Guidance

Payroll information to report to HMRC

Find out what to put in your Full Payment Submission (FPS) and Employer Payment Summary (EPS) if you're paying employees through PAYE.

As an employer running payroll, you need to report your employee바카라 사이트檚 pay, any payrolled benefits, and deductions in a Full Payment Submission (FPS) on or before their payday (unless an exception applies).

You will also need to send an Employer Payment Summary (EPS) by the 19th of the following tax month for HMRC to apply any reduction (for example, statutory pay) on what you바카라 사이트檒l owe from your FPS.

If you바카라 사이트檝e not paid any employees in a tax month, send an EPS instead of a FPS.

Your payroll software may have different names for the fields below.

Employer information

Report these in every FPS and EPS.

Field Description
HMRC office number The first part of your employer PAYE reference (3 digits) 바카라 사이트� this is on the letter HMRC sent you when you registered as an employer. You can also find it on P6 or P9 coding notices
Employer PAYE reference The second part of your employer PAYE reference (the letters and numbers after the slash)
Accounts Office reference Format 바카라 사이트�123PA00012345바카라 사이트� 바카라 사이트� you바카라 사이트檒l get this from HMRC after you바카라 사이트檝e registered as an employer. It바카라 사이트檚 available online if you pay electronically or via your payment booklet P30BC if you do not
Related tax year The Income Tax year that this report relates to

Include these if they apply to your business.

Field Description
Employer바카라 사이트檚 Contracted Out Number (ECON) Get this from your contracting-out certificate or pension scheme administrator
SA UTR Your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) for Self Assessment (SA) if you바카라 사이트檙e a sole trader, or the partnership UTR if you바카라 사이트檙e a partnership
COTAX reference Your Corporation Tax reference, if you바카라 사이트檙e a limited company. If you have more than one, enter the reference for the company responsible for employment contracts

Employee information

Report this information in a FPS every time you pay an employee.

Field Description
National Insurance number The employee바카라 사이트檚 National Insurance number. Leave blank if you do not know it, but make sure you enter their address
Title 바카라 사이트�
Surname or family name 바카라 사이트�
Forename or given name 바카라 사이트�
Second forename or given name 바카라 사이트�
Initials Only needed if you do not know their full forename(s)
Date of birth 바카라 사이트�
Gender 바카라 사이트�
Address Enter their address if they바카라 사이트檙e a new employee, you do not know their National Insurance number or the employee바카라 사이트檚 address has changed
UK postcode It is important that if you enter your employee바카라 사이트檚 post code, you ensure that it is correct. If you enter an incorrect post code this could result in the employee바카라 사이트檚 address being changed on our systems leading to correspondence being issued to the wrong address.
Foreign country Only enter their country of residence if they live outside the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man. Also complete the 바카라 사이트楢ddress바카라 사이트� field
Payroll ID You can assign payroll IDs to your employees. The ID must be unique. Use a different one if you re-employ someone (if you do this within the same tax year restart their year-to-date information from 바카라 사이트樎�0.00바카라 사이트�) or have an employee who has more than one job in the same PAYE scheme. If you reuse a previous payroll ID you바카라 사이트檒l create a duplicate record and report payroll incorrectly
Payroll ID changed indicator Only set the payroll ID changed indicator when reporting payroll ID changes and ensure both the 바카라 사이트極LD바카라 사이트� and 바카라 사이트楴EW바카라 사이트� payroll ID is entered. You should not include the original start date. Do not put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� if you used a different payroll ID when you re-employed someone who left in the same tax year. You should ensure that the year to date financial data cumulates from that on the previous submission.
Old payroll ID for this employment Only enter their old ID if it바카라 사이트檚 changed since your last FPS. You must not complete this if you are re-employing someone. If you do not supply it, and they have more than one job in your PAYE scheme, your PAYE bill may be calculated incorrectly
Irregular payment pattern indicator Only put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� if the employee is not being paid regularly (for example, they바카라 사이트檙e a casual employee or on long-term sick leave) or if you바카라 사이트檙e not going to pay them for 3 months or more

Pay and deductions

Report information about each employee바카라 사이트檚 pay and deductions in a FPS.

