During the tax year, you might receive a notice to change your employee's tax code.

• A P6 is issued by HMRC to employers and provides details of an employee's tax code, previous pay and tax. You need to check or change the employee's tax code and then, if applicable, enter any previous pay and tax
• A P9 is issued by HMRC to employers and provides details of an employee's tax code. There are two different P9s you can receive, a P9(T) or a P9X

If you receive a P6 or P9 online in Sage 50 Payroll, you can apply the notice automatically via the IR Secure Mailbox >

Enter a P6

1. Double-click the relevant employee, then click the Employment tab.
2. If required, change the Tax Code.
   TIP: To amend the tax code for a future date, click the + then enter the new Tax Code and Effective From date then click OK.
3. If required, select or clear the Wk1/Mth1 Basis check box.
4. Click Save, then click YTD Values.
5. From the P6, enter the details in the rows below under the Previous (P45) Employment column:
   
   • Gross pay for tax
   • Tax paid
6. Click OK, then click Save.
7. Click Close.

The next time you pay this employee, if they're on a cumulative tax code, Sage 50 Payroll uses the values you've entered to calculate the tax.

Enter a P9

There are two types of P9 that you can receive, a P9(T) which is an individual tax code change or a P9X which is a general tax code change and can apply to more than one employee. Enter both types into the software in the same way. You can change multiple employees tax codes together using global changes: tax codes >

1. Double-click the relevant employee, then click the Employment tab.
2. If required, change the Tax Code.
3. If required, select or clear the Wk1/Mth1 Basis check box.
4. Click Save, then click Close.

The next time you pay this employee, Sage 50 Payroll uses the tax code you've entered to calculate the tax. If this is a cumulative code, this may result in the employee paying more or less tax than usual, as the tax recalculates from the start of the tax year.