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Guidance

Payroll technical specifications: National Insurance

National Insurance guidance for software developers working with payroll software.

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HM Revenue & Customs
Published
1 January 2014
Last updated
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National Insurance guidance for software developers (2026 to 2027) — effective from 6 April 2026

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National Insurance guidance for software developers (2025 to 2026) — effective from 6 April 2025

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National Insurance guidance for software developers (2024 to 2025)

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National Insurance guidance for software developers (2023 to 2024) — effective from 6 January 2024

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National Insurance guidance for software developers (2023 to 2024) — effective from 6 April 2023 to 5 January 2024

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National Insurance guidance for software developers (2022 to 2023) — effective from 6 November 2022

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National Insurance guidance for software developers (2022 to 2023) — effective from 6 July 2022

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National Insurance guidance for software developers (2022 to 2023) — effective from 6 April 2022 to 5 July 2022

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National Insurance guidance for software developers (2021 to 2022)

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National Insurance guidance for software developers (2020 to 2021)

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Details

Technical specifications giving National Insurance calculation methods and guidance for payroll software developers.

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Published 1 January 2014

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    3. National Insurance guidance for software developers (2025 to 2026) has been added. Guidance for 2019 to 2020 has been removed.

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Update history

2026-06-24 13:23
National Insurance guidance for software developers (2026 to 2027) – effective from 6 April 2026 has been updated.

2026-01-29 11:13
National Insurance guidance for software developers (2026 to 2027) has been added. National Insurance guidance for software developers (2020 to 2021) has been removed.

2025-01-08 14:27
National Insurance guidance for software developers (2025 to 2026) has been added. Guidance for 2019 to 2020 has been removed.

2024-03-11 14:28
National Insurance guidance for software developers (2024 to 2025) has been updated.

2024-01-31 10:54
National Insurance guidance for software developers (2024 to 2025) has been added. Guidance for 2018 to 2019 has been removed.

2023-12-13 11:40
National Insurance guidance for software developers effective from 6 January 2024 has been added.

2023-01-30 09:30
National Insurance guidance for software developers effective from 6 April 2023 has been added. Guidance for 2017 to 2018 has been removed.

2022-09-30 11:51
National Insurance guidance effective from 6 November 2022 has been added. Guidance for 2014 to 2015, 2015 to 2016 and 2016 to 2017 has been removed.

2022-04-28 14:52
National Insurance guidance has been added to be used from 6 July 2022 until the end of the tax year 2022 to 2023.