Payroll Manager New Features and Guides
This page gives details of new features, software improvements and data validations that have been implemented in Payroll Manager via scheduled software updates. This page also lists any new or improved support guides that have been published recently.
You will be automatically prompted to update your copy of Payroll Manager whilst using the software if a scheduled update is due. If you wish to check if there is a software update available click ‘Help’ then ‘Program Update’ from the main menu in Payroll Manager.
June 2025
Website support guides
Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025. We have published a guide on how to upgrade to Windows 11 – End of support for Windows 10
A new guide to operating a Scottish Earnings Arrestment (EA) has been published.
The guide Expenses and Benefits – P11D .has been updated with the latest information regarding filing P11d and P11db returns. The deadline for filing P11D submissions to HMRC is 6 July 2025.
The Useful Links web page in the ‘Support’ section of the Moneysoft website has been updated, providing links to a number useful GOV.UK, ACAS and other pages.
May 2025
Payroll Manager updates
Software improvement: The ‘Click here to show calculation‘ report (accessible via the grey button at the bottom-left of the ‘Pay Details’ screen) now shows a more detailed calculation for ‘Attachment’ deductions (e.g. Direct Earnings Attachments, Council Tax AEO etc.). The report now specifically itemises the ‘Attachable earnings‘ amounts, and also shows the relevant deduction tables for attachment types that use them.
Software improvement: Entering or editing the Tax code of an employee. Previously when entering a tax code which operates on a ‘week1’ or ‘month 1’ basis it was necessary to tick the ‘week1/month1’ box on the tax code input screen. The software will now allow an ‘X’ to be entered at the end of the tax code instead (e.g. 1257LX), in which case the ‘w1m1’ basis will automatically be applied.
Software improvement: The ‘Employer PAYE reference‘ (on the ‘Employer – Employer Details – Tax Office’ screen) will now be ‘greyed out’ and non-editable once an RTI return for that employer has been sent by the software and received by HMRC. This change has been implemented because some users were (incorrectly) editing the reference after sending RTI returns, and then sending further RTI returns from the same Payroll Manager data file using a different Employer PAYE reference. This was then causing reconciliation problems with HMRC.
The correct way to proceed in cases where you realise you have been using an incorrect PAYE reference is to set up a brand new Payroll Manager data file, using the correct PAYE reference, and then to file the appropriate RTI returns using the new file. You should also contact HMRC to inform them of the error.
Website support guides
The following new support guides were published in May 2025:
Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) A guide on how to process a Direct Earnings Attachment in Payroll Manager.
Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Order (CTAEO) A guide on how to process a Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Order in Payroll Manager.
Child Maintenance Deduction from Earnings Order (DEO) A guide on how to process a Child Maintenance Deduction from Earnings Order in Payroll Manager.
Magistrates Court Attachment of Earnings Order (AEO) A guide on how to process a Magistrates Court Attachment of Earnings Order in Payroll Manager.
April 2025
Payroll Manager updates
Data validation: HMRC RTI rule: A validation was added to check that National Insurance category ‘B’ was not being used for employees born after 5 April 1961. See National Insurance categories and rates – Moneysoft more details.
Website support guides
The following new support guides were published in April 2025:
Payroll ID in this employment A guide to the ‘Payroll ID’ and how it should be used.