HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a basic pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) tool to help employers run their payroll systems.

The online resource replaces HMRC’s employer CD-Rom and includes all the CD-Rom’s interactive features plus an automatic update facility, to ensure the tools are up-to-date with the latest information and figures.

Employers which have used the CD-Rom will need the new tools for the remainder of the 2010-11 tax year and for future tax years.

HMRC will no longer send hard copies of guidance to employers.

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