• Get ready for Payroll Year End 2020

    Join our payroll export Brian Windsor for a free live payroll year end webinar. He'll cover: Getting prepared for payroll year end. Processing your year end. Getting ready for the 2020/21 tax year. He'll also be holding a payroll year end…
  • Want to learn more about SSP?

    Join me for a free live statutory sick pay (SSP) demo and I'll show you how to: Record sickness in your software. Check your SSP values. Adjust normal payments to accommodate SSP. Troubleshoot common SSP issues. I'll also answer your questions…
  • Employment allowance changes: What you need to know

    From April 2020, HMRC are introducing new rules and processes for claiming employment allowance. We'll keep you up to date with the latest information about the changes. Check our handy guide for further info. Read more >
  • EPS for companies with no payments all year

    I have a company on our payroll who haven't been paid any pay all year - we have just sent through EPS for each month no confirm no payments are due. In the past I have still been able to year end this company as had no pay last year either but they…
  • Pay Elements Report to calculate Payrolled Benefits Total for P11Db

    Hi, Throughout the 18/19 tax year we payrolled a number of benefits. My understanding is that we still need to calculate the total of these payrolled benefits to calculate the total employer class 1A liability due via the submission of the P11Db.…
  • PYE CIS deductions

    can I process year end before my month 12 EPS submission for CIS deductions
  • Email P60's

    I've just tried to e-mail my P60's out & when I clicked e-mail sage crashed, I have tried it a couple of times & the same happened, has anyone else had this problem?
  • Leavers in between payroll years

    Our next payroll is on 16th April, covering the period 17th March to 16th April. I have two leavers, on 22/3 and 29/3, so they still have amounts to be paid relating to the current year, but they will leave before the new year. When should I make them…
  • A brand-new way to get in touch!

    You ask, we’ll answer… From 4 February and throughout payroll year end we’re offering a new way for you to get quick answers to your questions from our Sage experts without having to call us. We’re holding live drop-in Q&A sessions, Monday to Friday…
  • Plan ahead for payroll year end 2019

    We're already working on your software update and support guides for payroll year end 2019. You can prepare too by checking the following details: Support with payroll year end As you make submissions to HMRC every time you pay your employees…
  • Payroll year end - opening hours and your common questions answered

    We know it can sometimes be difficult to reach us at this time of year. But rest assured we work hard each and every year making sure we not only answer as many calls as possible, but that we also get all your top questions published straight away for…
  • Statutory payments – Easier than you might think|uk

    Statutory payments can be confusing and complicated to understand and it can be worrying if you’re unsure whether your employee is receiving the correct amount of pay. The great news is that Sage Payroll takes care of all the complicated legislation…
  • Get everything you need this payroll year end from the community!

    This year everything you need for year end will be available through the Sage Business Community. As well as all of the great features you’re used to, such as: Step-by-step help Videos, if you prefer watching Checklists, so you don’t miss a…
  • Happy new tax year!

    Welcome to the 2017/2018 tax year By now a lot of you will already have run your year end. If you haven't, don't forget HMRC need to receive your final submission by 19 April and you have until 31 May to provide P60s to everyone still working for your…
  • Win an Amazon Echo and a 1-2-1 webinar! - Competition now closed

    The payroll year end competition is now closed. We'll announce the winner week commencing the 19th of March. In the meantime, if you haven't already done so, visit our payroll year end centre to find out how to install your update Your year end…
  • Don't miss a thing this payroll year end

    To help you process your year end, we've put together a quick one page guide so you don't miss a thing. You can also download our handy checklist below so you can keep track of your progress through year end.
  • Sage 50 Payroll can't find the new update

    We've received an email and a message in Sage that the new update is available to install, but when we search for updates using Sage 50 Payroll it can't find any. Currently, we have version 20.02.203 running. I fear it's a symptom of a deeper underlying…
  • Printing P60s for leavers in Month 12

    I know that you are not supposed to issue P60s for leavers and that Sage 50 Payroll omits these employees when printing these forms. However, what happens when an employee has left in Month 12 with a leaving date of 31st March 2015? They will not be receiving…
  • I hope I'm posting this in the right place. I've just had an email about the payroll year end update being mandatory from Monday. Does this mean I won't be able to get in my program without installing it? Why do they keep making them mandatory

    I hope I'm posting this in the right place. I've just had an email about the payroll year end update being mandatory from Monday. Does this mean I won't be able to get in my program without installing it? Why do they keep making them mandatory?
  • Weekly payments

    I think I am out of sync, please can someone tell me what week we should be paying this week. I have just paid my staff for last weeks work (w/c 21/3/16), which on my (manual) P32 makes it week 52. However, shouldn't this week be paid in 2015/16?…
  • What is a week 53?

    In my experience of supporting payroll customers, week 53 is a bit of a strange phenomenon. Those people who have one, don’t want one, and some people who haven’t got one, actually want one “because my friend has one”! The simple reason we even have…
  • Employment Allowance n/a

    I am not sure whether I sent the EPS at the beginning of the tax year 2015/16. I have the box ticked for eligible for employment allowance and have claimed it during tax periods 1 & 2. When I run the year end report (Employer Payment Summary) it give…
  • Happy new tax year!

    It’s already here – 6 April sees the start of the 2016/2017 tax year, and with that comes a whole host of new legislation: The usual tax code changes (standard tax code is 1100L this year) An increase in employment allowance to £3000 Scottish…
  • Employment allowance - Up to £3000 free in the new tax year!

    Most businesses and charities have been benefitting from the Government’s employment allowance for the past couple of years now. It was introduced in 2014 and has given businesses the opportunity to reduce their employer NI contributions by up to £2000…
  • tax code increases

    Are there standard global increases for tax code suffixes/prefixes for the start of the 2016/7 tax year?