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What is Unabsorbed Time and how can it be removed?

What is Unabsorbed Time? An unabsorbed balance is negative WIP balance created when a credit posting exceeds the current WIP…

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Posted: 7th July 2020
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IRIS PAYE-Master, IRIS Payroll Business, IRIS Bureau Payroll, IRIS GP Payroll, IRIS Payroll Professional, Earnie, IRIS Earnie IQ

How do I calculate contributions? AE FAQs

The pension contribution is calculated as a percentage of earnings between the qualifying earnings lower threshold and the qualifying earnings…

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Posted: 1st July 2020
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IRIS Payroll Professional, Earnie

What is an EPS - RTI FAQs

The EPS is used to report the following to the HMRC: • Recovery / Compensation amounts for statutory payment (SMP,…

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Posted: 1st July 2020
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IRIS PAYE-Master, IRIS Payroll Business, IRIS Bureau Payroll, IRIS Payroll Professional, Earnie, IRIS Earnie IQ

How Directors National Insurance is calculated

When you activate an employee within payroll as a director you change the basis for their NI calculations. Directors get…

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Posted: 1st July 2020
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IRIS PAYE-Master, IRIS Payroll Business, IRIS Bureau Payroll, IRIS GP Payroll, IRIS Payroll Professional, Earnie

Employment Allowance

Employment allowance will reduce your employers’ (secondary) Class 1 National Insurance each time you run your payroll until the £4,000…

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Posted: 1st July 2020
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IRIS PAYE-Master, IRIS Payroll Business, IRIS Bureau Payroll, IRIS GP Payroll, IRIS Payroll Professional, Earnie, IRIS Earnie IQ

End of Year Employment Allowance FAQs

Is employment Allowance changing in the 2020/21 tax year? Yes. From April 2020, employers with a Class 1 secondary National…

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Posted: 30th June 2020
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IRIS Earnie IQ

Earnie IQ: Guides for Furloughed Employees

Guide to COVID-19 and Furloughed Employee Payroll Processing Changes Guide to manually calculating furlough reclaim CJRS Changes & Important Dates…

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Posted: 30th June 2020
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IRIS PAYE-Master, IRIS Payroll Business, IRIS Bureau Payroll, IRIS GP Payroll, IRIS Payroll Professional, Earnie, IRIS Earnie IQ

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for pensioners

As of 2006, in accordance with an EU directive, all age restrictions have been removed. Employees who are under 16…

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Posted: 30th June 2020
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IRIS PAYE-Master, IRIS Payroll Business, IRIS Bureau Payroll, IRIS GP Payroll, IRIS Payroll Professional, Earnie, IRIS Earnie IQ, IRIS P11D Organiser, IRIS Bookkeeping, IRIS GP Accounts

Where can I find the latest updates for my software

The latest versions and updates can be found here:  IRIS Software Updates This covers our HCM / Payroll products including:…

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Posted: 30th June 2020
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IRIS Payroll Business

IRIS Payroll Business: Guides for Furloughed Employees

Guide to COVID-19 and Furloughed Employee Payroll Processing Changes Guide to manually calculating furlough reclaim CJRS Changes & Important Dates…

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Posted: 29th June 2020
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