Pay and deductions made this period

Field Description
Taxable pay The total pay to the employee that is taxable (even if tax is not due) in this period, including any benefits in kind which you have taxed via the payroll
Tax deducted or refunded 바카라 사이트�
Student Loan repayment recovered 바카라 사이트�
Postgraduate Loan repayment recovered 바카라 사이트�
Pay after statutory deductions Their net pay after you바카라 사이트檝e deducted tax, National Insurance contributions and Student Loan repayments. Do not include payments you바카라 사이트檙e including in 바카라 사이트楴on-tax or National Insurance contribution payment바카라 사이트�
Deductions from net pay Any other deductions you바카라 사이트檝e taken for example, child maintenance payments (do not include tax, National Insurance contributions and Student Loan repayments)
On strike Only put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� if you reduced your employee바카라 사이트檚 pay because they were on strike
Non-tax or National Insurance contribution payment Any payment made to the employee that is not subject to PAYE tax or National Insurance contributions that has been sent with the 바카라 사이트榮alary바카라 사이트� payment for this period
Student Loan Plan type Select the student loan plan type that your employee is on. If you do not know, your employee should check with Student Loans Company, otherwise default to plan type 1 until you receive a student loan start notice (SL1)

Year to date totals

Field name Description
Taxable pay to date The total taxable pay to date in this employment only, including any benefits that have been taxed through the payroll, including this payment
Total tax to date 바카라 사이트�
Total Student Loan repayment recovered to date 바카라 사이트�
Total Postgraduate Loan repayment recovered to date 바카라 사이트�

If you바카라 사이트檝e employed the same person more than once in a tax year, report for their current employment only.

Pension deductions

Field Description
Employee pension contributions paid under 바카라 사이트榥et pay arrangements바카라 사이트� Pension contributions paid under 바카라 사이트榥et pay arrangements바카라 사이트� in this pay period
Employee pension contributions not paid under a 바카라 사이트榥et pay arrangement바카라 사이트� Contributions taken from their pay after deducting tax and National Insurance contributions in this period
Employee pension contributions paid under 바카라 사이트榥et pay arrangements바카라 사이트� year to date The amount of pension contributions your employee paid under the 바카라 사이트榥et pay arrangements바카라 사이트�, to date, in this employment, within the tax year
Employee pension contributions not paid under a 바카라 사이트榥et pay arrangement바카라 사이트� year to date The amount of pension contributions that are not paid under the 바카라 사이트榥et pay arrangements바카라 사이트�, to date, in this employment, within the tax year

Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and neonatal care pay

Field Description
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) year to date 바카라 사이트�
Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) year to date 바카라 사이트�
Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) year to date 바카라 사이트�
Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) year to date 바카라 사이트�
Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (SNCP) year to date 바카라 사이트�
ShPP: Partner surname or family name Only put this when you report ShPP for the first time for this employee
ShPP: Partner forename or given name Only put this when you report ShPP for the first time for this employee
ShPP: Partner second forename or given name Only put this when you report ShPP for the first time for this employee
ShPP: Partner National Insurance number Only put this when you report ShPP for the first time for this employee

If you pay benefits through payroll

Enter this information if you바카라 사이트檝e agreed with HMRC to tax benefits through payroll, instead of reporting in the normal way.

Field Description
Items subject to Class 1 National Insurance only 바카라 사이트�
Benefits this period taxed via payroll Also include this in 바카라 사이트楾axable pay in this period바카라 사이트�
Benefits taxed via payroll year to date 바카라 사이트�

Employee pay information

Report details of each payment you make an employee in a FPS.

