The payroll year-end is fast approaching, but don’t worry!
With the right guidance, you can complete your year-end tasks smoothly, meet every deadline, and stay fully compliant. And the good news is that there’s still plenty of time to get everything done.
You may be asking yourself: “What exactly do I need to do, and when does it need to be done by?”
It’s an excellent question, and knowing the answer is essential for ensuring your company’s year-end payroll is handled correctly.
Read on to discover how to handle your payroll year-end smoothly with all the necessary key information, dates, and steps you’ll need to take along the way.
The payroll year-end is fast approaching, but don’t worry!
With the right guidance, you can complete your year-end tasks smoothly, meet every deadline, and stay fully compliant. And the good news is that there’s still plenty of time to get everything done.
You may be asking yourself: “What exactly do I need to do, and when does it need to be done by?”
It’s an excellent question, and knowing the answer is essential for ensuring your company’s year-end payroll is handled correctly.
Read on to discover how to handle your payroll year-end smoothly with all the necessary key information, dates, and steps you’ll need to take along the way.
4 simple steps to break down your payroll year-end process
Our payroll guru, Neil Larsen, outlined the key lesson businesses should remember about payroll year-end when he said:
“Payroll year-end seems like a much more daunting task than it is and can cause a lot of stress.
Just remember all you need to do is a quick submission to HMRC and print out forms for your employees.
There is always support available here for you. Whether you watch our year-end video or pick up the phone and give us a call for a bit of extra help, we will never leave you stranded.”
The payroll year-end process can seem complicated at first glance, but if you follow these simple steps, you’ll soon find it simpler and easier to handle.
Step 1: Process your final pay run
Step 2: Process your year-end
Step 3: Get your P60s ready
Step 4: Check the P9s and start your new payroll year
Neil explains how to manage your payroll year-end like a champ in greater detail below:
The key dates and changes you need to know as the payroll year-end approaches
There are two crucial dates to have firmly marked in your planner as you head towards the year-end. They are the:
- 19th of April (the deadline for your final submission to HMRC)
- 31st of May (the date by which all of your employees need to have received their P60s).
You should also be aware of several other important dates, such as the:
- 5th of April (the end date for the 2025/26 tax year)
- 6th of April (the beginning of the new tax year 2026/27)
- 22nd of April (the deadline for the month 12 PAYE and online payment submission)
- By the 6th of July (the deadline for reporting on expenses and benefits)
- 22nd of July (this is the deadline for your payments of class 1A National Insurance contributions on Benefits in Kind, which must be with HMRC or by 19th of July if you’re not using digital systems).
Several new legislative changes are coming in the 2026/2027 tax year that you should also be aware of
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
Paternity leave
Small Employers Relief
Remember: The increased statutory wage rates and changes to National Insurance announced in the UK’s Autumn Budget 2025 will also come into effect from April 2026.
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Discover how to streamline, simplify, and master your payroll processing with our seasoned payroll experts.
They’ll take you on a journey all the way from processing payslips to navigating your payroll year-end, breaking down the important information you need to know into manageable steps.
While managing the payroll year-end can seem daunting at first, it can become a seamless journey when you have feasible steps in place, such as internal deadlines for getting everything done in time.
If you’re still unsure how to navigate your year-end, email enquiries@solutionscloud.uk or give us a call at 0115 840 5075. We’re always happy to lend a helping hand and might be able to help you find additional tailored solutions that could financially benefit your business.
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