PAYE_Calculator

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PAYE calculator
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Tax period

Tax periods for PAYE usually run from 1 April to 31 March.

Pay period

Pay period means the date range that the pay is for, not the date it is paid.

You must use the tax period that the salary/wages pay period falls into/ends, even if it is paid to the employee after the end of the tax period.

Example
An employer is processing an employee’s pay on 6 of April 2017. The pay is for the pay period from 27 March 2017 to 31 March 2017. The employer should select the tax period 1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017 as the last day of the pay period falls within that tax period.

Back Pay

Back pay is treated as falling into the pay period you have made the payment in.

Example
An employer is processing an employee's pay on 20 of April 2017. The pay is for the pay period from 3 April 2017 to 7 April 2017. They are also including back pay for the earlier period of 27 March to the 31 March 2017. The back pay is being paid in the pay period ending 20 April 2017, therefore is treated as a payment in this pay period. The employer should select the tax period 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018.