I think it meets all your requirements, including lots of lovely things. Took me no time at all to forget about burdensome Sage was!
About a month before we left Sage, we bought a box of payslips, since starting to use moneysoft we haven't used 1 - they're all done using inbuilt templates and most are emailed as PDF files (which you can choose to save as one file or as individual files). It also handles CIS no problem.
I second (or is that third?) the vote for Moneysoft, I have used it for the last 5 years, it is cheap, does what it says on the tin, you can give feedback if you find something does not work and they update it almost immediately!! you can e-mail payslips, p45s, reports etc, it has a CIS part that works fine, i have no complaints whatsoever and i also use their accounts program to which you can post straight from payroll. you will not regret trying it I promise!!
I have used Sage for years and this is the last year that I will be using it and am switching to 12pay. It is taking a bit of getting used to but I am starting to like it.
I know I'd need the bureau and would be happy to pay for it once I'd trialled it - but not being able to test it properly stops me from buying anything. I think it's the hidden geek in me
If they had a time-limited full-version trial then I would happily have another look but I couldn't see one... even if it only lasted a week!
-- Edited by AboveParr on Thursday 24th of March 2011 11:26:21 AM
I've changed one of my clients from Sage to 12 Pay and have had no problems with it. Tom from 12 Pay is often on here, speak to him he may be able to arrange for a time limited trial.
I use moneysoft (I get a small discount if anyone is interested) and share folders with clients using dropbox. When I produce the payslips I save them straight to the shared folders, where there are stored for both me and the client.
-- Edited by YLB-HO on Thursday 24th of March 2011 03:08:48 PM
I use moneysoft (I get a small discount if anyone is interested) and share folders with clients using dropbox. When I produce the payslips I save them straight to the shared folders, where there are stored for both me and the client.
-- Edited by YLB-HO on Thursday 24th of March 2011 03:08:48 PM
I use Dropbox to do the same thing with Sage at the moment, so something similar would certainly be useful for them...
-- Edited by AboveParr on Thursday 24th of March 2011 06:10:02 PM
I'd love to have a chat with you about esPAY. I work for a payroll bureau in Brentwood called esl. We are just about to launch our new SaaS payroll. Its aimed at small businesses but we're also adding loads of management tools for book-keepers and accountants like scheduling, invoicing and white-labelling. It's completely online so might appeal to your inner geek? We charge just £4.50 per month per payroll to accountants, no matter how many employees.
Amanda
-- Edited by esPAYonline on Tuesday 5th of April 2011 11:24:12 AM
Ah, this is something I'm discovering as I speak to more accountants. Most often its director's threshold payrolls. We've added a 'one-click' processing tool so you can batch these payrolls (especially since they never have any changes to enter) and run the whole lot in one go. We're trying to come up with some bright ideas for fee bundling to make it cost effective and competitive. Any suggestions are very welcome!
