The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003

Due date and receipts for payment of taxU.K.

69.—(1) An employer must pay amounts due under regulation [F167G(2) [F2, as adjusted by regulation 67H(2) where appropriate,] or] 68(2)—

(a)within 17 days after the end of the tax period, where payment is made by an approved method of electronic communications, or

(b)within 14 days after the end of the tax period, in any other case.

[F3(1A) In paragraph (1), the reference to amounts due under regulation 67G(2) includes any amount the employer was liable to deduct from employees during the tax period whether or not that amount was included in any return under regulation 67B (real time returns of information about relevant payments) or 67D (exceptions to regulation 67B).]

(2) The Inland Revenue must give a receipt to the employer for the total amount paid under regulation [F167G(2) [F2, as adjusted by regulation 67H(2) where appropriate,] or] 68(2) if asked.

(3) But no separate receipt for tax only need be given if a receipt is given for the total amount of tax and any earnings-related contributions (as defined by regulation 1(2) of [F4the SSC Regulations])(1) paid at the same time.

[F5(4) In paragraph (1) “the tax period”, in relation to an amount of retrospective employment income, means the tax period immediately following the relevant time.]

(1)

S.I. 2001/1004.