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A P60 document is an essential year-end payroll summary issued after the tax year ends on April 5th. Employers are required to provide it by May 31st, but what if you never receive yours or accidentally lose it? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! In this guide, we’ll show you how to get a replacement P60 online, request a copy from your employer, and even obtain a statement of earnings from HMRC if needed.
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The P60 is a payroll summary showing what you earned during the tax year, including deductions made for Income Tax and National Insurance contributions. It’s vital to keep safe incase you need to verify or re-claim overpaid tax, and as proof-of-income for financial reasons. You may be asked for a copy when renting or applying for a mortgage, or a loan.
Employers must issue P60s by 31 May following the end of the tax year. Employees should keep their P60s for at least six years, as recommended by HMRC. This ensures you have the necessary records for tax claims, audits, or financial references.
You receive a P60 from any employer you work for at payroll year end which is April 5th. If you have two (or more) jobs you would receive a P60 from each.
If you switched jobs during the tax year your P60 will come from the current employer. But the Pay and Tax deducted would show in ‘previous employment’ section.
In addition to Gross salary and deductions it’s important to understand and check for accuracy the following:
See also: Your P60 Explained
Over the years there have been different designs and layouts. Changes tended to accompany a shift in technology used from handwritten, to dot matrix printers, then laser, and now digital documents. In recent years the Orange / Blue A4 laser form has been by far most common (see styles). However, as long as all the information is present a single colour print-out is even acceptable. Many employees prefer a traditional form if using as proof of earnings.
See also: P60 Document Styles
At the time of writing March 2025 you will be due to receive one very soon. The payroll year ends April 5th and your employer needs to issue by 31st May. So be patient, but don’t be afraid to ask because they are obliged to provide in a timely manner.
If you are reading this after May 31st deadline and you did not receive it just ask. They could have sent it and it has been lost in mail. But it should be simple to create a copy of a recent document. Getting a copy of an old P60 may not be as easy if they don’t have stationery. But you could ask for the data then order a P60 online.
HMRC won’t issue a duplicate copy P60 but will provide you with a statement of earnings, showing the same data. You can call them on 0300 200 3300 (Mon - Fri), contact via website, or download via your government portal. You could use the information then to create a printed P60 online.
A Replacement P60 online service is useful when you need it quickly or require old documents from past years.
You get electronic files in minutes and the option of paper printed documents by post.
If your employer only issues a e-P60 (electronic) document, or you have a printout from HMRC; you can use that to get printed items on genuine payroll stationery.
See also: How to Get a Copy P60
If you have the data you can simply upload that. But… if you lost your document, our system can calculate deductions for tax and national insurance based on your pay amount, tax code, etc. And can calculate from gross or net pay. However… for 100% accuracy we recommend getting a summary from HMRC first
If you don’t have documentation we can still calculate based on pay you received.
Required information;
With that we can calculate with a fair degree of accuracy what your P60 would look like.
See also: How to Get a P60 Online
We keep stock of genuine P60 stationery going back 20 years or more, and over that time designs have more or less standardised on a version of the Orange portrait layout. An e-P60 from your employer may look different to the print stationery approved by Revenue & Customs (as long as they contain the same information). The price of a P60 from any year is £15.00
You can transfer the information from your statement or electronic P60 and create digital or printed forms. It is quick and simple.
If you don’t have the full data the system can calculate from gross or net pay. However… for 100% accuracy we recommend getting the summary from HMRC first.
The replacement P60 is printed on original stationery and includes your actual pay data. It does not say ‘replacement’ or ‘copy’ or ‘duplicate’.
We have the P60 forms and pay tables needed to create a P60 for previous years. For 100% accuracy we recommend checking your earnings with HMRC or your employer and we can print your forms and create digital copies.
Our system can calculate from your pay amount and create the P60 forms but it may not be complete as we can’t see your pay files to allow for sickness, maternity etc.
See also: P60 Last 5 Years
To learn more about P60s or explore payroll tools, check out these resources:
HMRC’s Official P60 Guide
Payroll software options like Sage or QuickBooks.
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Start with your employer as it shouldn’t cost anything. You might just get a simple print-out, and they may have difficulty if you need past years. But you can convert to printed documents.
HMRC can provide all the data but it’s not a P60 document. It can also be used to create a P60 online though, and is free.
The Online Service is fast, covers many different payroll years, plus you get digital and genuine printed forms. It’s a commercial service so will cost £15.00 or more.
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A P60 summarises your income and deductions at the end of the tax year, while a P45 is issued when you leave a job and details your earnings and deductions up to your leaving date.
Yes! Many employers now provide digital P60s, which are valid and often more convenient than paper copies.
Contact your employer immediately. They are responsible for correcting any mistakes and reissuing the document.
Your employer will issue shortly after April 5th. If you have not received by the end of May ask for it. If you need a copy P60 you can order online and get a PDF and printed documents by post.
This can mean two things. If the employer runs e-Payroll you would login to your secure portal and download. If you lost documents you can get a copy P60 online with your pay information. This is calculated from information you provide not directly from the employer. We show above how to order.
Try the employer first. If they can’t help HMRC can tell you how much you earned. With that information you can get a replacement P60 in minutes by email. Post copies if required will follow.
If the employer runs online payroll you can login and see your P60 then download if required. Otherwise you can create a digital copy P60 online which we forward as PDF document.
Enter your payroll information using our secure form. At this stage select ‘Free Sample’ and we forward by email. You will need to do this for each year. After the last of your 5 years we will forward a payment link for three with two extra free of charge.
Your P60 will be issued by the company you work for on April 5th. If you switched jobs during the year and handed in your P45 your employer will include the earnings and deductions from the previous employer on the document.
We don’t have a blank template but you can use our secure form to add data and we will create your P60 for you. You can download as PDF copies or we send printed forms.
They will provide the information in a letter but not a P60 document. The P60 is issued by the employer and the data transferred electronically to HMRC. With the data they provide you could create a printed copy P60 online. You received a PDF in minutes and printed forms in a couple of days.
Tell your employer and see if they can issue a replacement. If found someone might hand it in. It has both your home address and the company detail. Other than that, do nothing. You might worry about identity theft but a P60 on its own is useless without supporting documentation.
Our online platform uses pay tables from the last 20 years to generate replacement copy documents based on salary and tax code. We keep stock of stationery for each period and can supply printed documents if required.
Using the correct pay table and forms for any given year you can create an old P60. The main information needed is the years’ salary and if you paid standard tax or had a special code.
The employer will not charge for a P60 so yes you can get a free document. If you lose your copy and they can’t produce another then HMRC will give you the information without charge. If you then need to create a duplicate online, we give you free samples but if you want a full copy we charge a fee.
There was once a single style. It was a blue landscape layout and this was the top copy of a 3 part NCR form. These were issued to employers by HMRC. As computerised payroll systems developed they let software developers create their own designs as long as the required information was included. Designs had to be approved by Inland Revenue. More recently an portrait style printed orange & blue is most recognisable but all are still valid.
Yes. The PDF is a 300dpi image. Much depends on your print settings. Make sure you are set to print at 100% at actual size (not fit to page). The genuine pay documents we supply will always be better.
Yes. We use popular stationery from the major software providers, and they are approved P60 forms. You will also receive an email copy generated from our software system which will match the chosen layout.
It's all quite standard. Your name & address. Employer details. Salary and if you have non-standard tax arrangements.
What if I have more than one job?
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