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  • 2022 CA SPSL Reporting on Paystub

    The 2022 CA SPSL law requires that we list the number of hours taken on a paystub (or on a memo) even if those hours are 0. The hours can also be reported on a separate insert, but with weekly payroll, that becomes quite burdensome. According to KB…
  • Reporting on Covid support grant income

    If you've received income from Covid support grants, you may want to report on what you've received, for example, to help you with a company tax return. It's easy to run a Nominal Activity report to see the activity on your Covid grant nominal codes in…
  • Additional Coronavirus funding for hospitality and leisure sectors

    On 21 December 2021 the Government announced additional Coronavirus funding to support businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors who've been most impacted by the Omicron variant. To find out how to account for grants received in your Sage 50cloud…
  • ETI Validation tool for Release 5.7a

    The updated ETI Validation tool for Release 5.7a is available on Sage Business Cloud Payroll Professional. The following message currently displays when logging in. View the ' What's New ' link under Quick Links for all the details. FAQ's …
  • ETI Validation tool for Release 5.7a

    The updated ETI Validation tool for Release 5.7a is available on Software downloads (under Patch Files) and on the Sage Portal . Customers claiming ETI in the current tax year (TYE2021/2022) must download and save the ETITool_R57a.zip file, then extract…
  • Covid-19 Relief Measures Affecting Payroll - All you need to know

    Find our recently updated (as of August 2021) guide here: Covid-19 Relief Measures Affecting Payroll - All you need to know
  • Coronavirus sick pay

    Easily process Coronavirus sick pay in Sage 50cloud Payroll, follow our simple steps to ensure you process it correctly. Find out more >
  • South Africa: Tax Relief measures announced on 25 July 2021

    The President of South Africa announced some tax relief measures during his speech on Sunday 25 July 2021, which includes Employment Tax Incentives (ETI) changes. Click here to view details of the speech. Once the revised regulations are published…
  • South Africa: Tax Relief measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 25 July 2021

    The President of South Africa announced some tax relief measures during his speech on Sunday 25 July 2021, which includes Employment Tax Incentives (ETI) changes. In the President’s address to the Nation on 25 July 2021, he announced measures to support…
  • South Africa: Tax Relief measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 25 July 2021

    In the President’s address to the Nation on 25 July 2021, he announced measures to support the recovery of the economy by – expanding the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) for a period of four months to include any employee earning below R6 500 and to…
  • TERS Benefit extended - Online submission template

    The Minster of Employment and Labour has extended the TERS benefit from 16 March 2021 to 25 July 2021. Click to read more TERS Benefit Extended Our Product Delivery Team have reviewed the TERS Extension Employer Letter dated 18 July 2021, and an updated…
  • Returning to the office - Support

    Following recent COVID-19 updates from the UK Goverment, we wanted to reassure you that we're here to support you and your business. We've a range of articles to help you with everything you need for a seamless return to the office or workplace, whenever…
  • TERS Benefit Extended

    The Minster of Employment and Labour has extended the TERS benefit from 16 March 2021 to 25 July 2021. Please click here to view the new Direction. Currently no new CVS template has been made available by the Fund for this application period and it…
  • UPDATED: Sage 300 US Payroll: Issues identified with Q2 Form 941 in Aatrix

    Aatrix recently released an updated Form 941 for Q2 2021; however, we have identified a couple issues with the updated Form 941. Due to the extension of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) detailed in the American Rescue Plan Act, the…
  • Known Issue: ETI Validation Tool applying COVID rules in the 2021 calendar year

    Update (7 July 2021) A patch has been deployed on this system to fix this issue. You can refer to the What's New document for more information Original Post (9 June 2021) We are aware of the following known issue on the ETI Validation tool on Release…
  • Known Issue: ETI Validation Tool applying COVID rules in the 2021 calendar year

    We are aware of the following known issue on the ETI Validation tool on Release 5.6a/b Description of Problem: For any year other than 2020, the Covid-19 ETI tax relief measures should not be applied in calendar month 4, 5, 6 and 7 (April, May, June…
  • Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) changes in May

    There have been some changes made to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), which have seen it extended until 30 September 2021. Find out who can claim and when you can claim by, in our simple to follow article. Read more >
  • Return to work

    If your office has been closed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis you may now be thinking about when to re-open. There are several things you should do to ensure a smooth transition back to your normal payroll processing in Sage 50cloud payroll…
  • Return to work checklist for Sage 50cloud Accounts

    If your office has been closed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis you may now be thinking about when to re-open. Whether or not you've been working on your accounts from home, there are several things you should do to ensure a smooth transition…
  • Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - Changes from May 2021

    There has been some recent changes made to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and it has been extended until 30 September 2021. Find out who can claim, and when by in our simple to follow article. Find out more
  • TERS Benefit Extended - Update

    The Minster of Employment and Labour has published a new Direction. Please click here to view the new Direction. The changes contained in the new Direction are indicated in red in the original sage city post: TERS Benefit Extended from 16 October…
  • TERS Benefit Extended - Update

    The Minster of Employment and Labour has published a new Direction. Please click here to view the new Direction. The changes contained in the new Direction are indicated in this original post in red: TERS Benefit Extended from 16 October 2020 to 15…
  • Self-employment Income Support Scheme fourth grant

    From mid-April HMRC are contacting businesses who may be eligible for the fourth grant under the Self-employment Income Support Scheme, to advise what date they can apply from. If you're using the scheme, our simple guide takes you step by step…
  • Sage 100 Contractor: California reporting requirement for COVID-19 sick leave

    - This post was updated on 11/28/2021 by removing "Sage is researching" and replacing with "Sage researched" Sage researched a requirement from California, specifying that COVID-19 supplemental sick leave be reported as a separate line item on pay stubs…
  • Job Retention Scheme claims in March and April 2021 - What you need to do

    HMRC has updated information regarding the averaging method for employees on variable pay, this also known as the calendar look back method. For some employees, the reference salary is calculated using the amount paid in March and April 2019 rather than…