'Taxable pay to date less than minimum permissible value of 0'

When you submit an FPS, this message appears:

'The taxable pay to date figure is less than the minimum permissible value of 0'.

The FPS then fails to submit.

This happens when the employee record contains:

• Negative YTD values, or
• Incorrect P45 details for a new starter, or employee who started mid year

Correct the values

New Starter

If the error is for a new starter or employee who started mid year, as a workaround, roll back the employee to when they started. Then, check their P45 and current employment values are correct, and reprocess their pay.

1. On the Employee List, select the new employee.
2. Click Tasks, click Rollback then click Backup.
3. To take a backup of your data and RTI files, follow the steps in the Backup Wizard.
4. In the Roll Back Employee Wizard click Next, click Next, click Next then click Finish.
5. To clear the year to date (YTD) information, click Yes then click OK.
6. Select the employee, click Employee, click Starter form.
7. Add the Previous (P45) Employment values back in.
8. Click Save then click Close.

   NOTE: If you roll back and reprocess the employee's first pay period, before you submit the FPS, select the FPS Starter check box in the employee's record, in the Employment tab. 

9. Reprocess and update the employee again for the required period/s.
10. Submit the FPS.

Existing Employee

If the error is for an existing employee, as a workaround, roll back the employee to the last period you submitted an FPS successfully. Then, check their current employment YTD values are correct, and reprocess their pay.

1. On the Employee List, select the new employee.
2. Click Tasks, click Rollback then click Backup.
3. To take a backup of your data and RTI files, follow the steps in the Backup Wizard.
4. In the Roll Back Employee Wizard click Next, click Next, select the period to roll back, click Next then click Finish.
5. Select the employee, click Employee, click Employee Record, click Employment, Click YTD Values.
6. Check the Gross Pay For Tax value in the Current Employment Payments column and the Tax Year Values to Date column are correct.
7. Add the Previous (P45) Employment values back in.
8. Click OK, click Save then click Close.
9. Reprocess and update the employee again for the required period/s.
10. Submit the FPS.

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