Field name Description
Employee tax code 바카라 사이트�
Employee tax code: Week 1/Month 1 indicator Only put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� if their tax code has 바카라 사이트榃1바카라 사이트� or 바카라 사이트楳1바카라 사이트� at the end
Employee hours normally worked Put 바카라 사이트楢바카라 사이트� if less than 16 hours, 바카라 사이트楤바카라 사이트� if 16 to 23.99 hours, 바카라 사이트楥바카라 사이트� if 24 to 29.99 hours, or 바카라 사이트楧바카라 사이트� if 30 hours or more. Put 바카라 사이트楨바카라 사이트� if you do not pay your employee regularly or you pay them a workplace pension or annuity
Pay frequency Put 바카라 사이트榃1바카라 사이트� if weekly, 바카라 사이트榃2바카라 사이트� if fortnightly, 바카라 사이트榃4바카라 사이트� if every 4 weeks, 바카라 사이트楳1바카라 사이트� if monthly, 바카라 사이트楳3바카라 사이트� if quarterly, 바카라 사이트楳6바카라 사이트� if twice a year, 바카라 사이트楳A바카라 사이트� if annually, 바카라 사이트業O바카라 사이트� if a one-off payment, or 바카라 사이트業R바카라 사이트� if you pay your employee irregularly
Payment date The date you paid them, not the date you run your payroll. Use the normal payday if it falls on a non-banking day
Tax week number The week you paid them if you pay them weekly, fortnightly or every 4 weeks
Tax month number The month you paid them if you pay them monthly, quarterly, twice a year or annually
Number of earnings periods covered by payment 바카라 사이트�
Bacs hash code Only put this if you바카라 사이트檙e paying them through Bacs using your own Service User Number (SUN) 바카라 사이트� there is no longer a requirement to complete this, but it can still be reported
Aggregated earnings indicator Only put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� if you바카라 사이트檝e added the earnings from more than one job to work out their National Insurance

Late reporting reason

If you send a FPS after your employee바카라 사이트檚 payday, let HMRC know why in the 바카라 사이트楲ate reporting reason바카라 사이트� field.

HMRC code Situation When to report
G You have a reasonable excuse As soon as possible
G You are paying foreign tax on your employee바카라 사이트檚 behalf and it is taking longer than usual to calculate the PAYE and National Insurance contributions on that tax As soon as possible and no later than one month after usual reporting date 바카라 사이트� select 바카라 사이트楲ate reporting reason바카라 사이트� code G
H You correct an earlier payroll report On your next regular FPS, or an additional FPS, report the correct payment details. Send by the 19th of the tax month after your original FPS for HMRC to show the correction in that month바카라 사이트檚 PAYE bill
F You have an employee who바카라 사이트檚 either paid less than 拢96 a week or has worked with you for less than a week Within 7 days of paying your employee
D You pay your employee an expense or benefit where you must pay National Insurance contributions, but not Income Tax, through payroll. This depends on the benefit Within 14 days of the end of the tax month
F You pay your employee based on their work on the day (for example, harvest workers paid based on how much they pick) Within 7 days of paying your employee
A You바카라 사이트檙e an overseas employer paying an expat employee, or you pay them through a third party By the 19th of the tax month after making the payment
B You pay your employee in shares at less than market value Usually by the 19th of the tax month of giving them the shares 바카라 사이트� contact HMRC for complex situations
C You make any other non-cash payment (for example, vouchers or credit tokens) to your employee By the 19th of the tax month after making the payment

If HMRC disagrees or you do not send a FPS or EPS, they may send you a filing notice through PAYE Online or your commercial payroll software package. Penalties for late reporting started from 6 October 2014.

National Insurance

Include information about National Insurance in your FPS when you pay an employee 拢96 or more a week.

For employees paid less, you only need to include this information if you바카라 사이트檙e not required to report their earnings for tax (for example, you바카라 사이트檙e an overseas employer that does not need to pay tax in the UK).

Field Description
National Insurance category letter Your employee바카라 사이트檚 National Insurance category letter. You can use up to 4 for each payment
Freeport and Investment Zone special tax sites employee workplace postcode Put the employees바카라 사이트� workplace postcode.

Only put this if you are claiming Freeport and Investment Zone employer National Insurance contributions relief and using a Freeport or Investment Zone specific National Insurance category letter.

This must be a UK postcode. If your employee is based in a designated Freeport or Investment Zone special tax site which does not have a postcode assigned by Royal Mail, contact the employer helpline for more information.

