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UK Payroll Forms (P32, P45, P60)

A practical guide to key UK payroll forms (P32, P45, and P60) and how to generate them in Workforce.

Updated over a month ago

What's covered in this guide?:


P32

A P32 is an Employer Payment Record used to track how much tax and National Insurance is due to HMRC. It acts as a running summary of liabilities and payments made throughout the tax year.

To generate a P32:

  1. Go to Reports > All Reports > P32 (under Payroll Reports > Summaries)

  2. Select the columns to display, tax months, and financial year

  3. Generate report

  4. Once generated, select Actions to save as custom report or export as CSV or PDF


P45

A P45 is issued to an employee when they leave a job. It shows how much they earned and how much tax was deducted during that employment. The employee gives this to their next employer to ensure tax continues to be calculated correctly.

To generate a P45:

  1. Go to Payroll > Staff > Actions > Download P45 Forms

  2. Generate P45 PDF

  3. Once generated, View P45 PDF


P60

A P60 is an annual summary of an employee’s total pay and deductions for a full tax year (April 6 to April 5). It's provided by employers to employees who are still employed at the end of the tax year.

To generate a P60:

  1. Go to Payroll > Staff > Actions > Generate P60 Forms

  2. You'll be directed to the P60 Forms page.

  3. Select the tax year and company file from the dropdown menus.

  4. Select 'Generate All P60s'

  5. Once generated, review and submit P60s for your employees.

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Key Notes:

  • 🟠 Orange warnings appear for staff with missing payslips or opening balances.

  • 🔴 Red alerts indicate employees who are missing a P60 entirely.

  • 📅 The P60 generation window runs from 1 March to 31 May each year.

Note: After midnight on May 31st, you can no longer generate P60s for the previous tax year.


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