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P45 - Details of Employee Leaving Work

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If you are an employer, use form P45 when an employee leaves your employment.

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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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