PAYE93143 - taxpayer end of year: reviewing liability at year end: residual file lists - is the employment still current? (Action Guide)


When working a Residual File List consider steps 1 - 5 below. The guide is presented as follows

Employment is still currentSteps 1 - 2
Employment is no longer currentSteps 3 - 5


For details of how to action any of the COP Functions use the [Index of Functions] button on the left of the screen.

Employment is still current

  1. Is the employment still current?
  • Yes - Go to step 2
  • No - Go to step 3
  1. Where the employment is still current you must take the following action
  • Use COP Function MS to set up a COP record, if one does not already exist, or where the existing record is not a live source
  • If necessary, contact the taxpayer or the employer to establish the current position and correctly review earlier years
  • Use TBS Function FIND TAXPAYER to ensure that a duplicate COP record for the NINO is not created
  • Use COP Function MR to update the employment history as appropriate

Employment is no longer current

  1. Is this an SA case?
  • Yes - Go to step 4
  • No - Go to step 5
  1. Where this is an SA case you must
  • Advise the SA section of the pay and tax details and that the employment has ceased (SA section will then follow up through the return / enquiry channel)
  • Use COP Function MR to update the employment history as appropriate
  • Use COP Function ML to close the employment record with leaving details
  1. Where this is a non SA case you must
  • Correctly update the record and enter the date of leaving using COP Function ML
  • If necessary, contact the taxpayer or employer to establish the current position and correctly review earlier years
  • Use TBS Function FIND TAXPAYER to ensure that a duplicate record for the NINO is not created
  • Update the employment history as appropriate using COP Function MR