If you make a mistake by submitting an incorrect employee workplace postcode, use the correct workplace postcode from your next regular FPS.
Gross earnings for National Insurance contributions in this period The total pay that바카라 사이트檚 subject to National Insurance contributions this period 바카라 사이트� usually all payments 拢96 a week or over. Also include pay below this if you바카라 사이트檙e not required to report it for tax
Gross earnings for National Insurance contributions year to date The total pay subject to National Insurance contributions this tax year
Earnings at the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) year to date The total pay at 拢125 a week (拢542 a month) or over. Do not include any smaller payments, even if you바카라 사이트檙e not required to report it for tax
Earnings above LEL up to and including the Primary Threshold (PT) year to date The total pay between 拢125 and 拢242 a week, or 拢542 and 拢1048 a month
Earnings above the PT, up to and including the Upper Earnings Limit (UEL) year to date The total pay between 拢242 and 拢967 a week, or 拢1048 and 拢4189 a month
Employee contributions payable this period The primary contributions (employee바카라 사이트檚 National Insurance contributions) deducted from your employee바카라 사이트檚 pay this period.
If you do not pay an employee in a pay period enter 0.00
Employee contributions payable year to date The total primary contributions (employee바카라 사이트檚 National Insurance contributions) deducted from your employee바카라 사이트檚 pay.
If you do not pay an employee in a pay period put the same figure as on your last FPS
Total of employer바카라 사이트檚 contributions payable in this pay period The secondary contributions (employer바카라 사이트檚 National Insurance contributions) you need to pay this period.
If you do not pay an employee in a pay period enter 0.00
Total of employer바카라 사이트檚 contributions payable year to date The total secondary contributions (employer바카라 사이트檚 National Insurance contributions).
If you do not pay an employee in a pay period put the same figure as on your last FPS
Scheme Contracted Out Number (SCON) Do not complete if reporting National Insurance contributions for tax years 2016 to 2017 onwards

Report this National Insurance information when you pay a director.

Field Description
Director바카라 사이트檚 National Insurance contribution calculation method Put 바카라 사이트楢N바카라 사이트� if you바카라 사이트檙e using the standard annual method of work out the director바카라 사이트檚 National Insurance contributions, or 바카라 사이트楢L바카라 사이트� if you바카라 사이트檙e using the alternative method
Week of director바카라 사이트檚 appointment Put the tax week the director was appointed

EPS: what to report

Send an EPS by the 19th to claim any reduction on what you바카라 사이트檒l owe HMRC (for example, statutory pay) from your FPS sent the previous tax month. If you바카라 사이트檝e not paid any employees in a tax month, send an EPS instead of an FPS.

Include your employer information as well as the information below.

Reclaiming statutory pay for parents and Construction Industry Scheme deductions

Fill in these fields in your EPS if you:

If you run more than one payroll under the same PAYE employer reference, include the total amount of reductions for all those payrolls.

Field Description
Tax month Put which tax month the EPS credit is for
SMP reclaimed this tax year Put how much statutory maternity payment you바카라 사이트檝e claimed
SMP National Insurance contribution compensation recovered this tax year Put how much National Insurance contributions compensation you바카라 사이트檝e recovered through Small Employers바카라 사이트� Relief
SPP reclaimed this tax year Put how much statutory paternity payment you바카라 사이트檝e reclaimed
SPP National Insurance contribution compensation recovered this tax year Put how much compensation you바카라 사이트檝e recovered through Small Employers바카라 사이트� Relief
SAP reclaimed this tax year Put how much statutory adoption payment you바카라 사이트檝e reclaimed
SAP National Insurance contribution compensation recovered this tax year Put how much National Insurance contributions compensation you바카라 사이트檝e reclaimed through Small Employers바카라 사이트� Relief
ShPP reclaimed this tax year Put how much ShPP you바카라 사이트檝e reclaimed this tax year
ShPP recovered this tax year Put how much National Insurance contributions compensation you바카라 사이트檝e recovered through Small Employers바카라 사이트� Relief
SNCP reclaimed this tax year Put how much SNCP you바카라 사이트檝e reclaimed this tax year
SNCP recovered this tax year Put how much National Insurance contributions compensation you바카라 사이트檝e recovered through Small Employers바카라 사이트� Relief
CIS deductions suffered If you바카라 사이트檙e a limited company that has had CIS deductions made from payments received for work in the construction industry, enter the total amount of CIS deductions suffered year to date

Bank details

Include details of the bank you want HMRC to pay into if you바카라 사이트檙e overpaid or you바카라 사이트檝e reclaimed any statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal pay or CIS deductions.

