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Your P45, P60 and P11D form

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1. Why you get each form

If you’re an employee, your employer tells you about your taxable income using different forms. You get a: 

  • P45 form if you stop working for them 

  • P60 form if you’re working for them at the end of the tax year 

  • P11D form if you get company benefits  

Your employer also gives this information to HMRC.

You’ll only get these forms if you’re an employee.

If you’re an employer there’s a separate guide for getting P45, P60 and other forms.  

2. P45

When you leave a job, your employer should give you a P45 form that tells you your: 

  • leaving date 
  • total pay and tax from 6 April until the date you left 
  • tax code 

It also includes your personal details such as your National Insurance number.

What to do with your P45 

When you start a new job, give your P45 to your new employer. They use it to work out how much tax you’ll pay. 

If you’re not working and are claiming taxable benefits, give your P45 to the Jobcentre Plus. 

If you have a paper P45, you only need to give your new employer Parts 2 and 3. Keep Part 1a.

If you do not have a P45 

What you need to do depends on your specific circumstances.

If you’re changing jobs

If you’ve left a job and your previous employer did not give you a P45, ask them for one. If you have not had a P45, you might pay the wrong amount of tax at your new job.

If you’ve lost your P45 or your employer says they sent one but you did not get it, you cannot get a replacement.

Instead of giving your new employer a P45, you can fill in the starter checklist.

If you’re starting your first job or an additional job

Fill in a starter checklist.

If you need your P45 details for another reason

You can view and download your pay and tax details for the last 5 tax years in: 

If your P45 is incorrect 

What you need to do depends on your specific circumstances.

If the pay or tax amounts are wrong

Ask your previous employer to correct the details and send you an amended P45.

If you cannot get an amended P45, tell HMRC that your details are wrong using the check your Income Tax online service. HMRC will then contact the employer and ask them for the correct details.

If the tax code is wrong

When you start a new job, give your P45 to your new employer. HMRC should automatically correct your tax code after your first pay.

Find out what to do if your tax code is still wrong.

If your personal details are wrong

When you start a new job, fill out the starter checklist. Give this and your P45 to your new employer to correct your details.

You can also tell HMRC about a change to your personal details.

3. P60

Your P60 shows the tax you’ve paid on your salary in the tax year (6 April to 5 April). You get a separate P60 for each of your jobs every tax year.

There’s a separate guide to getting P60s if you’re an employer.

If you’re working for an employer on 5 April they must give you a P60. They must provide this by 31 May, on paper or electronically.

You’ll need your P60 to prove how much tax you’ve paid on your salary, for example:

  • to claim back overpaid tax
  • as proof of your income if you apply for a loan or a mortgage

You can check how much tax you paid last year if you think you might have paid too much.

If you do not have a P60

If you’ve lost your P60, ask your employer for a replacement.

If you cannot get one from your employer, you can either:

4. P11D

Your employer might submit a P11D to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if you get ‘benefits in kind’ (for example a company car or interest-free loan).

Your employer may take the tax you owe on your benefits out of your pay. In that case, they will not need to submit a P11D. Your employer will write to you to explain how this works.

If you need your P11D details

You can ask your employer for a record of what they reported in the P11D, including how much each benefit is worth.

If they cannot give you one, you can contact HMRC.