Summary
Learn the basics of the full payment submission (FPS) in Sage 50 Payroll.
Description
The FPS is the submission you must make to HMRC each time you pay your employees. It contains:
- Starter and leaver information
- Employee information such as name, address, NI number and tax code
- Employee payment and deduction information
- Tax, NI and student loan contributions
Resolution
When to submit FPS
Once you've processed your payroll, you're ready to submit your FPS on or before the date that you pay your employees.

Before you submit the FPS
Before you submit the FPS you need to complete the following simple steps. Don't worry, we have helpful guides for you to use for each steps:
- Add any new starters that've joined your company since the last FPS. You can use our How do I add a new employee? guide to do this
- Change an employee's status to on hold if they aren't being paid in this period
- Process your payroll and update the pay period as normal
- Mark any employees as a leaver. You can use our Process a leaver guide to do this
Submit the FPS
Now you've completed the steps above, you're ready to submit the FPS. Take a look at our handy guide where we take you through the steps to Submit the FPS to HMRC successfully!
Made a mistake?
Don't worry if you've submitted incorrect information to HMRC, you can Submit a full payment submission adjustment after you've made your corrections.