Field Description
Name of account holder 바카라 사이트�
Account number 바카라 사이트�
Branch sort code 바카라 사이트�
Building society reference If applicable

You did not pay any employees in a period

Send an EPS with the following information by the 19th after the tax month you did not pay any employees. The tax month starts on the 6th. Do not send an FPS.

Field Description
No payment for period Put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� to tell HMRC you did not pay any employees
No payment dates from Put the 6th of the first month where you did not pay any employees
No payment dates to Put the 5th of the last month where you did not pay any employees
Period of inactivity from Tell HMRC in advance if you will not be paying any employees for a minimum period of one month, and a maximum of 12 months. Put the 6th of the first month where you will not pay employees 바카라 사이트� you can only notify from the beginning of the next tax month
Period of inactivity to Put the 5th of the last month where you will not pay any employees

Claim Employment Allowance

You could get up to 拢10,500 a year off your National Insurance if you claim Employment Allowance.

Field Description
Employment Allowance indicator Put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� to claim the allowance. This is your declaration that you바카라 사이트檝e checked your eligibility to receive Employment Allowance.

If you do not check your eligibility or you answer incorrectly you may have to repay any Employment Allowance you have received

Employment allowance must be claimed each tax year. The claim will be retained for the full tax year and the following year you바카라 사이트檒l need to submit a new claim.

Only select 바카라 사이트楴o바카라 사이트� if you are not eligible to claim or want to withdraw a claim.

If your claim is rejected you바카라 사이트檒l receive a Generic Notification Service (GNS) message to advise you.

Report Apprenticeship Levy

From April 2017, employers who have an annual pay bill greater than 拢3 million, or who are connected to other employers by virtue of the connected companies or connected charities rules, which in total have an annual pay bill of more than 拢3 million, need to tell HMRC about their Apprenticeship Levy.

Field Description
Tax year Put the tax year to which the return of the Apprenticeship Levy relates
Employer바카라 사이트檚 HMRC office number 바카라 사이트�
贰尘辫濒辞测别谤바카라 사이트荣 PAYE reference Put the PAYE reference to which the return of the Apprenticeship Levy relates
Employer바카라 사이트檚 accounts office reference 바카라 사이트�
Annual Apprenticeship Levy allowance amount Amount of annual Apprenticeship Levy allowance the employer is allocating to the employer바카라 사이트檚 PAYE reference
Apprenticeship Levy due year to date Amount of Apprenticeship Levy liability due to date which the employer has calculated
Tax month Put the tax month to which the return of Apprenticeship Levy relates

New employees

When an employee starts working for you, register them with HMRC by including this information in your FPS the first time you pay them.

Field Description
Start date Only fill this in the first time you pay a new employee
Starter declaration Put the starter declaration that you바카라 사이트檝e worked out. Do not put anything for new pensioners, or employees seconded from abroad
Student Loan indicator Put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� if your employee needs you to make Student Loan deductions
Address 바카라 사이트�
UK postcode 바카라 사이트�
Foreign country Only put their country of residence if they live outside the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man
Passport number Include this if you reviewed your employee바카라 사이트檚 passport to check they can work in the UK

There are special rules for what to fill in if you:

When an employee leaves

Report this information when an employee leaves or if you close your PAYE scheme.

Field Description
Date of leaving 바카라 사이트�
Payment after leaving indicator Put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� if you pay an employee after you바카라 사이트檝e sent an FPS with their leaving date (for example, you바카라 사이트檙e paying them after giving them a P45)

Workplace pensions

Report this information when you바카라 사이트檙e paying a workplace pension or annuity.

