Payroll & PAYE Hub
PAYE and payroll essentials. Payment dates, reporting basics, and the common compliance issues that cause problems.
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Payment dates
When PAYE is due to HMRC each month or quarter.
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Reporting
Real Time Information (RTI) and what you must submit each pay run.
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Errors
Common payroll mistakes that trigger HMRC compliance checks.
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Records
Payroll records to keep, for how long, and what HMRC expects.
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Running payroll: the obligations in order
An employer's PAYE duties run on two clocks. Every payday: report the pay run to HMRC on or before payment. Every tax month: pay over the deductions by the 22nd (electronic), with quarterly payment available to smaller employers under £1,500 a month. Then the year-end sequence — final submission, P60s by 31 May, P11Ds by 6 July.
The guides in this hub cover the payment calendar, fixing payroll errors properly (through the payroll, never around it), and the records an employer must keep — for HMRC, for employees, and under GDPR.
Why payroll rewards routine above all
HMRC sees payroll in real time through RTI: it knows what was due the moment you report each payday. There is nowhere for lateness to hide, which makes payroll the purest process discipline in tax — a fixed calendar, executed identically every cycle, beats cleverness every time.
RR payroll clients run on exactly that: submissions on payday, one payment date, statutory payments reclaimed as they arise, and year-end handled inside Deadline Lock.
Frequently asked questions
When do I pay PAYE to HMRC?
By the 22nd of the following tax month electronically (tax months end on the 5th), or quarterly on the same dates if your average monthly liability is under £1,500. The payment dates guide covers references, direct debit, and what lateness costs.
I made a payroll mistake. How do I fix it?
Correct it in the payroll software and let the next submission carry the corrected year-to-date figures — never adjust by side payments outside payroll. The errors guide covers overpayments, wrong tax codes, and after-year-end corrections.
Do I need a payroll scheme for just myself?
If your company pays you any salary, yes — a PAYE scheme with a submission on or before each payment, even for one director. Dividend-only directors need no scheme, though a small salary is usually worth running.
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