Knowledge Base Articles

Error 6591 the capital gains tax due amount entered in box [CAL5]

This message can occur if the tax credit on the clients dividend income has been overridden and is not 10%, this can also occur if…

Partnership return has a negative value in box 3.46

This is not an issue within IRIS but is an issue with HMRC. If there is a negative value in box 3.46 then you will…

PTP TR- Is it possible to override the tax deducted at source for bank interest?

Although it is possible to override the tax deducted at source for interest income within the data entry screen, which will be reflected in the…

Disk space error during installation of a downloaded PTP Accounts Production update

Business Tax- How BT deals with deferred tax losses

Utilisation of tax losses. IRIS multiplies the total losses utilised in the period by the tax rate shown on the corporation tax computation to calculate…

What is a suggested dpi for scanning documents?

If the dpi is set to a low figure then the OCR will fail to correctly identify characters to a high percentage, and the barcode…

Can Barcode Separators be used on files brought in via Netscan?

The documents, including the barcode separators must be scanned in as TIF images, preferably Group 4 CCITT, and at a dpi rate of 200-250. This…

How to do a Share Buy Back/Purchase of own shares

Select, Edit | Share Register | Events | New | Purchase of own shares A 'New Share Buy Back' screen will appear. Select the share…

PTP TR – How to carry back losses for self-employment

1) Log on to PTP Tax Platform and select the client.   2) Select the Client Tax Returns tab highlight the tax year and select View Tax Return.…

PTP CT – How to enter a written down value brought forward in CT Platform

1.   Open PTP CT Platform and select the client   2.   Click the CT600 Returns tab and highlight the return to be completed    3.   View the return and…