How do I deal with redundancy in the payroll?

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Summary

The following article explains how to post redundancy on your payroll system.

Regarding the tax rules on redundancy pay, these are the guidelines as we understand them. For definitive help contact the HMRC or speak to your company accountant.

More Information

  • Let the payroll system calculate the person's wage for the final pay period in the normal way.
  • If the person is receiving paid redundancy, work out this amount out manually and enter as a "Post Tax add.(+)" (unless the amount is more than £30,000 ,when it is both taxable and applicable to National Insurance).
  • Mark the Payroll User as a leaver How do I add a payroll leaver?
  • Close the payroll period as normal.
  • Once this is done, the system will print a P45 then press <Esc> and press <Esc> again.
  • The employee will now disappear from any remaining payroll periods.

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