How to close the Tax Year in FreePayroll?

Once you’ve processed the final payroll of the current tax year, you’ll see a prompt at the top of your dashboard (see screenshot below) allowing you to close the tax year.

Before confirming, you’ll need to:

Verify all payroll data is accurate—ensure everything is correct before proceeding.

Acknowledge that once submitted, the tax year will be finalised, and no further changes can be made to payroll data for that year in FreePayroll

After closing the tax year:

✔ The first payroll period of the new tax year will automatically appear in your dashboard.

✔ You can continue running payroll seamlessly—no delays, no fuss.

Updated on: 03/04/2025

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