Small Employer Relief
Article ID
11593
Article Name
Small Employer Relief
Created Date
20th November 2019
Problem
How do I activate small employer relief?
Resolution
To switch on small employer relief go to:
“Company” > “Company Details” > “HMRC” and tick the box to activate:
If the company is entitled to Small Employer Relief (i.e. if the total NI for the previous tax year did not exceed the Small Employer’s Relief Threshold, £45,000 at time of writing), ticking this box ensures that IRIS Payroll automatically includes 100% reclaimed plus 3% compensation on SMP, SAP and SPP (correct for 20/21).
This setting is applied when you do month end processing. Check here for more details on month end processing.
The Small Employer’s Relief Threshold is included in the Tax & NI Rates report. You can print this by clicking on the HMRC tab on the Ribbon then clicking Tax & NI Rates.
If you have activated the option late:
If you have turned on small employer relief part-way through the tax year, you may find that there are periods where the correct recovery/compensation hasn’t been applied. For these periods you need to go back and redo month end processing. You will not need to undo/redo any payroll.
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