Field Description
Occupational pension indicator Put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� if you make occupational pension payments
Annual amount of occupational pension Only put this the first time you pay someone from an HMRC-registered workplace pension scheme. Otherwise leave this field blank (do not enter 拢0.00)
Employee receiving occupational pension because they바카라 사이트檙e a recently bereaved spouse/civil partner Put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� if this applies
Trivial commutation payment type If you바카라 사이트檙e paying a lump sum 바카라 사이트� put 바카라 사이트楢바카라 사이트� for a trivial commutation lump sum (TCLS), 바카라 사이트楤바카라 사이트� if it바카라 사이트檚 from a personal pension scheme, or 바카라 사이트楥바카라 사이트� if it바카라 사이트檚 from a workplace or public service pension scheme
Trivial commutation payment The lump sum paid. Also fill in the 바카라 사이트楾axable pay to date바카라 사이트� and 바카라 사이트楾axable pay in this period바카라 사이트� fields, and put any non-taxable amount in the 바카라 사이트楴on-tax or National Insurance contribution payment바카라 사이트� field
Payment to a non-individual Put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� if you make payments to a personal representative, trustee or corporate organisation etc

End-of-year or final reports

You바카라 사이트檒l need to complete certain annual reports and tasks to prepare for the next tax year, which starts on 6 April.

Report this information in your final FPS or EPS of the tax year. You will also need to fill in the relevant fields if it바카라 사이트檚 your last report because you바카라 사이트檙e closing your PAYE scheme.

Field Description new
Final submission for year Put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� to tell HMRC this is your final payroll report of the tax year
Ceased indicator Put 바카라 사이트榊es바카라 사이트� if this is the last report because you바카라 사이트檙e closing your PAYE scheme. Also enter 바카라 사이트楧ate scheme ceased바카라 사이트� and the 바카라 사이트楧ate of leaving바카라 사이트� for all your employees. Do not fill in 바카라 사이트楩inal submission for year바카라 사이트�
Date scheme ceased 바카라 사이트�

Updates to this page

Published 12 June 2014
Last updated 6 April 2025
  1. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for tax year 2025 to 2026. The section about claiming Employment Allowance has been updated to show the new allowance for 6 April 2025. Statutory Neonatal Care Pay has been added. Information about what to enter for the Freeport and Investment Zone special tax sites employee workplace postcode has been added.

  2. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for tax year 2023 to 2024.

  3. Rates and allowances for National Insurance contributions have been updated and will take effect from 6 July 2022.

  4. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for tax year 2022 to 2023.

  5. Code G, reasonable excuse has been updated in the 'late reporting reason' section.

  6. Clarification added to late reporting reason code G.

  7. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for tax year 2021 to 2022.

  8. The section on Claiming Employment Allowance has been updated to give more detailed information about reporting.

  9. Claim Employment Allowance section has been updated.

  10. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for tax year 2020 to 2021.

  11. Information about where you can find the Accounts Office reference has been updated.

  12. The Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) amounts have been updated within the guidance.

  13. More details about the Student Loan Plan type has been added.

  14. The employee information section has been updated to help ensure post codes are entered correctly.

  15. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2018 to 2019.

  16. Information about running an employer payroll has been updated.

  17. The Payroll ID changed indicator section of the employee information table has been updated.

  18. Table under 'end-of-year or final reports' heading has been updated for the tax year 2017 to 2018.

  19. Information on reporting Apprenticeship Levy added to the page.

  20. Minor amend on when to complete the 'Employment Allowance indicator' field

  21. The National Insurance and Late reporting reason sections have been updated.

  22. Late reporting guidance updated on what payroll information to report to HM Revenue and Customs.

  23. Guide updated to to clarify the use of unique payroll ids and when to set the payroll id changed indicator.

  24. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2015 to 2016.

  25. You can now tell HMRC up to 12 months in advance if you won't pay any employees and include a tax month when submitting an EPS.

  26. There is an additional situation where the 'Payment after leaving' indicator should be used.

  27. First published.

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