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title: "Committing or authorising payment runs"
slug: "how-do-i-commit-authorise-payment-runs"
description: "Learn how to authorise and commit payment runs for employees, and report to HMRC with ease using Cintra iQ Payroll tools."
updated: 2026-07-29T08:16:57Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:19:12Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/how-do-i-commit-authorise-payment-runs"
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# Committing or authorising payment runs

Once your payroll is finalised, you can pay employees using your preferred payment method and report the details to **HMRC** in a **FPS** submission.

**Paying Employees & Reporting to HMRC** details how to perform the following:

## To authorise a payment run

1. Navigate to the **Pay Employees** window.

Go to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Tools > Paying Out > Pay Employees
2. Create the **Payment Run**.
3. Click on the **Authorise Run** button. A message appears stating: **Are you sure you wish to authorise this payment run?**
4. Click the **Yes** button to confirm. The **Close Off** button becomes active.

## Committing payment runs

After the cycle has been authorised, you need to close off the payment run. You can still still re-open the run, delete and create a run if necessary.

## To commit payment runs

1. Navigate to the **Pay Employees** window.

Go to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Tools > Paying Out > Pay Employees
2. Create the **Payment Run**.
3. Click on the **Authorise Run** button. A message appears stating: **Are you sure you wish to authorise this payment run?**
4. Click the **Yes** button to confirm. The **Close Off** button becomes active.
5. Click the **Close Off** button. A message appears stating: **Are you sure you wish to Close Off this payment run?**
6. Click the **Yes** button to confirm. The **Submit FPS** button becomes active.