Business Calendar

Business Calendar

The following Business Calendar provides information on anticipated dates for

  • Output to employers
  • Process operations
  • System releases

The calendar covers a 12 month period and includes information received up to the date changes are set for publishing, which is about a month before the changes appears online. Dates in the future (6 months or more away) should be viewed as provisional only. The calendar will be updated throughout the year as and when new information is available.

You should also be aware that items shown in the calendar may be affected by external influences, for example

  • Budget / PBR announcements
  • Delay in processing forms P35

When this happens we will publish a Newsboard to tell you when an expected output, process, or system release will not go ahead.

Employer Business Calendar

July 2008

August 2008

September 2008

October 2008

November 2008

December 2008

January 2009

February 2009

March 2009

April 2009

May 2009

June 2009


July 2008


All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly
To be confirmedP11D return 2006-07 first bulk reminder scheduled
To be confirmedSegmentation - production of employer RLS cases Work List
05-07-08Last date for PAYE Settlement Agreement for 2007-08 (if any)
06-07-08Deadline for 2007-08 forms P9D and P11
14-07-08P11D(b) third interim penalties (06/07) issued from this date
18-07-08Deadline for payment of Class 1A NIC liability not paid electronically
18-07-08Payment deadline for non-electronic payment of tax / NICs for month / quarter ended 5 July. 22-07-08 for electronic payments
19-07-08Deadline for 2007-08 forms P11D(b)
22-07-08Deadline for electronic payment of Class 1A NIC liability
28-07-08P11D reminders issued

August 2008


All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly and employers who remit quarterly
Early AugustBulk issue of Higher Rate letter
02-08-08P46(Car)(2008) for quarter ended 5 July
13-08-08Employer Bulletin + CD-ROM issue starts - ends 26-08-08
19-08-08Payment deadline for non-electronic payment of tax / NICs for month ended 5 August. 22-08-08 for electronic payments
22-08-08P6 recoding data extracted
26-08-08P6 recoding mailing starts - ends 01-09-08

September 2008


All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly
To be confirmedP11D return 2007-08 second bulk reminder scheduled
01-09-08P11D reminders issued
19-09-08Payment deadline for non-electronic payment of tax / NICs for month ended 5 September. 22-09-08 for electronic payments
22-09-08Employer Bulletin issue begins, continues to 03-10-08
29-09-08P35 first interim penalties (07/08) issued from this date

October 2008


All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly
End of monthDormancy review forms P255(T) scheduled for issue
04-10-08Segmentation - annual count of employees
19-10-08Payment deadline for non-electronic payment of tax / NICs for month / quarter ended 5 October. 22-10-08 for electronic payments

November 2008


All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly and employers who remit quarterly
02-11-08P46(Car)(2008) for quarter ended 5 October
03-11-08Segmentation mailing to employers starts - ends 28-11-08
06-11-08Second reminders for Employer Annual Returns 2006-07 scheduled (AR2) around this date
10-11-08P11D(b) first interim penalties issued from this date
19-11-08Payment deadline for non-electronic payment of tax / NICs for month ended 5 November. 20-11-08 for electronic payments

December 2008


All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly
19-12-08Payment deadline for non-electronic payment of tax / NICs for month ended 5 December. 22-12-08 for electronic payments

J anuary 2009


All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly
09-01-09 To be confirmedEmployer Annual Return P35 2008-09 issue period commences
09-01-09Main Annual Coding Review exception lists produced
12-01-09Annual Coding P2 issue starts
19-01-09Payment deadline for non-electronic payment of tax / NICs for month / quarter ended 5 January. 22-01-09 for electronic payments
26-01-09P35 2007-08 second interim penalty scheduled
23-01-09Target date for completion of Annual Coding Exception List Type 1 review
28-01-09 To be confirmed (usually March)Employer payslip booklets and letter issue period commences

February 2009


All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly and employers who remit quarterly
All monthEmployer Annual Return P35, for 2008-09 issue continues
02-02-09P46(Car)(2008) due for quarter ended 5 January
04-02-09Employer Bulletin issue
04-02-09Employer pack, CD-ROM and Orderline information issue period commences
06-02-09Employer with Agent packs issued
06-02-09Coding - Supplementary Review exception list produced
Target date for review of all Annual Coding exceptions list to be completed
07-02-09Domestic employer annual pack issue commences
08-02-09 To be confirmedP35N Employer Notification to File issue starts
09-02-09Annual Coding P2 supplementary issue starts
10-02-09Student loan start notices issued to employers
13-02-09Agent Acting Mailing commences
13-02-09Main bulk issue annual code forms P9 commences
15-02-09 To be confirmedP35N Employer Notification to File issue completed
Mid / lateEmployer Pack and CD-ROM, Employer Bulletin and Orderline information issued
19-02-09NIC (contracted out employers) table issue period commences
19-02-09Payment deadline for non-electronic payment of tax / NICs for month ended 5 February. 20-02-09 for electronic payments

March 2009


All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly
09-03-09Employer Annual Return P35 issue completed
10-03-09P11D(b) return 2007-08 second interim penalty notice scheduled
To be confirmedBudget date
14-03-09Supplementary bulk issue annual code forms P9 commences
19-03-09Payment deadline for non-electronic payment of tax / NICs for month ended 5 March, 20-03-09 for electronic payments
20-03-09Supplementary annual code issue
20-03-09Review employer electronic file 'Employers making mistakes' by 25-03-09
End MarchFinal tax code changes on P9 issued.
Payslip booklet for 2009-10 issued

April 2009


All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly
Early AprilBulk issue of Targeted Review Forms
06-04-09 To be confirmedECS system release
07-04-09Bulk issue of COP targeted review forms commences. Forms P810, R40 and 575
07-04-09NIB increased (IB increased from 10-04-09)
10-04-09Under and overpayment notices issued daily from this date
10-04-09Tax-free payment (Employer Online Filing) letters issued daily from this date
14-04-09Budget pack issue begins
15-04-08All P11D(b)s scheduled to be issued by this date
18-04-09Payment deadline for non-electronic payment of tax / NICs for month / quarter ended 5 April, 22-04-09 for electronic payments

May 2009


All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly and employers who remit quarterly
03-05-09P46(car)(2008) for quarter end 5 April
04-05-09Main issue of forms P6B commences
18-05-09Tax Tables B to D (2009)(2) and Calculator Tables (2009)(2) should be used by employers from this date
19-05-09Last date for submission of 2008-09 Employer Annual Returns
19-05-09Payment deadline for non-electronic payment of tax / NICs for month ended 5 May. 22-05-09 for electronic payments
25-05-09P35 third interim penalties (07/08) issued from this date
26-05-09Period of grace for 2008-09 Employer Annual Return
31-05-09P60 for 2008-09 must be given to employees working at 5 April 2009

June 2009

 
All monthPayment reminders to employers who remit monthly
19-06-09Payment deadline for non electronic payment of tax / NICs for month ended 5 June 22-06-09 for electronic payments