Pay employers' PAYE
Pay by Direct Debit
You can set up a Direct Debit through your HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online account to pay your bill automatically.
HMRC will automatically collect the payment from your bank account based on the amount in your return (also called a Full Payment Submission (FPS)). You鈥檒l only need to set the Direct Debit up once.
Set it up at least 4 working days before your payment due date.
If you鈥檝e not used your Direct Debit for 2 years or more, check with your bank that it鈥檚 still set up.
Set up a Direct Debit
Before you start
You鈥檒l need to use your 13-character accounts office reference number as the payment reference. You can find this:
- in
- on the letter HMRC sent you when you registered as an employer (or sent to your accountant or tax adviser if they registered on your behalf)
You need to add extra numbers to your 13-character accounts office reference number each time you make:
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an early payment (before the 6th of the tax month or quarter the payment is due)
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a late payment (on or after the 5th of the tax month after the payment was due)
Your payment may be delayed if you use the wrong reference number.
When the payment will be taken
HMRC will usually take the payment either:
- shortly after the 22nd of the month
- 4 working days after you file the return (if you file it after the 19th of the month)
HMRC will tell you the date and amount no later than 3 working days before the payment is collected. The payments will show on your bank statement as 鈥�HMRC 厂顿顿厂鈥�.
If you pay quarterly, you should continue to submit a monthly return. HMRC will collect the total payment every 3 months.
When you cannot pay by Direct Debit
You must聽pay in a different way if you are:
- making payments of 拢20 million or more
- using an overseas bank account to pay your PAYE bill
- exempt from submitting your PAYE returns online
- an insolvency practitioner
- a Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) contractor who is not enrolled for PAYE online
You cannot set up a Direct Debit to automatically take payments for a聽PAYE penalty or PAYE聽Settlement Agreements.