All RSA users (Sage Classic, Sage Premier and Sage 200c VIP) must make a copy of their payroll system before completing a "Start New Period’’ from February 2020 into March 2020. This is necessary as employees year to date figures will clear when payroll companies enter a new tax year.

Your RSA tax year-end processes, reports and IRP5s must be generated from this copy system, which will always remain in February 2020. Payroll processing will continue as normal in the live system.

Note: the tax year-end submission process must be completed on Release 5.3a or 5.3b. There is no requirement this year to update the copy system to Release 5.4a

Click here for the steps on how to create a copy system.