Our payroll fees are based on a standard monthly charge, with additional add-ons depending on your specific circumstances. Some payrolls involve minimal staff turnover, no post-submission adjustments, and have a direct debit arrangement with HMRC so that payments align exactly with submissions. These straightforward payrolls don’t incur additional fees and so are charged a lower fee than those with additional complexities.
To ensure full transparency and avoid any surprises, we’ve outlined the possible additional fees below.
Standard Fees
Standard Payroll Fee (£25+VAT/month)
Provision of payslips
Provision of P60s at the year end
Provision of P45s to leavers
RTI submission
Tax code checks
Monthly email
If applicable:
Journals into online bookkeeping software (if applicable)
Use of Brightpay Connect employee portal - we pay an additional monthly fee per employee so that they can access their P60, P45s and payslips online
Standard Pension Fee (£35+VAT/month)
Calculation of pension deductions
Submission to pension provider
Pension eligibility check
Provision of pension letters to employees
Add-on Fees
Additional Employees
£5+VAT/month per each additional employee
£35+VAT one off admin fee for new starter, if you follow the adding new employees take-on process
£55+VAT one off admin fee for new starter, if you do not follow the adding new employees take-on process. Instructions of the new employee take on process should be emailed to you on a monthly basis
We do not charge a fee for an employee leaving
Maternity & Parental Pay
We appreciate that a new arrival can bring additional pressures and so we have restricted our fees as much as possible. In reality, the time spent on this work often exceeds the amount we bill for.
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP): £180 + VAT (£15 + VAT per month, spread over 12 months)Payroll entries & calculation checks
Monthly adjustments (pay & journals)
Additional EPS submissions to HMRC
Year-end reconciliations
£15+VAT/month for 12 months Shared Parental Pay (ShPP)
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Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP): £40 + VAT (one-off fee)
Eligibility check and calculations
Confirmation of leave/pay dates
Payroll processing and reconciliations
Advance Funding: £72 + VAT (one-off fee) (this will be required if we can’t reduce your PAYE bill by the paternity/maternity claim or the business would like the money sooner than offsetting against their PAYE bill)
Completion and submission of HMRC form
Reconciliation of funds received
Direct Debit (£10/month)
If you haven’t set up a Direct Debit for PAYE after 3 months of us doing your payroll and you have PAYE payments to make, there is a charge of £10+VAT per month as it takes us additional time to reconcile your PAYE account. Speak to us if you need help setting one up.
Amendments After Approval (£35+VAT)
We have found that it takes a significant amount of time to rectify payroll changes after approval. This includes manually adjusting figures, resubmitting to HMRC, and modifying journal entries in your bookkeeping software. Because of this, any changes made after client approval will incur a charge of £35+VAT.
Closing PAYE scheme = £35+VAT
Manual Pension submission £10+VAT/month. Some payrolls integrate from our software to the pension software seamlessly. Others do not and require more time to process.