If you haven't processed any payments in the current tax year, you can't complete Step 5 below.
2 - Process your employees as leavers
Their leave date needs to match the date you're closing the PAYE scheme. Processing a leaver
- Go to Payroll then select Change Process Date.
- Enter the date that you're closing your PAYE scheme then select OK.
- On the taskbar, select Tasks then Payroll Year End.
- Go to Payroll Year End then select Yes.
- Go to Choose Tax Year and select the correct Tax Year.
- In Cessation Date, enter the date that you're closing your PAYE scheme.
NOTE: You can only submit your cessation date to HMRC if it's today or before. If the cessation date is in the future, wait until this date then complete the submission. - Select OK then go to Internet Submissions.
- Select Continue.
- Select Submit, then select Submit.
- Go to the Click here to view and print the submission log option, then select Print.
- Select the correct printer, then select Print.
- Select Close then, Close.
TIP: If you need to submit more payroll data after the cessation, check with HMRC if the scheme can still accept submissions. If so, remove the cessation date and complete your submissions, then re-enter it if applicable.
If you've processed periods and sent the FPS by accident after the date the scheme should close, ▼ you need to correct this.