any deductions and explain them - not everyone has the right to a payslip
Regular payroll tasks - record employee pay, calculate deductions, give payslips, report to and pay HMRC, view the balance of what you owe HMRC.
As an employer operating PAYE as part of your payroll, you need to…
Record your employees’ salary or wages in your payroll software. Include…
Your payroll software will calculate how much income tax and National…
You must give your employees and your ‘workers’ a payslip on or before…
Use your payroll software to send a Full Payment Submission (FPS) to tell…
Use your payroll software to send an Employer Payment Summary (EPS) as…
Every month you have to pay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC): the tax and…
If you send a late Full Payment Submission (FPS) without a valid reason,…
You need to report more information on a Full Payment Submission (FPS) if:…
You can move your payday to a different day or change how often you pay…
Find out how to manually calculate Statutory Maternity Pay if your payroll software or the GOV.UK calculator does not work out your employee’s payments.
What to do about tax and National Insurance if you pay an employee free of tax.
When debt payments can be taken from your wages, changing how much you pay, paying it off early, and reporting a change to your circumstances
Use this if your payroll software or the GOV.UK calculator does not calculate your employee’s payments.
Check your payslip to make sure you are not involved in a tax avoidance scheme, operated by some umbrella companies.
Tax and reporting rules for employers who meet or reimburse an employee's expenses - scale rate payments round sum allowances (RSA)
How to calculate your employee's Statutory Sick Pay if you cannot use the GOV.UK calculator.
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
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