Set up a new payment
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In Sage Payroll, when setting up a payment, you can choose various types, such as hourly pay or fixed salary. You can also specify whether the payment is subject to universal social charge (USC), social insurance (PRSI), tax and pension calculation.

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Set up a new payment

  1. On the menu bar, click Company/Payroll, then click Payments.
  2. Click New, then complete the following information:
    TitleEnter the name of the payment.
    TypeFrom the drop-down list, choose a pay type.
    • Fixed amount each pay period - You use this payment type to record payments that remain the same each period
    • Variable amount each pay period - You use this payment type to record payments that change each period
    • A number of hours (based on hourly rate) - You use this payment type for all hourly payments
    • A unit amount (based on an hourly rate) - You use this payment type for all unit-based payments
    • Benefit In Kind - You use this payment type to record payments Set up a benefit in kind (BIK) payment
    • Expenses - Use this to record expenses and benefits under Enhanced reporting requirements (ERR) Enhanced reporting requirements (ERR)
    • Statutory Sick Pay - You use this payment type to record statutory sick pay (SSP) Process Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
    • Illness Benefit - You use this payment type to record illness benefits Recording Illness Benefit
    • Maternity Benefit - You use this payment type to record where your company gets the welfare payments and pays the employees their normal wages Recording maternity benefit in your software
    • Paternity Benefit - You use this payment type to where your company gets the welfare payments and pays the employees their normal wages Recording paternity benefit in your software
    • Redundancy - You use this payment type for all or ex-gratia payments Recording redundancy payments
    • Shares - You use this payment type to record all payments Share scheme payments
    BIK TypeThe type of the payment, if applicable. 

    This option is only available when you select the payment type Benefit In Kind.
    Pay as NettIf you want to pay the tax, PRSI and USC on the benefit in kind for your employees, select this check box. 

    This option is only available when you select the payment type Benefit In Kind.
    Illness Benefit TypeThe type of the payment, if applicable. 

    This option is only available when you select the payment type Illness Benefit.
    TaxIf the payment is subject to tax, select this check box.
    Universal Social ChargeIf the payment is subject to universal social charge, select this check box.
    Include in pension calculationCheck the box if you want to include the payment in the calculation.
    PRSIDepending on whether or not the payment is subject to PRSI, choose one of the following options:
    • Apply Employee & Employer PRSI
    • Apply Employer PRSI Only
    • Apply Employee PRSI Only
    • Do not apply PRSI
    Apply Additional Superannuation Contribution (ASC)If the payment is subject to Additional Superannuation Contribution (ASC), select this check box. 

    This option is only available when you Enable the ASC feature within your software.
    RateSelect the hourly rate you want to use to calculate this payment. This option only applies to hourly and unit payments.
    Factor / by FactorEnter the factor value you want to use to calculate this payment. 

    You can use factors to calculate different values for a variety of hourly payments that share the same hourly rate. For example, if a hourly payment has a rate 1 and factor 2. When the payment calculates, the value of the hourly rate doubles.
    Multiply by the number of holiday periodsWhen you process an employee's pay details, the value of a holiday able payment adjusts according to the number of holiday periods you enter.

    If the payment is subject to holidays, select this check box. This option only applies to weekly and fortnightly paid employees.
    Employee's average hourly rateIf the payment is included in the calculation of the average hourly rate, select this check box.
    Holiday Accrual calculationIf the payment is included in the Tracking and accrual of holidays , select this check box. This option applies to hourly payments only.
    EHECS TypeSelect the Central Statistics Office (CSO) type of the payment, if applicable. 

    This option is only available if you've Set up Central Statistics Office (CSO) reporting within your software.
    Hours multiplierEnter the CSO hours multiplier value. This helps to ensure that the hours you record in the Earnings, Hours and Employment Cost Survey report is accurate. 

    This option is only available if you've Set up Central Statistics Office (CSO) reporting within your software and the payment is based on an hourly rate.


    NES TypeSelect the National Employment Survey (NES) type of the payment, if applicable. 

    This option is only available if you've Set up Central Statistics Office (CSO) reporting within your software.
    FormulaFor a complex payment, enter a formula to define the way in which the payment value is determined. 

    By default, the formulae affect all employees on your payroll. Exclude employees from the calculation by setting them up on a profile that doesn't include this payment.
  3. Once you've set up the payments you need, you can then assign them to your employees. Click Save.
  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each payment you want to set up in your payroll, then click Close.
Once you've set up the payments you need, you can then assign them to your employees. Assign a payment to an employee



Copy settings from an existing payment

  1. On the menu bar, click Company/Payroll then click Payments.
  2. Select the relevant payment, then click Copy.
  3. Amend the Payment Settings window as required.
  4. Click Save, then click Close.
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