PAYE Registration
The moment you take on your first employee (including yourself, if you're a director taking a salary), you generally need to register as an employer with HMRC and set up PAYE — the system that handles income tax and National Insurance deductions from pay.
HTG Accountants registers you as an employer, sets up PAYE and Real Time Information (RTI) reporting, and gets workplace pension auto-enrolment assessed correctly, so your first payroll run isn't the first time any of this gets tested.
The detail
What's included
One fixed fee, agreed before we start. No hourly billing and no surprise extras.
- Employer PAYE registration completed with HMRC ahead of your first payday.
- RTI reporting set up so submissions go to HMRC on schedule from day one.
- Workplace pension auto-enrolment duties assessed and set up if they apply.
- Ongoing payroll support available once registration is in place, if you want it.
How long does PAYE registration take?
HMRC typically takes up to five working days to issue your employer PAYE reference, so it's worth registering as soon as you know you'll be paying someone.
Do I need PAYE if I'm the only employee?
If you're a director taking a salary above the National Insurance threshold, yes — PAYE registration generally still applies even with a single employee.