Registering and getting started with PAYE

Please note: PAYE guidance from HM Revenue & Customs can be found on the GOV.UK website. We provide links to the key information below.


How to set up and run a payroll as an employer and what records you must keep


How to register as an employer with HM Revenue & Customs


Using PAYE Online to send payroll reports, access tax codes and notices and get alerts from HM Revenue & Customs


Choose the payroll software that suits your business needs


Checklist of things you must consider when employing staff for the first time


Check you need to pay them through PAYE, use their P45 or other information to work out the right tax code to set them up on your payroll software


How to install onto a networked computer and other tasks such as employee leaves, earlier year update


Call or write to HMRC to check if you or someone else is classes as employed or self-employed.


Free payroll software from HM Revenue & Customs for businesses with fewer than 10 employees


Guidance setting out who can report payroll on paper, instead of online, and how to apply


Find if you qualify for 拢5,000 a year off your National Insurance bill if you are an employer


Employment status - worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor - affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace

National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage
Guidance for employers on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage which includes a helpful calculator