Receiving P45 after the employee's first pay day

If a new starter gives you a P45 after their first pay-day, but you have already submitted the FPS for that pay period, and you have already received the employee’s Tax Code from HMRC, you should:

  1. Disregard the tax code on the P45.

  2. Continue to use the tax code received from HMRC.

  3. Enter the Gross Pay and Tax Paid figures from the P45 in Employee Details > To Date tab > Previous Employment.

However, if you have not yet received a tax code from HMRC for the employee:

  1. Confirm the figures on the P45 are correct and enter the relevant tax code in Employee Details > Tax/NI tab.

  2. Enter the Gross Pay and Tax Paid figures from the P45 in Employee Details > To Date tab > Previous Employment.