Create a new employee - tax details and opening balances

Pay Cycle	Choose how often you want to pay the employee.
Works Number	Enter the unique code that identifies the employee. For example, a payroll number.
Start Date	Enter the date the employee started working with your company.
Finish Date	If the employee has left your employment in the current tax year: Enter the date they finished working for you. If the finish date is earlier than the current pay run: The employee isn’t available for payment. They don’t count towards your licence limit. They are in your year end reports.
Payment Method	Choose whether you pay your employee by cash, cheque or bank transfer.

PRSI Code

Choose the employee's current Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) code.

Tax Status	Enter the employee’s current Tax code.
Std Cut Off (Yearly)	Enter the yearly standard rate cut off value that Revenue has assigned to this employee.
Tax Credits (Yearly)	Enter the yearly tax credit value that Revenue has assigned to this employee.

Taxable Pay This Employment	Enter the employee’s taxable gross pay received so far this tax year, for this employment. If the employee started during the tax year, this value is for the current employment only.
Tax This Employment	Enter the amount of tax paid to date by the employee in this tax year, for this employment. If the employee started during the tax year, this value is for the current employment only.
USC Pay This Employment	Enter the employee’s total gross pay that’s subject to Universal Social Charge (USC). This is for this employment only. If the employee started during the tax year, this value is still for the current employment only.
USC Paid This Employment	Enter the amount of USC paid to date by the employee in this tax year, for this employment. If the employee started during the tax year, this value is still for the current employment only.
PRSIable Pay	Enter the employee’s total gross pay that’s subject to PRSI calculation in this tax year. For this employment only.
Employee PRSI	Enter the amount of PRSI paid to date by the employee in this tax year, for this employment.
Employer PRSI	As an employer, enter the amount of PRSI you paid on the employee’s behalf in this tax year.
PRSI Class and Ins Weeks	Choose the PRSI classes that the employee has been on during the course of the tax year. Enter the total number of insurable weeks for each class.

If the employee has received any benefit in kind (BIK) payments this tax year:
Select the BIK payments made this tax year check box. Enter the BIK amounts received to date this tax year in the relevant options
For pension contributions made by the employee or the employer on their behalf:
Select the Pension Contributions made this tax year check box. Enter the total employee and employer contributions made to date.
If the employee has paid local property tax (LPT) this tax year:
Select the Paid Local Property Tax This Year check box. Enter the total LPT amount paid by the employee to date in this tax year and the date of commencement
If the employee started in this employment during the current tax year:
Select the Started During This Tax Year check box