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What does YTD mean on my payslip?
YTD stands for Year-To-Date. It shows the running total of pay, tax, NI, pension, and other items from the start of the current tax year (6 April) to the most recent pay date. PAYE relies on YTD totals to keep your deductions correct.
PayslipIQ provides educational information and estimated calculations only. It does not provide tax, legal, financial, payroll, accounting, pension, benefits or employment advice. Always verify your payslip, tax code, deductions and take-home pay with your employer's payroll department, HMRC, your pension provider, a qualified accountant, tax adviser or another appropriately qualified professional.
YTD figures are how PAYE self-corrects. If your tax code changes mid-year, the new code applies to the YTD total, not just to the current period, so the next deduction reconciles you to where you should be.
If you started a new job mid-year, your P45 from the previous employer carries the YTD figures across so they continue under your new employer.
Watch for YTD figures that do not match what you would expect. If the YTD tax is lower than the YTD tax that should have been paid on the YTD gross, you may be heading for a clawback in a later month.
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PayslipIQ provides educational information and estimated calculations only. It does not provide tax, legal, financial, payroll, accounting, pension, benefits or employment advice. Always verify your payslip, tax code, deductions and take-home pay with your employer's payroll department, HMRC, your pension provider, a qualified accountant, tax adviser or another appropriately qualified professional.