DMBM520055 - Debt and return pursuit: PAYE: introduction to PAYE: payments: payment frequencies and payment due dates

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Employers and Contractors should pay their deductions to HMRC on a regular basis, or declare if they have nothing to pay for a particular period. This stops the issue of any unnecessary reminders.

The due date for cheque payments is the 19th of the relevant period. For electronic payments, cleared funds should reach HMRC by the 22nd of relevant period.

Monthly Payers and due dates

Employers who will pay HMRC more than £1,500 per month (or £18,000 or more a year) should pay their PAYE monthly.

Month

Start

End

Due date

 

 

 

Cheque payers

Electronic payers

1

6 April

5 May

19 May

22 May

2

6 May

5 June

19 June

22 June

3

6 June

5 July

19 July

22 July

4

6 July

5 August

19 August

22 August

5

6 August

5 September

19 September

22 September

6

6 September

5 October

19 October

22 October

7

6 October

5 November

19 November

22 November

8

6 November

5 December

19 December

22 December

9

6 December

5 January

19 January

22 January

10

6 January

5 February

19 February

22 February

11

6 February

5 March

19 March

22 March

12

6 March

5 April

19 April

22 April

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Quarterly Payers and due dates

Employers who have reasonable grounds for believing that their average monthly payment over the complete tax year will be below £1,500 per month (less than £18,000 per year) can pay quarterly.

Quarter

Start

End

Due date

 

 

 

Cheque payers

Electronic payers

1

6 April

5 July

19 July

22 July

2

6 July

5 October

19 October

22 October

3

6 October

5 January

19 January

22 January

4

6 January

5 April

19 April

22 April

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Other payment frequencies

Some employers, generally limited companies, make bi-monthly, bi-yearly, irregular or even yearly payments to Directors and employees and so do not have monthly or quarterly PAYE payments to make to HMRC.

Employers are obliged by legislation to pay HMRC on a monthly or quarterly basis the deductions made during that period so they should declare to HMRC they have nothing to pay for periods where no deductions were made. For employers who only pay annually, this can be noted on their PAYE record.