HM REVENUE AND
CUSTOMS News Release (Ref:SPEC 05/09) issued by COI News
Distribution Service. 5 March 2009
Employers are
being reminded by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) that they must
use the new A4 version of form P45 from 6 April 2009.
The new version was introduced in October 2008 and now includes
an employee's date of birth and gender. Any stocks of old A5
versions of the P45 should be destroyed by 6 April.
HMRC's Mel McDonald, said:
"The new P45 has real benefits for employers. It will help
HMRC match employees' information to their records and will
reduce the number of queries we send employers.
"It is also important to remember that employees may not
recognise the new forms. All they need is reassurance that the
form P45 has changed in appearance and now includes their date of
birth and gender." Employers who use HMRC's free Online
Return and Forms - PAYE service can print parts 1A, 2 and 3 of
form P45 onto A4 plain paper, when they have submitted the P45
part 1 (employee leaving details) to HMRC online. This facility
is also available in some payroll software packages.
The form should be printed onto white A4 paper, using black ink.
Issued by HM Revenue & Customs Press Office
Press
enquiries only please contact:
Jan Marszewski
Tel: 020
7147 0798
E-mail: jan.marszewski@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
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