The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Form P46 where employer does not receive Form P45 and code not known

14.  After regulation 49 insert—

“Procedure where employee fails to assist with completion of new employee fields in returns under regulations 67B and 67D

49A.— (1) If, despite the requirements of regulation 40A(1) and (2) (duty of employee to assist with completion of new employee fields in returns under regulations 67B and 67D) and regulations 67B (real time returns of information about relevant payments) and 67D (exceptions to regulation 67B), a return is sent to HMRC under those regulations without the new employee fields being completed in respect of the employee, the employer must deduct tax on the non-cumulative basis using code 0T.

(2) In paragraph (1), “the new employee fields” has the same meaning as in regulation 40A.

Procedure where no Form P45 and code not known: application of regulations 49C to 49E

49B.— (1) Regulations 49C to 49E (procedure where no Form P45) apply if—

(a) regulation 49A does not apply,

(b) an employee commences employment without giving the employer Parts 2 and 3 of Form P45 and the circumstances mentioned in regulation 51(2)(b) (late presentation of Form P45) do not apply, and

(c) a code in respect of the employee has not otherwise been issued to the employer.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the employer must ignore any code issued to the employer in respect of an employee’s earlier employment which has ceased.

Procedure where no Form P45 and: (a) employee is not a seconded expatriate and paragraph 41(a) of Schedule A1 applies; or (b) seconded expatriate is national of EEA state

49C.— (1) This regulation applies where—

(a) the employee is not a seconded expatriate and has indicated in accordance with regulation 40A(1) (duty of employee to assist with completion of new employee fields in returns under regulations 67B and 67D) that the statement in paragraph 41(a) of Schedule A1 (real time returns) is correct, or

(b) the employee is a seconded expatriate and has confirmed in accordance with regulation 40A(1) being a national of an EEA state.

(2) On making the first relevant payment which equals or exceeds the lower earnings limit to the employee, the employer must—

(a) prepare a deductions working sheet and enter the total payments to date, and

(b) deduct tax on the cumulative basis using the emergency code.

(3) On making any subsequent relevant payment before HMRC issue a code for use in respect of the employee, the employer must continue to deduct or repay tax on the cumulative basis using the emergency code.

Procedure where no Form P45 and: (a) employee is not a seconded expatriate and paragraph 41(b) of Schedule A1 applies; or (b) employee is a seconded expatriate and paragraph 43(b) or 43(c) of Schedule A1 applies

49D.— (1) This regulation applies where—

(a) the employee is not a seconded expatriate and has indicated in accordance with regulation 40A(1) that the statement in paragraph 41(b) of Schedule A1 is correct, or

(b) the employee is a seconded expatriate to whom regulation 49C does not apply and has indicated in accordance with regulation 40A(1) that the statement in paragraph 43(b) or 43(c) of Schedule A1 is correct.

(2) On making the first relevant payment which equals or exceeds the lower earnings limit to the employee, the employer must—

(a) prepare a deductions working sheet and enter the total payments to date, and

(b) deduct tax on the non-cumulative basis using the emergency code.

(3) On making any subsequent relevant payment before the employee’s code is issued, the employer must continue to deduct or repay tax on the non-cumulative basis using the emergency code.

Procedure where no Form P45 and: (a) employee is a not seconded expatriate and paragraph 41(c) of Schedule A1 applies; or (b) employee is a seconded expatriate and paragraph 43(a) of Schedule A1 applies

49E.— (1) This regulation applies in any case which is not dealt with by regulation 49C or 49D.

(2) On making the first relevant payment to the employee, the employer must—

(a) prepare a deductions working sheet and enter both the total payments to date and the total tax to date before the first payment as nil,

(b) deduct tax on the cumulative basis using the basic rate code.

(3) On making any subsequent relevant payment before the employee’s code is issued, the employer must continue to deduct tax on the cumulative basis using the basic rate code.

(4) In the case of a seconded expatriate, the emergency code must be used instead of the basic rate code mentioned in paragraphs (2)(b) and (3).”.