Manage a PAYE reporting period
Track an employer PAYE period, its actions, deadlines, and local evidence.
Start tracking3 sections
Use Calendar → Needs attention to track PAYE work for the active employer. A period keeps the FDS and Non-FDS uploads, consolidated return, and payment as separate actions. Tracking a period does not file or pay PAYE.
Start tracking
- Confirm the employer account
Confirm the active organisation and PAYE account. Open Calendar and review Needs attention.
- Track the period
If no period is tracked, open PAYE setup. Use Add a PAYE period to enter the employer account reference, start and end dates, and reporting-period note. Alternatively, use Check a date range to evaluate bounded period starts using available rules.
- Review the action cards
Open the resulting period. Review its account, reporting basis, separate action cards, open blockers, and source evaluation.
- Check legal and internal dates
In Dates & action, check each action’s recorded legal due date and any internal target. Use source-backed deadline revision controls only with verified authority evidence. An internal target does not change a legal deadline.
- Work through the cycle tabs
Continue with Payroll coverage, Evidence & filing, and Liability & payment. Review Corrections and History when prior evidence changes.
What an empty queue means
An empty Needs attention list does not establish that every period was identified, evaluated, filed, or paid. Check the employer account, filters, evaluated range, and Calendar view. A period can be locally complete while authority confirmation is still outstanding.
Deadline source
Check the applicable ZIMRA notice and TaRMS account for the period. Record the source and actual date in Paydae; do not infer a filing date from a previous year or treat an internal target as law.