Why Does Employee Details Say At Least One Tax Code Is Required?

Lightning Payroll will not submit Employee Details unless at least one tax code is present for the employee. This is a mandatory part of the Employment Details payload sent to Inland Revenue.

What to check

• Open the employee's tax settings and confirm a valid tax code has been selected.
• Make sure the employee's tax setup has actually been saved before you return to the Employee Details Dashboard.
• If the employee's circumstances changed, confirm you are using the correct current code rather than leaving the tax section blank.

Why Lightning Payroll blocks the submission

Without a tax code, the Employee Details payload is incomplete and IRD-facing updates cannot be built correctly. Once the tax code is recorded, return to the dashboard and submit the task again.