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PAYE

PAYE

6.3
A UK system where tax is taken from the money you earn before you get paid
  • noun
  • /ˌpiː.eɪˈiː/
  • UK
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  • Under the PAYE system, employees receive their wages after income tax has been deducted.

I mean, I come back and I'm PAYE and I pay millions in tax and quite doesn't matter as far as I'm concerned.

Examples

  • For instance, if the company has less than 10 staff and is in the first 3 years of trading, then how about an exemption on PAYE and NIC, possibly even a VAT deferral for a year or two?

    Blog text (31)

  • And yes, of course, it was easier to move furthest and fastest with employees because their PAYE details are of course available.

  • And they stated in which they were claiming and they did that through the PAYE scheme which is already in place.

  • You have tax, PAYE, accounting dates, as well as the different trading vehicles to be looked into.

    Blog text (14)

  • I mean, I come back and I'm PAYE and I pay millions in tax and quite doesn't matter as far as I'm concerned.

    Rob Moore

  • ~ C'est paye ~

    Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

  • The company takes care of income tax through the PAYE scheme, simplifying payroll processing.

  • Every month, my salary is adjusted for PAYE, ensuring the correct tax is withheld before I get paid.

Synonyms

pay as you earn
vsPAYE
  • UK
4.3

A system that takes income tax from workers' pay before they receive it

is the abbreviated label used for that same tax collection system

Surface Forms

PAYE singular
PAYE plural
Pay As You Earn singular

Etymology

PAYE is a short form of Pay As You Earn, a phrase that simply says 'pay as you earn'. So PAYE means your income tax is taken from your wages as you get them, before you receive your pay.