Generating a P60
Each April every employer must issue a P60 to each of their employees. It must provided by 31 May, on paper or electronically. The P60 details the amount of tax paid in that employement for the tax year (6th April to 5th April). If an employee has multiple jobs then they can expect a P60 from each of their employers.
Executing the P60 report
The P60 is a system defined report in the PayRun.io API, as with all reports you can request the report in either XML or JSON format.
To execute a report you must invoke the run endpoint and pass any required variables as query string parameters.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| EmployerKey | The target employer's resource unique key. | Yes |
| TaxYear | The desired tax year for the report e.g. 2017 for 2017/18 | Yes |
| EmployeeCodes | Comma separated list of employee codes. | No |
This example demonstrates how to [GET] the report P60 output.
curl -X GET \
'https://api.test.payrun.io/Report/P60/run?EmployerKey=ER001&TaxYear=2017' \
-H 'Accept: application/xml' \
-H 'Api-Version: default' \
-H 'Authorization: {OAuthHeader}' \
-H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
-H 'Content-type: application/xml'
curl -X GET \
'https://api.test.payrun.io/Report/P60/run?EmployerKey=ER001&TaxYear=2017' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Api-Version: default' \
-H 'Authorization: {OAuthHeader}' \
-H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
-H 'Content-type: application/json'
Response Example
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<P60Report xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Generated="2017-12-17T10:51:19">
<Employer>
<Link href="/Employer/ER001" />
<Name>P60 employer</Name>
<EmployerPayeRef>451/A451</EmployerPayeRef>
<Address>
<Address1>Address 1</Address1>
<Address2>Address 2</Address2>
<Address3>Address 3</Address3>
<Address4>Address 4</Address4>
<Postcode>TE1 1ST</Postcode>
<Country>United Kingdom</Country>
</Address>
<Employees>
<Employee>
<Link href="/Employer/ER001/Employee/EE001" />
<Code>EMP001</Code>
<FirstName>Shirley</FirstName>
<MiddleName>Janice</MiddleName>
<Initials></Initials>
<LastName>Trotter</LastName>
<NiNumber>JS123456B</NiNumber>
<Address>
<Address1>Many Waters</Address1>
<Address2>Bridford</Address2>
<Address3>Exeter</Address3>
<Address4>Devon</Address4>
<Postcode>EX6 7JE</Postcode>
<Country>United Kingdom</Country>
</Address>
<TaxSummary>
<TaxCode>1150L/1</TaxCode>
<ThisEmployment>
<TaxablePay>1,500.00</TaxablePay>
<TaxPaid>382.35</TaxPaid>
</ThisEmployment>
<PrevEmployment>
<TaxablePay>0.00</TaxablePay>
<TaxPaid>0.00</TaxPaid>
</PrevEmployment>
<Totals>
<TaxablePay>1,500.00</TaxablePay>
<TaxPaid>382.35</TaxPaid>
</Totals>
</TaxSummary>
<NationalInsurance>
<NiLetterAndValues NiLetter="M">
<AtLEL>113.00</AtLEL>
<LELtoPT>44.00</LELtoPT>
<PTtoUEL>709.00</PTtoUEL>
<AbovePT>97.76</AbovePT>
</NiLetterAndValues>
</NationalInsurance>
<StatutoryPayments>
<SMP>300.00</SMP>
<SAP>400.00</SAP>
<SPP>200.00</SPP>
<SHPP>500.00</SHPP>
</StatutoryPayments>
<StudentLoan>
<TotalDeduction>0.00</TotalDeduction>
</StudentLoan>
</Employee>
</Employees>
</Employer>
</P60Report>
{
"P60Report": {
"@Generated": "2017-12-17T10:43:25",
"Employer": {
"Link": {
"@href": "/Employer/ER001"
},
"Name": "P60 employer",
"EmployerPayeRef": "451/A451",
"Address": {
"Address1": "Address 1",
"Address2": "Address 2",
"Address3": "Address 3",
"Address4": "Address 4",
"Postcode": "TE1 1ST",
"Country": "United Kingdom"
},
"Employees": {
"Employee": {
"Link": {
"@href": "/Employer/ER001/Employee/EE001"
},
"Code": "EMP001",
"FirstName": "Shirley",
"MiddleName": "Janice",
"Initials": "",
"LastName": "Trotter",
"NiNumber": "JS123456B",
"Address": {
"Address1": "Many Waters",
"Address2": "Bridford",
"Address3": "Exeter",
"Address4": "Devon",
"Postcode": "EX6 7JE",
"Country": "United Kingdom"
},
"TaxSummary": {
"TaxCode": "1150L/1",
"ThisEmployment": {
"TaxablePay": "1,500.00",
"TaxPaid": "382.35"
},
"PrevEmployment": {
"TaxablePay": "0.00",
"TaxPaid": "0.00"
},
"Totals": {
"TaxablePay": "1,500.00",
"TaxPaid": "382.35"
}
},
"NationalInsurance": {
"NiLetterAndValues": {
"@NiLetter": "M",
"AtLEL": "113.00",
"LELtoPT": "44.00",
"PTtoUEL": "709.00",
"AbovePT": "97.76"
}
},
"StatutoryPayments": {
"SMP": "300.00",
"SAP": "400.00",
"SPP": "200.00",
"SHPP": "500.00"
},
"StudentLoan": {
"TotalDeduction": "0.00"
}
}
}
}
}
}
Exporting the P60 as a PDF
The PayRun.io API supports exporting specific statutory reports into the completed HMRC formatted forms. This uses an API feature known as transforming; a specific system transform has been included for the P60.
User "Transform Definition Key" to control the PDF format
PDF output is controlled by including an additional query parameter on the report execution query string. Add "TransformDefinitionKey=P60-2017-Pdf" to return the report in PDF format.
This example demonstrates how to [GET] the P60 report as a PDF, using the same report parameters as used in the above example.
curl -X GET \
'https://api.test.payrun.io/Report/P60/run?EmployerKey=ER001&EmployeeKey=EE001&TaxYear=2017&TransformDefinitionKey=P60-2017-Pdf' \
-H 'Accept: application/xml' \
-H 'Api-Version: default' \
-H 'Authorization: {OAuthHeader}' \
-H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
-H 'Content-type: application/xml'
curl -X GET \
'https://api.test.payrun.io/Report/P60/run?EmployerKey=ER001&EmployeeKey=EE001&TaxYear=2017&TransformDefinitionKey=P60-2017-Pdf' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Api-Version: default' \
-H 'Authorization: {OAuthHeader}' \
-H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
-H 'Content-type: application/json'
The response from a successful transform request will always be a binary stream with a mime-type of application/pdf.