Hi - I currently used HMRC's Basic PAYE Tools (RTI Version) to run monthly payrolls for 6 clients.
However following several issues with it I have decided to try and find a suitable (free??) alternative. The final straw was not being able to make a negative adjustment to an employee's record as they left after I had processed the payroll and submitted my FPS. The HMRC help desk was only able to suggest restoring the payroll to prior to the FPS, but it would restore all 6 companies, not just the one with the problem.
So, can anyone recommend free (or reasonably cheap) payroll software that is suitable for multi-company payrolls? Not a huge number of employees on each one, but will need to be able to cope with Directors, expenses, online submission and a few other things that don't spring to mind!
Yep, another vote for 12pay... But moneysoft also has a strong following so definitely worth getting the trials of both and giving them a side by side test run.
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Hi - I currently used HMRC's Basic PAYE Tools (RTI Version) to run monthly payrolls for 6 clients.
However following several issues with it I have decided to try and find a suitable (free??) alternative. The final straw was not being able to make a negative adjustment to an employee's record as they left after I had processed the payroll and submitted my FPS. The HMRC help desk was only able to suggest restoring the payroll to prior to the FPS, but it would restore all 6 companies, not just the one with the problem.
Just double checking re. error made using HMRC Basic Tools. Is restoring a backup the only way to amend previous pay periods? My problem is lowering the amounts paid not under-declarations.
You may also wish to consider which payroll software will do all AE tasks. At the moment I use Moneysoft but as it is only going to do half a job where AE is concerned so I have downloaded a free trail of another software provider which completes all aspects of AE. What you don't want to do is get used to one (like I did) then have to change at a later date . So if you have clients who have employees who are going to enrol workers in to a qualifying pension scheme then you may want to have a good look at the options
You may also wish to consider which payroll software will do all AE tasks. At the moment I use Moneysoft but as it is only going to do half a job where AE is concerned so I have downloaded a free trail of another software provider which completes all aspects of AE. What you don't want to do is get used to one (like I did) then have to change at a later date . So if you have clients who have employees who are going to enrol workers in to a qualifying pension scheme then you may want to have a good look at the options
Georgie
Brightpay? Let us know how you get on. Apparently moneysoft will do the AE calculations come the time but i'm guessing you want something a bit more hands on?
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John
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Yes it's Brightpay. First client staging October 15 and I'm using Iris for that one (clients choice) Next client not until Oct 16 - unless I pick one up in between. So the plan is use Brightpay for a bit, get used to it and it's quirks so hopefully will be ok and confident using it when Oct 16 client stages. I'm not going to pay for a software that only does half a job, payroll is a pain in the **** at the best of times.
I've used 12pay and Moneysoft, currently just the latter as I have CIS clients.
I did have a minor panic as one of my clients received a letter about a staging date of July, thought it was this year but it's 2016 so I can bury my head in the sand for a bit longer.
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