How do I prepare for RTI submissions?

Summary

This article explains what steps you need to take once you have run your Platinum update for payroll to move your payroll year forward, but before you run your first payroll period under RTI.

More Information

RTI Submissions mean that some of your existing procedures will have some minor amendments, To see a list of the procedures that have changed and to view the articles in question see the See also Section Below.

Government Gateway

Real Time Payroll submissions require your Government Gateway Username and password to be filled in. See Setting the Government Gateway User ID for help on this.

Tip: If you have done a year end payroll submission before the above settings will already have been entered and will not need to be changed.

New Parameters in Payroll - General Company Details

Go to " Systems Payroll Payroll Parameters/Maintenance Payroll Parameters Company Parameters General Company Details".

Accounts Office Reference

• "Accounts Office Reference" enter your supplied accounts office reference.

E.G.: 123PA0004567X

Tip: Your Employer's Accounts Office Reference is on the P30B letter "Paying PAYE electronically", or if you use payslips, on the front of your P30BC Employer Payment Booklet.

WARNING: This is a MANDATORY field for everyone.

Self Assessment or Corporation Tax Reference

• In "Self Assessment Reference" enter your supplied unique 10 digit number if applicable, for example if you are a sole proprietor or partnership, or
• In "Corporation Tax Reference" enter your supplied unique 10 digit number if applicable, for example if you are a limited company.

E.G.: 3476435994

PLEASE NOTE: These are optional fields added for the 2013-14 tax year.

PAYE RTI Start Date

• This is the date you are starting RTI. After the update Platinum will default this to 06/04/2013 for everyone.

PLEASE NOTE: This must only be changed should you need to defer your start date.

See also

• Setting the Government Gateway User ID
• Payroll End of Year
• How do I Close a Payroll Period?
• How do I Delete a Payroll Period?
• How do I enter a Payroll leaver?
• How do I Add a New Employee to the Payroll?
• Entering P45 Details/New Starters

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