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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
  
The following article explains how to post redundancy on you payroll system.
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The following article explains how to post redundancy on your payroll system.
  
{{Note|text='''PLEASE NOTE :''' Regarding the tax rules on the redundancy pay these are the guidelines as we understand them, for definitive help contact the HMRC or speak to your company accountant.}}
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{{Note|text=Regarding the tax rules on redundancy pay, these are the guidelines as we understand them. For definitive help contact the HMRC or speak to your company accountant.}}
  
== Details ==
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== More Information ==
*Let the payroll system calculate the persons wage for the final pay period in the normal way.
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* Let the payroll system calculate the person's wage for the final pay period in the normal way.
*If it is paid redundancy, work out this amount out manually and post as a Post Tax adjustment (unless the amount is more than £30,000 , then it is both taxable and applicable to National Insurance).
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* If the person is receiving paid redundancy, work out this amount out manually and enter as a '''"Post Tax add.(+)"''' (unless the amount is more than £30,000 ,when it is both taxable and applicable to National Insurance).
*Close the payroll period as normal  
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* Close the payroll period as normal.
*In the following week enter them as a payroll leaver using "Payroll" -> "Payroll Parameters/Maintenance" -> "Payroll Parameters" -> "Enter Payroll Leavers".  
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* In the following week enter them as a payroll leaver using {{PayrollSettings|Enter Payroll Leavers}}.
*Enter the employee code and the leaving date and press {{KeyPress|F7}}.  
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* Enter the employee code and the leaving date and press {{KeyPress|F7}}.
*This will bring up the following message
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* This will bring up the following message
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
“Have you closed the last period in which this employee should be paid?"
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"Have you closed the last period in which this employee should be paid?"
  
 
                         YES                NO
 
                         YES                NO
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
 
Because you have done this in the previous step click {{Button|YES}}.
 
Because you have done this in the previous step click {{Button|YES}}.
*Once this is done the system will print a P45 then press {{KeyPress|ESC}} and press {{KeyPress|ESC}} again.
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* Once this is done, the system will print a P45 then press {{KeyPress|ESC}} and press {{KeyPress|ESC}} again.
*The employee will now disappear from any remaining payroll periods.  
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* The employee will now disappear from any remaining payroll periods.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
*[[How do I close a payroll period?]]
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* [[How do I close a payroll period?]]
*[[How do I enter a Payroll leaver?]]
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* [[How do I add a payroll leaver?]]
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* [[Troubleshooting payroll RTI submission errors]]
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* [[How do I create an employee in the payroll?]]
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* [[How do I remove a payroll period?]]
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* [[How do I reverse a payroll leaver?]]
  
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Latest revision as of 06:29, 9 November 2019

Summary

The following article explains how to post redundancy on your payroll system.

Regarding the tax rules on redundancy pay, these are the guidelines as we understand them. For definitive help contact the HMRC or speak to your company accountant.

More Information

  • Let the payroll system calculate the person's wage for the final pay period in the normal way.
  • If the person is receiving paid redundancy, work out this amount out manually and enter as a "Post Tax add.(+)" (unless the amount is more than £30,000 ,when it is both taxable and applicable to National Insurance).
  • Close the payroll period as normal.
  • In the following week enter them as a payroll leaver using " Payroll Maintenance Options Payroll Settings Enter Payroll Leavers".
  • Enter the employee code and the leaving date and press <F7>.
  • This will bring up the following message
"Have you closed the last period in which this employee should be paid?"

                        YES                 NO

Because you have done this in the previous step click [YES].

  • Once this is done, the system will print a P45 then press <Esc> and press <Esc> again.
  • The employee will now disappear from any remaining payroll periods.

See also


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