PAYE, tax codes and HMRC forms
Posts on running PAYE as a UK employer: registering with HMRC, the employer references you are given, the starter checklist, when PAYE and National Insurance are paid, P60s and P11Ds, how a bonus is taxed and how to check a payslip is right. Rates and thresholds change each tax year; every post states the tax year it covers and links the GOV.UK page it relies on.
Posts for the United Kingdom
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P11D: does a small employer need one, and the 2027 deadlineA P11D reports taxable benefits you didn't payroll. Who needs one, the 6 July 2027 deadline for 2026/27, Class 1A at 15% and the 2027 payrolling change.
PAYE payment dates 2026/27: when PAYE and NI are due each monthPAYE and National Insurance are due by the 22nd after each tax month (19th by post). All 12 dates for 2026/27, quarterly payments and weekend dates.
Payslip checker: how to check a UK payslip is right (2026/27)A step-by-step payslip checker for 2026/27: hours and minimum wage, tax code, income tax, National Insurance, student loan, pension and other deductions.
How is a bonus taxed in the UK? PAYE, NI and what the payslip showsA UK bonus is taxed as pay through PAYE in the period it's paid. How Income Tax and National Insurance apply in 2026/27, with a worked example and leavers.
PAYE reference number on a payslip, P60 or P45: where to find itWhere to find the PAYE reference number: on a payslip (sometimes), a P60 or P45 (always). How it differs from the 13-character Accounts Office reference.
PAYE for employers: registering with HMRC and your first payrollWhen you must register as an employer with HMRC, the £129-a-week test for 2026/27, and the steps from registration to your first PAYE payment.
New starter without a P45: the HMRC starter checklist (the old P46)HMRC's starter checklist replaced the P46. What a new employee fills in, which tax code statements A, B and C give in 2026/27, and what to do if it's late.
When do you get your P60? Deadline, late P60s and replacementsEmployers must give a P60 by 31 May to everyone employed on 5 April. The 2027 date, who gets one, what to do if it's late, and how to replace a lost P60.
Guides and tools on this topic
Guides
What is PAYE on a payslip? UK tax codes on a payslip Tax code 1257L explained Emergency tax codes: W1, M1, X and the emergency tax rate P45 Form: An Employer's Guide for When Staff Leave What is a P60?
Tools
UK PAYE income tax calculator UK take-home pay calculator P60 generator