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Paying Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)

How to set up Statutory Paternity Pay Go to "Employee" | "Statutory Payments". Select the appropriate employee from the list. Make sure you select the…

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Adding a payroll “Ghost Week” to realign pay dates

In this situation you need to run a payroll "Ghost Week". This will allow you to get your payroll pay date back into line and…

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Paying maternity pay – SMP

Paying SMP Manually SMP can be manually paid to an employee on the pay variation screen: If you know the value of SMP you wish…

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What are insufficient earnings? AE FAQs

An employee listed as having insufficient earnings is being paid below the level at which AE contributions will be taken. That is the combined "Qualifying Earnings"…

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Why is my director not paying any NI?

Remember, if you flag someone as a director from the start of the Tax Year they will be subject to annual earnings limits. This means…

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How do I process a new starter?

Under RTI there is no submission of a p45 for a new starter. All the new starter details are included on the next FPS you…

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What are the earnings thresholds for Auto Enrolment pensions?

If the employee earns more than the minimum earnings threshold shown below and are not currently in a qualifying pension scheme they will be auto…

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Auto Enrolment percentage calculation

When Pension Auto Enrolment is selected as the payment/deduction type, the pension is calculated as a percentage between the qualifying earnings lower threshold and the qualifying…

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What are “Qualifying Earnings” under auto enrolment?

Information provided by the pension regulator Only the pay components within the definition of qualifying earnings in section 13 of the Pensions Act 2008 are…

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Calculating Directors National Insurance in GP Payroll

Directors' NI Calculation The ability to calculate Directors’ NI has been added to GP Payroll. This is due to a number of GP Practices being…