New Sage 50 Payroll

RTI Edition

What is Sage 50 Payroll? Sage 50 Payroll gives you the confidence that you’re paying the right person, the right amount of money at the right time - automatically working out payments and deductions, including tax, National Insurance, pensions and sick pay.

Not only will it save you time and give you more control over your payroll process, but you’ll have greater peace of mind that you’re up to speed with the latest employment legislation, such as Real Time Information.

Recognised by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), Sage 50 Payroll puts you in control of your entire payroll process from everyday tasks such as paying your staff and maintaining your employee records to those less frequent ones such as managing starters and leavers. This makes it ideal for business owners, office managers, bookkeepers and accountants alike, who need to manage the payroll for over 10 employees.

Getting startedOur easy set-up wizard will get you up and running quickly.

Sage 50 Payroll can be installed with a single click in many cases,with the option to customise the installation if required.

If you’re new to Sage 50 Payroll you have the added comfort of knowing that you get 45 days free telephone and online support to help you get started.

To find out more call:

Existing customers 0800 33 66 33New customers 0800 44 77 77

or visitwww.sage.co.uk/50payroll

This edition of Sage 50 Payroll has been specifically developed to make your ‘ transition to RTI as simple as possible with a number of

features to help get you prepared for this important legislation change. We’ve been working closely

with HMRC who have recognised Sage 50 Payroll as RTI ready.

7.6 MillionEmployees were paid by a Sage Payroll solution in the 2012/13 tax year

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Manage your people Sage 50 Payroll helps you manage and maintain all ofyour employee records from keeping track of job history,appraisals and disciplinary records to the managementof holiday and absences.

With Sage 50 Payroll you can:• Create and maintain employee records• Store written statements of employment• Automatically calculate statutory payments such as

sick pay and maternity payment• Predict the impact of pay increases, with Salary Review

Forecasting• Manage employees’ holidays and absence• Manage appraisals and disciplinary records• Process paperwork for leavers and easily set up

new starters• Append documents to an employee’s records

e.g. Job Contractsand Pay Awards

Manage your payroll The most important thing about running your payrollis paying your employees the right amount of moneyand on time. The process of paying employees is simpleand efficient with Sage 50 Payroll, meaning you cancomplete your payroll quickly and easily.

With Sage 50 Payroll you can:• Pay the right people the right amount of money on the

right day• Automatically calculate statutory payments such as tax,

National Insurance, statutory sick pay and maternity pay• Correct mistakes in a previous pay period and run it again• Choose your preferred layout for payslips, P45s and P60s• Choose to print or email secure payslips directly to employees• Make electronic payments direct to employee bank accounts• Receive and submit forms electronically to HMRC• Process student loans, attachments of earnings and

employees loans• Set-up salary sacrifice deductions including pensions

and childcare vouchers• Easily make RTI submissions to HMRC

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Manage your business Sage 50 Payroll allows you to work the way you want to.You can set-up, store and manage your payroll data in away that fits your business.

With Sage 50 Payroll you can:• Choose the layout of payslips and P45/P60s to fit your

stationery and printer• Archive PDF versions of year-end reports so they’re quick and

easy to access• Import and export employee and timesheet data from

Microsoft Excel, CSV and other payroll software• Send your salary journals directly to Sage Instant Accounts and

Sage 50 Accounts• Multi-company tasks allows you to update information for all

or a selection of companies• Store up to seven years of processing history, allowing easier

production of historical payslips, summary reports and create personalised historical reports

• Create reminders to occur by date and time to assist in running your payroll tasks

• Use the Audit Trail log to keep track of changes made to your employees payroll payments Employer Compliance Report to help you provide secure information to HMRC if they want to undertake an Audit Automatic back-up points to enable you to recover any processing errors

What’s new in Sage 50 Payroll RTI Edition? Real Time Information (RTI) will be introduced from April 2013 and by October 2013 it will be mandatory for all employers to process PAYE data using the new system. New Sage 50 Payroll RTI Edition has been designed to ensure the easiest transition to RTI possible, with a number of new features to help get you prepared for this important legislation change.

Get up to speed with RTI at your own pace

Track where you’re at with RTI

Quickly and seamlessly access support tools such as an RTI Guide and Preparation Checklists

Easily access in-software video content to help you prepare for RTI

View constantly updated content as we get closer to the introduction of RTI and beyond

New RTI Centre

The RTI Centre is a one-stop-shop for all the help and support your business needs to prepare for and move into submitting RTI returns to HMRC.

What are the benefits?

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Quickly and simply check the accuracy of the information you store about your business and employees

Be confident that your RTI submissions to HMRC conform to the correct rules and format

Save time and reduce the effort of looking for errors - the Data Health Check routine will check this for you at the click of a button, providing a list of errors and steps to be taken to correct them

Effortlessly view the results of errors categorised on separate tabs, easily identifying each type of error

Keep e-submissions in one simple-to-use log, making it easy to track all RTI submissions

Quickly drill down to the submission types and look at what you’ve submitted

Access Sage support more quickly and more efficiently through your use of the RTI Submissions Log

New RTI Centre Health Check

RTI Data health check is a key member of your RTI team; it checks your data, spots errors and provides solutions at the click of a button so that HMRC doesn’t have to.

New RTI Submissions Log

The RTI Submissions log will enable you to keep track of internet submissions made to HMRC. This is particularly useful when you want to check if a submission was successful, whether it failed or if HMRC have a submission query.

What are the benefits?

What are the benefits?

Clear signposting with meaningful and easy to understand report descriptions

Effortlessly see what a report looks like without the need to open it

Quickly flag commonly used reports and simply access them from the favourites group

Improved filter usability enables you to reduce the number of reports in view

Preview buttons make it quicker to print, preview or export reports

A quick right click menu allows you to not only print or edit reports, but also to change the description of a report, mark it as a favourite or move directly to where the reports are installed through Windows Explorer

What else is new?

As well as the new RTI features we’ve also added a new Report Browser and in-depth Show Me How videos, in response to customer feedback.

New Report Browser

Show Me How Videos

The new Report Browser will enable you to browse, navigating to the reports you need to print, email or export and giving you an easier, more efficient and memorable reporting experience.

This dynamic support feature will enable you to follow instructional videos as you work in the product. This tool could be particularly useful when completing new processes or those you haven’t completed for a while, providing easy-to-follow support when you need it.

Your Payroll, your choice When it comes to payroll, employees and legislation we understand every business is different and one size doesn’t fit all. That’s why, we offer Sage 50 Payroll in a range of ways to fit your business needs, simply choose what’s right for your business:

Sage 50 Payroll Annual Licence Plan

I have under 25 employees

I would like a choice of three tiers of support

Sage 50 Payroll Subscription

I have OVER 25 employees

I want to keep up-to-date with legislation

I need SageCover support

Sage 50 Payroll I have OVER 25 employees

I don’t need a support package

I’d prefer a one-off payment

From

£17.50 per month

From

£50.00 per month

From

£285.00

Find out more

Call: New customers 0800 44 77 77 Existing customers 0800 33 66 33

Visit: sage.co.uk/50payroll

If you would like this information in an alternative format, please contact Customer Care on 0845 111 66 66 or email access@sage.com so we can consider your request.

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