P35 & P14 online filing

HMRC have said that they will be more strict with PAYE online filing and reject forms if they have minor errors. We list below some of the more common errors made in previous years to help you get it right first time this year.

- avoid using the letter “o” rather than the number “0″;
- use the most recent PAYE code in the format 123/AB12345;
- don’t use leading zeros, e.g. 489L rather than 0489L;
- use accruate forenames, e.g. William rather than Bill;

If you don’t know the employee’s NI number don’t fudge it - leave the box blank and make entries in the date of birth and gender box.

If you don’t know their date of birth enter 1st Jan 1901 in the format 01011901.