After you've processed your payroll each month, run the P32 to check how much tax and national insurance (NI) you owe to HMRC.
The P32 includes all updated values. Check the values to determine if you need to submit an employer payment summary (EPS) to HMRC.
NOTE: Each tax month runs from the 6th of a month to the 5th of the following month.
NOTE: To ensure the values on the report are correct, run the P32 for one month at a time, for example from month 1 to month 1. If you pay HMRC quarterly, add the relevant P32 values together for that quarter.The table below shows the information that appears on the P32.
| Section | Value |
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| 1 - PAYE Income Tax | The total tax contribution for all employees updated in the specified tax month. |
| 2 - Student Loan and Postgraduate Loan Deductions | The total value of student loan and postgraduate loan repayments deducted from all employees updated in the specified tax month. |
| 3 - Net Income Tax | The sum of tax, student loans and postgraduate loans for all employees updated in the specified tax month. |
| 4 - Gross National Insurance | The total of employee and employer NI contributions for the specified tax month. |
| 5 - Employment Allowance | If you're eligible for Employment allowance, any allowance claimed appears here. |
| 6 - Total SMP Recovered | If you're entitled to recover any Statutory maternity pay (SMP) from payments made within the tax month, the calculated value appears here.
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| 7 - NIC Compensation on SMP (if due) | Small employers only - This is 3% of the total SMP updated in the specified tax month.
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| 8 - Total SPP Recovered | If you're entitled to recover any Statutory paternity pay (SPP) from payments made within the specified tax month, the calculated value appears here.
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| 9 - NIC Compensation on SPP (if due) | Small employers only - This is 3% of the total SPP updated in the specified tax month.
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| 10 - Total ShPP Recovered | If you're entitled to recover any Shared parental pay (ShPP) from payments made within the specified tax month, the calculated value appears here.
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| 11 - NIC Compensation on ShPP (if due) | Small employers only - This is 3% of the total ShPP updated in the specified tax month.
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| 12 - Total SAP Recovered | If you're entitled to recover any Statutory adoption pay (SAP) from payments made within the specified tax month, the calculated value appears here.
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| 13 - NIC Compensation on SAP (if due) | Small employers only - This is 3% of the total SAP updated in the specified tax month.
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| 14 - Total SPBP Recovered | If you're entitled to recover any Statutory parental bereavement pay (SPBP) from payments made within the specified tax month, the calculated value appears here.
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| 15 - NIC Compensation on SPBP (if due) | Small employers only - This is 3% of the total SPBP updated in the specified tax month.
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| 16 - Total NIC Deductions | The sum of the recovered and NIC compensation values of SMP, SPP, ShPP and SAP. |
| 17 - Net National Insurance | The Gross NI minus Employment Allowance and Total NI Deductions. |
| 18 - Apprenticeship Levy | If applicable, any apprenticeship levy liability is shown here. |
| 19 - Termination Payments Class 1A NICs | The sum of any Class 1A NIC due on any Termination Payments made within the specified tax month. |
| 20 - Employer NI to Pay | The total Employer NI still to pay after deducting any Employment Allowance claimed. |
| 21 - Total Amount Due | The sum of Net Income Tax plus Net NI. |
The P32 also provides details of any funding received from HMRC and other statutory payments made to employees.
NOTE: If funding figures appear in this section, recalculate the total amount due manually. Use our guide to enter statutory funding from HMRC.
| Section | Value |
|---|---|
| Tax Refund Received | If you receive funding from HMRC to help pay tax refunds, the value appears here.
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| SSP/SMP/SPP/ShPP/SAP Funding Received | If you receive funding from HMRC to help pay statutory payments, the value appears here.
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| Total SMP | The total amount of SMP paid within the specified tax month. |
| Total SPP | The total amount of SPP and SPP(A) paid within the specified tax month. |
| Total ShPP | The total amount of ShPP paid within the specified tax month. |
| Total SAP | The total amount of SAP paid within the specified tax month. |
| Total SPBP | The total amount of SPBP paid within the specified tax month. |
| Small Employer Statutory NIC Compensation Percentage | The percentage of the total of statutory payments that you can reclaim to compensate for the employer’s NI contributions paid on statutory payments. This is currently 3%. |
Follow our article to print the P32 for a previous tax year.
Use our guide to check the P32 Employer Payment Record figures.
Find out in our article on the HMRC Payments tab.
Follow our guide to enter funding information from HMRC.
Use our guide to a negative value on the P32.
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