In this section:
- PAYE forms and publications
- PAYE/NICs rates and thresholds
- PAYE: recent news, changes and updates
PAYE forms and publications
The sections below contain all the forms, tables and helpbooks you need to set up and run your payroll.
On this page:
- PAYE forms
- Running your payroll
- Tables for calculating PAYE tax and NICs
- Statutory payments: SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP
- Simplified PAYE for domestic employees
- Expenses and benefits
- Student loan deductions
- New employers
- Order paper copies of forms and publications
PAYE forms
To view or download PAYE forms, go to the ‘Find a form’ area of the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) website. To order paper copies see the final section on this page.
Running your payroll
| Publication name and reference | When to use |
|---|---|
| P9X Tax codes to use from 6 April 2009 (PDF 39K) | From 6 April 2009 |
| P49: Paying someone for the first time | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| E13: Day-to-day payroll | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| E13: Day-to-day payroll (PDF 330K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| E12: PAYE and NICs rates and limits | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| E12: PAYE and NICs rates and limits (PDF 91K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| E11: Starting the tax year | Applies to 2009-10 tax year |
| E11: Starting the tax year (PDF 715K) | Applies to 2009-10 tax year |
| E10: Finishing the tax year | Applies to 2008-09 tax year |
| E10: Finishing the tax year (PDF 420K) | Applies to 2008-09 tax year |
| CWG2: Employer further guide to PAYE and NICs (PDF 1.41MB) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| CA44: National Insurance for company directors (PDF 851K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
Tables for calculating PAYE tax and NICs
| Publication name and reference | When to use |
|---|---|
| Taxable pay tables: calculator method (PDF 67K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| Taxable pay tables: manual method (PDF 89K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| Tables A: pay adjustment tables (PDF 697K) | Until further notice |
| CA38: NICs tables A and J (PDF 444K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| CA41: NICs tables B and C (PDF 373K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| CA40: Employee only contributions for employers or employees authorised to pay their own contributions (PDF 218K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| CA42: NICs tables for foreign-going mariners and deep-sea fishermen (PDF 1.89MB) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| CA39: NICs tables for employers with contracted-out salary related scheme (COSRS) (PDF 468K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| CA43: NICs tables for employers with contracted-out money purchase schemes (COMPS) (PDF 1.01MB) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
Statutory payments: SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP
| Publication name and reference | When to use |
|---|---|
| E14: Statutory Sick Pay (PDF 1.18MB) | Use for sick days from 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| E14: Statutory Sick Pay | Use for sick days from 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| E15: Statutory Maternity Pay (PDF 1.91MB) | Use for employees whose babies are due on or after 1 April 2009 |
| E15: Statutory Maternity Pay | Use for employees whose babies are due on or after 1 April 2009 |
| E16: Statutory Adoption Pay (PDF 244K) | Use where child is expected to be placed with employee on or after 6 April 2009 |
| E16: Statutory Adoption Pay | Use where child is expected to be placed with employee on or after 6 April 2009 |
| E19: Statutory Paternity Pay (PDF 270K) | Use for employees whose babies are due or expected to be placed with them after 5 April 2009 |
Simplified PAYE for domestic employees
| Publication name and reference | When to use |
|---|---|
| P25: Simplified PAYE deduction scheme notes (PDF 1.24MB) | Applies to 2009-10 tax year |
| P16: Help with filling in form P12 (PDF 776K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| CA37: National Insurance Contributions (NICs) tables (PDF 227K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
Expenses and benefits
| Publication name and reference | When to use |
|---|---|
| 480: Expenses and benefits – a tax guide | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| 480: Expenses and benefits – a tax guide (PDF 4.27MB) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| 490: Employee travel – a tax and NICs guide (PDF 184K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| CWG5: Class 1A NICs on benefits in kind (PDF 1.23MB) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
| CA33: Class 1A NICs on car and fuel Benefits (PDF 406K) | 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 |
Online guidance about expenses and benefits
Student loan deductions
| Publication name and reference | When to use |
|---|---|
| E17: Collection of student loans (PDF 822K) | Applies to 2009-10 tax year |
New employers
When an employer registers, HMRC issues a New Employer Starter Pack, usually within two working days. Use the link below to access PDF versions of all the documents contained in the pack.
Order paper copies of forms and publications
To order paper copies of these and other forms for employers, contact the employer orderline.
