My boss eventually managed to enter the details for the weekly paid staff on Monday. We submitted the EAS yesterday as Sage made us even though we only have 20 employees and we couldn't submit the FPS.
As my colleague isn't in work today she entered the details for the monthly paid employees but hasn;t printed the payslips yet. They are due to be paid on 23rd but she is going on holiday on 20th.
She changed the process date from 12th April which she entered for the weeklys to 20th for the monthles but when I logged on today it seems to say 12th still.
If I try and sumbut the FPS now will that just submit the weeklies or will it submit everyone?
We have never used Sage before and my colleague is computer phobic!
I have never ever processed wages before as previosuly when my colleague went on holiday she paid everyone a set 38 hours and all I had to do was fax the sheet to the bank on the correct date. SHe then sorted out the proper amounts etc when she got back and timesheets were in.
Atthe end of the month I have to completely process 2 weeks wages plus the first ever monthlies on RTI on a brand new computer system. Argh!
I think there has been a problem with Sage payroll. I use 12 Pay and that was fine. I didn't think you needed to submit a EAS if it was under 200 employees? Will it not just let you submit the FPS?
No help to you but according to the Accountingweb link that I posted yesterday Sage are in meltdown over RTI at the moment.
What is a help is that if everyone is having the same problems then you cannot be held responsible for issues beyond your control espechially where you took the Governments advice and adopted one of the bits of software that they advised on the HMRC site.
My understanding is that there will not be any penalties levied during this transition period.
The other question of course is that as the softyware is apparently not fit for purpose will they be reimbursing or compensating those unable to use it?
Shaun.
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My boss eventually managed to enter the details for the weekly paid staff on Monday. We submitted the EAS yesterday as Sage made us even though we only have 20 employees and we couldn't submit the FPS.
As my colleague isn't in work today she entered the details for the monthly paid employees but hasn;t printed the payslips yet. They are due to be paid on 23rd but she is going on holiday on 20th.
She changed the process date from 12th April which she entered for the weeklys to 20th for the monthles but when I logged on today it seems to say 12th still.
If I try and sumbut the FPS now will that just submit the weeklies or will it submit everyone?
We have never used Sage before and my colleague is computer phobic!
Before anything gets sent off you are given a screen similar to what you would have got with the EAS.
This screen will have the following details :
Date of submission
Company name
Accounts Office Reference
Tax District/Ref
Total number of employees
Final submission of year (which will say no unless it is the final submission of year)
Total liability
Underneath will be a list of employees included in the submission with the following details for each employee
Forename
Surname
NI Number
Starter
Leaver
Irregular
Tax Period
Liability
So you will be able to see before anything gets sent out into the wild what is actually being sent out.
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