ECH19020 - Free of Tax Payments: FOT Payments - Action to Take Where Part of Pay is 'Gross' and Part is 'Net'


Where payments to employees consist of part ‘gross’ pay and part ‘net’ (free of tax) pay


  • form P11(FOT) cannot be used.

The employer should calculate the tax and NIC in accordance with the example listed in Chapter 2 of the CWG2 (Employers Further Guide to PAYE and NIC).

Where irregularity is discovered in such cases, the caseworker should


  • explain to the employer how to make any necessary open year adjustments, and
  • seek recovery for closed years, if appropriate
Note:

Calculation of tax and NIC will depend on whether it was originally agreed by the employer to calculate “Free of tax” or not.