PAYE Online for employers

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Using PAYE Online

As an employer, you need to use HM Revenue and Customs바카라 사이트™ (HMRC) PAYE Online service to:

  • check what you owe HMRC
  • pay your bill
  • see your payment history
  • access tax codes and notices about your employees
  • appeal a penalty
  • get alerts from HMRC when you report or pay late, or do not send the expected number of reports in a month
  • send expenses and benefits returns such as P46 (car), P11D and P11D(b)

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Before you start

To use PAYE Online, you need to: 

  • register as an employer 
  • enrol for PAYE Online 
  • activate the service 

If you registered as an employer online 

You are automatically enrolled for PAYE Online when you register as an employer online. 

After you바카라 사이트™ve registered, HMRC will send you an activation code within 10 days by post. You must within 28 days of the date on the letter.  

If you do not activate your account in time, you will have to enrol for PAYE Online again.  

If you registered as an employer over the phone or by post 

You바카라 사이트™ll need to enrol for PAYE Online before you can use the service.

Sign in to PAYE Online

Online services may be slow during busy times. Check if there are any problems with this service.

Tax codes and notices

HMRC sends you information about your employees through PAYE Online. You can log in to view:

  • tax code notices (P6 and P9)
  • student loan notices (SL1 and SL2)
  • National Insurance verification notices (NVR and NOT)
  • late reporting and late payment alerts (HMRC call these 바카라 사이트˜generic notifications바카라 사이트™)

You can also access these through some payroll software, or by using the PAYE Desktop Viewer.