Authorising Sonovate to manage your PAYE

Introduction

To process payroll compliantly on your behalf, you will need to give us certain approvals with HMRC and your pension provider.

HMRC agent status

You will need to make us the authorised agent for your PAYE scheme. Once we have your scheme details, we will ask your for authorisation to act as your agent, via the HMRC portal. Once you approve this request, we can begin to process your payroll.

NB you can only have one PAYE agent at a time, so if you already have one (e.g. your accountant) you will either need to remove them, or create a second PAYE scheme with HMRC for your temp workers, and make Sonovate an agent of that.

If you require a second PAYE scheme with HMRC, then you can apply for one on the government website by completing a P350.

The process

• Establish whether or not you can make Sonovate the agent of your PAYE scheme (i.e. do you already have a nominated agent e.g. your accountant?)
  • If you can't, then you will need a separate PAYE scheme for your temp workers by completing a P350
  • This will result in a new PAYE reference and accounts office reference
• Share the PAYE scheme details with Sonovate
• We will request agent status from you via the HMRC portal
• Approve Sonovate as your PAYE agent via the HMRC portal
• We can start processing your payoll!

Pensions delegate authorisation

You will also need to give us delegate access to your pension scheme. Every pension system is different. During your onboarding, we will speak to your about how to give us delegate access to your pension provider.