You can find office software websites that stock payslip templates online and they are worth checking out.

Euroffice Payslip Templates

They have Sage Compatible Pay Advice Form for Software with a Standard payslip layout.

UK Office Direct Payslips

Stocked with Communisis Pegasus Compatible Secure Pay Advice. Communisis Pegasus Opera II-Compatible Laser Pay Advice.

Viking Direct Payslips

These have a section for Sage and Pegasus Accounting forms which include invoices, statements, remittance advice, as well as payslips.

Payslips are required by law and have to show certain information such as gross and net pay, income tax and national insurance deducted. They need to show all the relevant details required by the business and the employee. The easiest solution is for a small business to use a payslip template, or for those that are self-employed they are ideal to provide proof of income when applying for loans and martgages.

The most effective ways of getting a payslip template include:

• Download from the internet
• Use Office software websites (see the ones listed here)
• Create your own in Word or Open Office
• Use a standalone program
• Purchase one from a company

Download a payslip template from the Internet

If you search for payslip templates via the search engines you will see a lot of web sites offering them. Some are good, but the ones highlighted on this site are better. Free payslip templates are available if you know where to look.

Use office software websites to buy online

There are many sites available that will provide a payslip template either free or for a small cost. Free ones tend to be limited but there are good suppliers that charge a small amount for payslips. Try Euroffice Payslip Templates as they have a good range. Also UK Office Direct Payslips, and Viking Direct Payslips offer a lot of different options.

Create your own in Word or Open Office

If you know what information needs to be included on a payslip template then you can use a standard office program such as Word, Excel or Open Office to produce them yourself. They won’t look as good as the purchased templates but they will do the job.

Use a standalone program

You can purchase programs online that will calculate all the necessary tax and national insurance payments for you and print the payslips.