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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.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 12 June 2014
• Last updated: 8 May 2024 — See all updates

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Basic PAYE Tools user guide

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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

1. 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.

2. 29 June 2021

   Basic PAYE Tools information updated for 2020 to 2021 tax year.

3. 22 July 2020

   Basic PAYE Tools information updated for 2020 to 2021 tax year.

4. 30 July 2019

   Basic PAYE Tools information updated for 2019 to 2020 tax year.

5. 5 September 2018

   Basic PAYE Tools information updated for 2018 to 2019 tax year.

6. 7 April 2017

   Annual updates 2017-2018 have been carried out.

7. 6 April 2016

   Updated guidance available.

8. 27 July 2015

   Essential updates to the Basic PAYE Tool User Guide for various tasks including information regarding auto enrolement.

9. 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.

10. 2 April 2015

    Basic PAYE Tools information updated for 2014 to 2015 tax year.

11. 12 June 2014

    First published.