This form is designed to be filled in on screen. You must answer all the questions except those marked 'optional'. You can’t save the form but once you’ve completed it you’ll be able to print a copy and post it.

This Starter Checklist can be used to gather information about your new employee. You can use this information to help fill in your first Full Payment Submission (FPS) for this employee. You need to keep the information recorded on the Starter Checklist record for the current and previous three tax years. Do not send this form to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

As a new employee your employer needs the information on this form before your first payday to tell HMRC about you and help them use the correct tax code. Fill in this form then you can print it and send it or give it to your employer. Do not send this form to HMRC.

You will have a Plan 1 Student Loan if:

• You lived in Scotland or Northern Ireland when you started your course, or

• You lived in England or Wales and started your course before 1 September 2012

You will have a Plan 2 Student Loan if you lived in England or Wales and started your course on or after 1 September 2012.