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Basic PAYE Tools user guide

Get step by step help on using Basic PAYE Tools, including how to send your final payroll report and amending or correcting details.

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This guide will help you when using Basic PAYE Tools. It contains examples of the screens and simple to follow instructions.

Published 12 June 2014
Last updated 8 May 2024 + show all updates

8 May 2024
HMRC no longer sends printed payment booklets (P30BC). You can still pay tax you owe from the tax year 6 April 2023 to 5 April 2024 at your bank or building society using a payment booklet, if you already have one. To pay tax for the current tax year, you must choose another way to pay.
29 June 2021
Basic PAYE Tools information updated for 2020 to 2021 tax year.
22 July 2020
Basic PAYE Tools information updated for 2020 to 2021 tax year.
30 July 2019
Basic PAYE Tools information updated for 2019 to 2020 tax year.
5 September 2018
Basic PAYE Tools information updated for 2018 to 2019 tax year.
7 April 2017
Annual updates 2017-2018 have been carried out.
6 April 2016
Updated guidance available.
27 July 2015
Essential updates to the Basic PAYE Tool User Guide for various tasks including information regarding auto enrolement.
23 June 2015
Full instructions have been added to the Basic PAYE Tool User Guide for the tasks relating to annual reporting PAYE in Real Time Information.
2 April 2015
Basic PAYE Tools information updated for 2014 to 2015 tax year.
12 June 2014
First published.