Welcome to the September edition of Sage Payroll Support
Payroll Support News is a monthly communication that is specifically designed for our Sage Micropay Professional and Quickpay Sagecover members. This newswire is just one of the many benefits provided to you as part of your SageCover membership. It provides vital information on payroll topics as they arise and we hope you find it informative and relevant.
To access the articles in the newswire, please have your Sage account number ready. You can find your account number on any invoice you have received from Sage.
In This Issue
- Micropay Professional Version 6.00 Release
- Check the version of your Sage Payroll Software
- Quickpay Period Archive & New User Interface
- Micropay Professional P30 to ROS
- Useful Tips
- Micropay Professional Employee Suspensions
- Micropay Professional Easier Delete Employee Tool
- Quickpay Automatic Payroll Processing
- Training Courses & Payroll Year End Workshops
- Contact Us
1. Micropay Professional Version 6.00 Release.
Micropay Professional 2007 v6.00 is now available to download from http://sage.ie/supportnew/payroll_downloads.asp.
The new feature enhancements include:
For Feature Pack 1 Customers only*:
- Support for completing the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey.
- New Batch Timesheet Entry
- New pension processing option for the Construction Workers Pension Scheme (CWPS).
- Ability to apply Holiday Settings across all employees simultaneously
- Ability to pay Holiday Pay hourly
Free to all customers with active support:
- Ability to categorise payments as medical insurance for P35 returns
- New P45 Part 3 online submissions
- Easier option for Deleting Employees (Learn how to use this new feature in the ‘Useful Tips’ section below)
- New Customisable Integration Files for Sage 50 & Sage 200
- Re-designed and simplified Help Files
- New Legislation Guidance Menu with web links to the government websites
Click here to find out more about these new features:
*Note: to upgrade to Feature Pack 1, contact Sage on 1890 88 20 60.
2. Check the version of your Sage Payroll Software
It is very important for you to ensure that your version of Sage Payroll software is up-to-date for legislative purposes.
To check your version, open your payroll software and login. Viewing the top left hand corner of the screen will display the version you are using.
The up-to-date versions are:
Micropay Professional v 5.1 or v5.2 or v6.00
Quickpay V7.1
Please Note: This year’s budget update will not be implemented correctly if done manually, so it is important that you have downloaded the correct version.
The budget update is available to download from our website:
3. Quickpay Period Archive & New User Interface
Don’t miss out - Ensure that you’re benefiting from the following Quickpay features that were released last year:
- Period Archiving - enables users to archive previous periods, revert to archived periods to generate reports and payslips from that period and then return to the current pay period to continue with the payroll.
- New Interface with user-friendly navigation
If your screen does not look like the image below, reply to this email with your name and account number and we will email you the new registration keys to licence the new features.
4. Micropay Professional P30 to ROS
Micropay Professional has the functionality to produce P30 monthly returns as a ROS compatible file. This file can then be submitted to revenue by uploading it via the ROS website www.ros.ie
For further details on how to create the P30 file to ROS, please refer to the Help files in Micropay Professional.
- Help
- P45 and P30 ROS Integration
Micropay Professional Employee Suspensions
Employees who are not due payment for a number of periods e.g. unpaid maternity leave, may be marked as suspended. This will prevent their timesheet from being activated and thus prevent undue payments being processed. Should their suspension span the tax year, their information will automatically be carried forward into the new tax year.
Steps to follow for suspending an employee in Micropay Professional:
- Click on the ‘Edit Employee’ icon and choose the employee you wish to suspend.
- Open the ‘Tax/ PRSI’ tab.
- Enter the ‘Finish Date’ (i.e. the date from which their pay should be suspended).
- Enter 99 in the ‘Finish Period’ field.
When the employee returns to work, simply clear the “Finish Date’ and ‘Finish Period’ fields.
Micropay Professional – It’s now easier to Delete Employees
A change has been made in Micropay Professional 2007 v6.00 to simplify the process of deleting employees. There is no longer a need to phone support for a code to access the deletion function.
The new delete employee tool now walks you through the process for removing the employee.
The Help files located in Micropay Professional have been updated to offer additional assistance.
In order to use this new feature, ensure the following:
- You have downloaded Micropay Professional v6.00 from sage.ie/support.
- You are on status ‘Start of Period’.
- You have taken a backup (deletion is not reversible).
Quickpay Automatic Payroll Processing
Automatic payroll processing can save you time if you have a standard payroll with few or no adjustments required.
Once you have set the period, from your toolbar select the following options:
- Processing
- Automatic Timesheets
The system will automatically process the payroll with the standard amounts for all active employees on file (i.e. those who are not marked as having left the company). You may then use the standard ‘Enter Time and Pay’ icon to make any additional/necessary adjustments.
6. Training Courses & Payroll Year End Workshops
Become an expert user of Micropay Professional or Quickpay by attending one of our specially designed training courses for users of all levels of experience.
The table below highlights the Micropay Professional and Quickpay training courses that have been scheduled for t October 2007.
Up-coming Training Dates |
Course Title |
| Monday 8th October 2007 | Introduction to Payroll |
| Tuesday 9th October 2007 | Quickpay |
| Wednesday 10th October 2007 | Micropay Professional Stage 1 |
| Thursday 11th October 2007 | Micropay Professional Stage 2 |
| Tuesday 16th October 2007 | Micropay Professional Stage 1 (Cork) |
| Wednesday 17th October 2007 | Quickpay (Cork) |
| Thursday 18th October 2007 | Advanced Report Writer Training |
Sage Payroll Year End Workshops
Start preparing now for your Payroll Year EndThese are practical workshops that focus on Sage Quickpay and Sage Micropay Professional Payroll Year End functions.
Workshop Content:
Pre-Payroll Year End
- Completing the current Payroll Year
- What you need to know beforehand
- Understanding the procedures
- Producing Payroll Year End Returns
- Steps for starting Payroll Year 2008
- Instruction on implementing legislative changes
For more information on course content or to secure your place on one of these courses or workshops, please contact our services team on 1890 88 20 60.
8. Contact Us
Should you require further assistance with any other technical queries, please contact Sage Technical Support:
- Low-call – 1980 946 771
- By fax - 01-6420895
- By email – pye@sage.ie
- On our website – sage.ie
- Submit an enhancement request online
We strive to provide an efficient and cost effective support service, now offering you a new lo-call phone number
1890-946-771
We listen, because we care.