Understanding a payslip
von Meg Wilson
1. [Items on which NICs but not tax are calculated](https://library.croneri.co.uk/navigate-taxi/po-heading-id_Cru6FEPIZ02FtJttUzEH9g)
1.1. Pension contributions
1.2. Payroll giving
1.3. Personal pecuniary liabilities
1.4. Loans written off
1.5. Vouchers
2. [Items on which tax but not employee's NICs are calculated](https://library.croneri.co.uk/navigate-taxi/po-heading-id_r8hSZjJp1kKVWhu7yxFklA)
2.1. Termination payments
2.2. Payrolled benefits in kind
3. [Items deducted from net pay](https://library.croneri.co.uk/navigate-taxi/po-heading-id_pretkJ7tr0SsNBLXFUj3og)
3.1. Student loans
3.2. Other loan repayments
3.3. Employee pension contributions (relief at source)
3.4. Court orders
3.5. Payments for purchases from the employer
4. [Other matters](https://library.croneri.co.uk/navigate-taxi/po-heading-id_p-3UfIwRgUeuZWZzfHM8gg)
4.1. Replacement payslips
5. [Payslips: background](https://library.croneri.co.uk/navigate-taxi/po-heading-id_Ic4N8zxfGkO4wHBd1QrO6g)
5.1. Contents and purpose
5.2. Statutory requirements
5.3. Pensions auto-enrolment
5.4. Tax relief for pension contributions
5.5. Gross pay
5.6. Additions to gross pay
5.7. Deductions from gross pay
6. [Items on which neither tax nor NICs are due](https://library.croneri.co.uk/navigate-taxi/po-heading-id_Cru6FEPIZ02FtJttUzEH9g)
6.1. Employer pension contributions
6.2. Salary sacrifice for pension contributions
7. [Checking a payslip](https://library.croneri.co.uk/navigate-taxi/po-heading-id_JuWpyG8AeUGbtRqEBunF1w)
7.1. The calculation
7.2. Signs of non-compliant schemes