What a P45 is
A P45 is the leaving certificate an employer gives a departing employee. It records:
- The employee's details and their date of leaving.
- Their year-to-date gross emoluments up to that date.
- The statutory deductions taken in the year so far — PAYE, NIS, NHT and Education Tax.
It lets the employee — and their next employer — continue the year's tax position correctly instead of starting from scratch.
How to produce one
Run the final pay
Process the employee's last pay period — including any outstanding pay or a redundancy payment — so their year-to-date totals are complete. (See the redundancy guide if it applies.)
Open the P45 in Brawta
Go to Returns and choose P45 for that employee. Brawta fills the figures from their pay history — you don't re-key anything.
Check the leaving date & totals
Confirm the date of leaving and that the year-to-date emoluments and deductions look right.
Produce it & hand it over
Generate the P45 (Brawta produces the official form), give the employee their copy, and keep one for your records.
Common questions
- Redundancy? Process the redundancy payment in the final pay — the tax-free portion is handled separately. See redundancy pay in Jamaica.
- Keep a copy. Retain the P45 with your payroll records in case of a later query.
- Confirm the process. Always check the current P45 requirements with TAJ.
A correct P45 in a couple of clicks.
Run the final pay and Brawta fills the official P45 from the employee's history — accurate, on the right form, private on your machine. Free to try.