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title: "How do I process late payments to leavers?"
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# How do I process late payments to leavers?

<html><head></head><body><p><span>When an employee is made a leaver on the payroll, <strong>HMRC</strong> will be notified when the <strong>RTI</strong> data is submitted each pay period. You need to give the employee a <strong>P45</strong> form for their records, which shows the total pay and tax &nbsp;in the employment &nbsp;tax year.</span></p><p><span dir="ltr">If an employee has been made a leaver and you have issued their <strong>P45</strong> but you need to make a further payment to that person:</span></p><ol><li><span dir="ltr">In the <a href="/iq/docs/tour-of-the-cintra-iq-layout" target="_self" rel="noopener">folder section</a> of Cintra iQ, select <strong>Employment Records</strong>.</span></li><li dir="ltr">In the navigator section, select the leaving employee.</li><li><span dir="ltr">In the Forms section, click <strong>Payroll Membership</strong></span></li><li><span dir="ltr">Click the <strong>Late Payment to Leaver</strong> Button.</span></li><li><span dir="ltr">Depending on how the leaver has been set up:</span><ul><li dir="ltr">No <strong>P45</strong> has been sent, you may make payments in the current period or as a correction to the leaving period.</li><li dir="ltr">A <strong>P45 </strong>has been sent. You may make payments in the current period, NOT as a correction to the leaving period. Payments made will be taxed as <strong>BR</strong> [pre date] or <strong>0T</strong> [post date].</li></ul></li><li dir="ltr">Click <strong>OK</strong>. Another warning will appear to advise you that the payment will be marked as irregular Click <strong>OK</strong> to continue.</li><li dir="ltr"><span>A current Late Payment to Leaver Payslip will be created in the current period</span></li></ol><p dir="ltr">You can then add the additional payment required to the employee. For more information, see <a href="https://cintra.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/204000074756-guide-inputting-payroll-period-data-for-an-employee" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Guide: Inputting payroll period data for an employee</a>.</p></body></html>
