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Submitting a P45 to ROS

The P45 Part 1 can be submitted online through the Revenue Online Services website (www.ros.ie). This utility is only available if you have registered to use ROS.

1) Log in to your ROS utility through www.revenue.ie > Login to ROS:

2) Under My Services - Select Upload Form(s) completed offline:

Select P45 (1)
Click Upload Return

3) Click Add File:

A browser will open, simply select the drive and directory where you saved the P45 file to.
Select your P45 File
Click Open

4) Select your Certificate

5) Enter your Password

6) Click Upload File(s)

When the upload is completed successfully, a confirmation number for the return will display on screen.

7) Access your ROS Inbox to view, save and print part 2, 3 and 4 of P45.

The P45 stationery is available from Revenue’s forms & leaflets section (1890 30 67 06).

Need help? Support is available at 01 8352074 or [email protected].

Importing from Previous Year

Importing from Thesaurus Payroll Manager

Adding a New Company Importing a company and its employees using a Revenue P2C File Additional Employer Information Adding/ Amending Departments Adding/ Amending Hourly Rates Adding/ Amending Daily Rates Adding/ Amending Addition Types Adding/ Amending Deduction Types Adding/ Amending Pension Schemes Adding/ Amending Savings Schemes Adding/ Amending Bank Accounts

Personal Employment Payment Revenue Details HR CSO Exporting a P2C file from ROS Importing a P2C file

Processing Weekly Payroll Processing Fortnightly Payroll Processing Monthly Payroll Processing 4-Weekly Payroll Net to Gross Payments Entering Pension Deductions Importing Pay Data from a CSV File Allocating An Employee's Pay across Departments Finalising Payslips Printing Payslips Emailing Payslips Exporting Payslips Paying Employees

Payroll Deductions

PRSI PAYE Universal Social Charge Universal Social Charge - Calculations Week One vs. Cumulative Basis Emergency Basis

Re-opening Payslips

Re-defining Schedule of Periods Re-opening Payslips

Issuing a P45 Reversing a P45 Printing a P45 Submitting a P45 to ROS

Mid-year Starters

Setting up a new employee mid-year Preparing a P45 Part 3 for ROS Preparing a P46 for ROS

Benefit in Kind

Vehicles Loans Accommodation Medical Insurance - Annual Medical Insurance - One-Off Share Based Remuneration Annual Benefits One-Off Benefits

Illness Benefit

Illness Benefit - General Employer does not pay employee while out sick Employer pays employee while out sick but employee retains the illness benefit Employer pays employee while out sick and receives the illness benefit Making adjustments to previously paid illness benefit

Parenting Leave

Maternity Leave & Pay Adoptive Leave & Pay

Monthly P30 Return Quarterly P30 Return P30 ROS File

Creating a New Report Favourite Reports Audit Trail Report CWPS & NECI Reports Daily Pay Report DSP Benefits Report Hourly Pay Report Notional Pay Report Payroll Summary Report Pensions Report

Processing Holiday Pay

Adding/ Amending Pension Schemes Entering Normal Pension Deductions Entering a CWPS Pension Entering a NECI Pension Normal Pensions Report CWPS & NECI Reports

P60s Preparing and Submitting a P35

Backing Up & Restoring Data Files

Backing Up Your Payroll Data Restoring a Payroll Data File

Ordering for Next Year Payroll Calendar

Glossary of Terms

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