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title: "Payroll audit report"
slug: "how-do-i-produce-a-payroll-audit-report"
description: "Streamline your payroll process with Cintra iQ's Payroll Audit Report, ensuring accurate payments and HMRC submissions with ease."
updated: 2026-07-29T11:08:00Z
published: 2026-07-29T11:08:00Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/how-do-i-produce-a-payroll-audit-report"
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# Payroll audit report

Once your payroll is finalised, you can pay employees using your preferred payment method and report the details to **HMRC** in an **FPS** submission. The **Payroll Audit Report** within **Cintra iQ** displays details from the system audit file of changes to the payroll within a given payroll period. There are two ways to access this report: via the standard **Payroll Reports** menu, or via the **Bank Files** option during a payment run.

## Producing the report via Payroll Reports

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1. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Tools > Payroll Reports > Payroll Audit Report. The **Payroll Audit Report - Select Payroll and Period** form appears. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/fc2cda72-4645-4b36-96bf-60439ec11f11/Images/Documentation/204001063973.png)
2. Select the desired **Payroll**.
3. Select the desired payroll period.
4. Click the **Next** button. The **Payroll Audit Report - Include Records for...** form appears.
5. Select the desired **Employee** option.
6. Click the **Next** button. The **Payroll Audit Report - Selection Summary** form appears.
7. Review the summary.
8. Click the **Run** button. The **Payroll Audit Report** appears.
9. Continue to **Email**, **Print** and/or **Save** the report.

## Printing the report during a payment run

You can also access and print the audit report while processing bank files as part of a payment run.

1. Go to: Payroll > Payroll Tools > Paying Out > Pay Employees. The Pay Employees window appears.
2. Create the **Payment Run**.
3. Click 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, Bank Files and Run Details** buttons become active.
7. Click the **Bank Files** button. The **Process BACS and Other Payments Files** form appears.
8. Click the **View Audit Report** button. The **Audit Report** appears.
9. Click the **Print** button. This prints all the record details in this file.

## PDF Output example

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## Spreadsheet output example

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