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title: "How do I submit an EPS/FPS to HMRC?"
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# How do I submit an EPS/FPS to HMRC?

You can create payment runs to pay tax, employee and employer NI, and student loan deductions to **HMRC**. The payment runs are created by the **P32** period. Therefore, if you have more than one payroll under a tax reference, all payments due to **HMRC** are created in one run. As part of this process, the **EPS (Employer Payment Summary)** file is created and submitted to **HMRC**. The **EPS** file displays employer payments that are due such as tax, **NI** etc.

> [!CAUTION]
> **Remember:** HMRC requires you to send an EPS every month. Therefore, for quarterly/annual payrolls, you may need to use the procedure below to submit a nil EPS.

## To submit an EPS file

1. Navigate to the **Pay HMRC** window. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Tools > Paying Out > Pay HMRC
2. Select the desired **EPS period**.
3. Create the **Payment Run**.
4. Click the **Submit EPS** button. This **EPS** file is then automatically submitted to **HMRC**

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The **EPS Complete** check box becomes checked once the file has been successfully transmitted and received by HMRC. Use the Refresh button to refresh this status.

## To submit a FPS file

Once your payroll is finalised, you can pay employees using your preferred payment method and report the details to **HMRC** in a **FPS** submission. When the payment run has been closed off you need to submit the **FPS** file.

1. Navigate to the **Pay Employees** window. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Tools > Paying Out > Pay Employees
2. Create the **Payment Run**.
3. **Authorise** the run.
4. **CloseOff** the run. The **Submit FPS** button becomes active.
5. Click the **Submit FPS** button. The **Gateway Credentials** window appears.
6. Select the relevant credential from the drop-down.
  - If you have previously saved your HMRC login credentials, the file will automatically be submitted to HMRC. Use the Refresh button to view the status of the submission. The FPS is then submitted to HMRC via the FBI mail box.
7. Check if the **Status** of the **FPS** submission is successful by either of the following methods:
  - Click the **Refresh** button in the **Pay Employee**s form.
  - Go to **Cintra iQ**: Toolbar > FBI icon > HMRC Form Processing > Outgoing Forms tab

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** If the FPS fails to submit, an error message appears and the status in the FBI mailbox will be as Failed.

### What if the submission is unsuccessful?

1. Navigate to the **Cintra iQ**: Toolbar > FBI icon > HMRC Form Processing > Outgoing Forms tab
2. Click the **Open FBI Mailbox** button. The **File By Internet** window appears.
3. Click **Acknowledgements**. The file(s) ready to be sent appears.
4. Select the desired file(s).
5. Click **Send**. The data is sent to **HMRC** and you will receive a notification that your submission has been successful. If the submission has failed, you will see the **Error** notification in the **Response** tab. Solve what went wrong and then resend the file.
  - If you send the FPS file late, you may have to add a reason as to why.