P45 - Details of Employee Leaving Work
For information only. Please do not complete downloaded copies of this form. There are different processes for notifying HMRC an employee has left - see our help and guidance below.
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P45 (PDF, 155KB)
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If you are an employer, use form P45 when an employee leaves your employment.
Help and guidance relating to this form
Employers reporting PAYE in real time
When an employee leaves or retires
The information you must provide to HMRC when an employee leaves or retires, the PAYE tax and National Insurance contributions treatment of your final payment to them and providing form P45 to your employee.Employers exempt from online filing
E13 - Day-to-day Payroll (PDF, 1.2MB)
Use this guide for information on day to day payroll operations- If you are an employer, use form P45 to tell us when an employee leaves your employment
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