Override PRSI insurable weeks

Summary

How to override PRSI insurable weeks in Sage Payroll.

Resolution

You usually calculate insurable weeks based on the weeks that an employee actually works.

This may not always be the case.

For example: an employee leaves partway through the month. You can override the insurable weeks to ensure PRSI shows as expected.

TIP:

We recommend contacting Revenue first to confirm you need to override.

  1. Process your current pay run up to EDIT PAY stage.
  2. Select Edit Insurable Weeks in the Deductions section.
    The Edit insurable weeks window allowing you to tick Override standard insurable weeks and enter the amount.
  3. Select the box to Override standard insurable weeks.
  4. Enter the number of insurable weeks you wish to use for this pay run. The maximum number is shown above.
    If you're running a weekly payroll, the total insurable weeks increases when applying Advance holiday pay.
  5. Select Save.

CAUTION:

Amending the standard insurable weeks value will update your PRSI calculations.

Get more information from the revenue document, PRSI contribution rates and user guide at welfare.ie.

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222001000101726
Last Modified Date
Fri Sep 18 10:39:19 UTC 2026
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