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BrightPay Customer Update: January 2021
Welcome to BrightPay's January update. Our most important news this month include:
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BrightPay: The COVID Heroes of the Accounting World
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From the support desk: How do I start processing 2021 payroll?
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How your payroll bureau can survive the COVID-19 crisis
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How to avoid a payroll nightmare during COVID-19
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BrightPay 2021 is now available – What's new?
Revenue announce further changes to the EWSS for 2021
Revenue have introduced further changes to the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme. Join us on 20th January as we recap upcoming changes to the EWSS and what these changes mean for your business. Plus, we will share some of the key lessons learned from processing payroll in a pandemic, and how it prepares us for payroll in the ‘next normal’.
BrightPay Connect – It's better than ever before!
We are committed to consistently improving our software to better serve your needs and enhance your customer experience. This year we have introduced many new features to BrightPay Connect, including improved multi-user / working from home functionality and an extra layer of security.
- Version checking when opening a payroll file
- ‘Other users’ checking when opening a payroll file
- Define and set custom leave types
- Improved calendar functionality
Pricing Strategies that work – what other practices are doing
In this free webinar for accountants and payroll bureaus we explore how you can maximise the value of your payroll service offering. Learn how technology and automation turn daunting payroll tasks into a smooth and profitable process. We look at four tried and tested pricing strategies that will help secure your payroll profitability.
Moving from BrightPay 2020 to BrightPay 2021
Every tax year we release brand new software in line with the new budgetary requirements. Thus, to move your payroll on to a new tax year, simply download the new tax year version of BrightPay. Your software for the new tax year will contain a seamless import facility to bring across your employee details from the previous tax year.
Updates to EWSS Eligibility and Subsidy Rates
There has been a change to the EWSS qualifying criteria for pay dates on or after 1st January 2021. The change relates to the periods to be used for assessing the minimum 30% reduction in sales/orders. Where employers have been availing of EWSS in 2020, they will now need to review expected turnover for the 6 months to 30th June 2021 versus the 6 months ended 30th June 2019 (not 2020). The rates of subsidy have also been revised to better support businesses.
