All CIS subcontractor verifications must now be done online. Some agents are not aware that they need an extra level of authorisation in order to do this. If you are not authorised then the Government Transaction Engine will reject the CIS verification attempt (even if you able to successfully file CIS300 monthly returns). It is…
Moving Payroll Manager to a new computer 1. Payroll Manager is working on my old computer but I wish to transfer it to a new computer Get your data files from the old computer¹. Select ‘File-Utilities-Backup/Restore-Backup all Files in default folder‘ from the menu. If you already have a file open, then Payroll Manager will…
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) Overview This guide is designed to assist you when processing periods of maternity leave for your employees. SMP is paid to an employee by their employer, it is payable for up to 39 weeks, although the employee is entitled to a maximum of 52 weeks leave. Payroll Manager will automatically calculate…
Issuing P60 Forms for your Employees The P60 summarises an employee’s total pay and deductions for the year. You need to provide a form P60 (either paper or electronic) for each employee on the payroll who was working for you on the last day of the tax year (5 April). The employee must receive their…
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) This guide is designed to assist you when processing periods of sickness for your employees. When one of your employees has time off sick, you may need to pay them Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). Payroll Manager is able to determine whether or not your employee is entitled to SSP and if…
Student Loan and Postgraduate Loan Deductions Student and Postgraduate loan repayments are often collected through payroll. A deduction is made from the employee’s pay and paid to HMRC as part of the employer’s PAYE payments. The amount of the deduction is determined by the employee’s level of earnings and the ‘Plan Type’ of the student…
Directors NIC There are two main methods for calculating National Insurance Contributions for a director : the ‘Standard Annual Earnings Period‘ method, and the ‘Alternative arrangements‘ method. Both methods result in a director paying exactly the same amount of National Insurance over the course of a tax year, although one method may be more suitable…
Paying an employee after they have left Use this step-by-step guide if an employee needs to be paid after their leaving date Enter in the amount. Click ‘Pay – Pay Details’ from the main menu and select the relevant employee. After an employee has left, the remaining pay periods of the tax year will be…
Loan Benefits – Data Input and Calculation This guide explains how to enter details of loans provided to employees and shows how the benefit of such loans are calculated. You should refer to the HMRC publication 480: Expenses and Benefits – a Tax Guide for a more detailed explanation. Note that Payroll Manager uses the…
Payrolling Benefits in Kind (PBIK) Since April 2016 employers have been able to to utilise a (voluntary) HMRC online service – ‘Payrolling Benefits in Kind (PBIK)’, which changes the way in which expenses and benefits are taxed and reported to HMRC. HMRC guide Payrolling Benefits in Kind gives detailed information about this new service. A…
