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Payroll Calendar

Payroll Calendar

Week
No From To

1 01/01/2017 07/01/2017
2 08/01/2017 14/01/2017
3 15/01/2017 21/01/2017
4 22/01/2017 28/01/2017
5 29/01/2017 04/02/2017
6 05/02/2017 11/02/2017
7 12/02/2017 18/02/2017
8 19/02/2017 25/02/2017
9 26/02/2017 04/03/2017
10 05/03/2017 11/03/2017
11 12/03/2017 18/03/2017
12 19/03/2017 25/03/2017
13 26/03/2017 01/04/2017
14 02/04/2017 08/04/2017
15 09/04/2017 15/04/2017
16 16/04/2017 22/04/2017
17 23/04/2017 29/04/2017
18 30/04/2017 06/05/2017
19 07/05/2017 13/05/2017
20 14/05/2017 20/05/2017
21 21/05/2017 27/05/2017
22 28/05/2017 03/06/2017
23 04/06/2017 10/06/2017
24 11/06/2017 17/06/2017
25 18/06/2017 24/06/2017
26 25/06/2017 01/07/2017
27 02/07/2017 08/07/2017
28 09/07/2017 15/07/2017
29 16/07/2017 22/07/2017
30 23/07/2017 29/07/2017
31 30/07/2017 05/08/2017
32 06/08/2017 12/08/2017
33 13/08/2017 19/08/2017
34 20/08/2017 26/08/2017
35 27/08/2017 02/09/2017
36 03/09/2017 09/09/2017
37 10/09/2017 16/09/2017
38 17/09/2017 23/09/2017
39 24/09/2017 30/09/2017
40 01/10/2017 07/10/2017
41 08/10/2017 14/10/2017
42 15/10/2017 21/10/2017
43 22/10/2017 28/10/2017
44 29/10/2017 04/11/2017
45 05/11/2017 11/11/2017
46 12/11/2017 18/11/2017
47 19/11/2017 25/11/2017
48 26/11/2017 02/12/2017
49 03/12/2017 09/12/2017
50 10/12/2017 16/12/2017
51 17/12/2017 23/12/2017
52 24/12/2017 30/12/2017
53 31/12/2017 (Where there is a pay day)

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Installing BrightPay

Installing the software on to your PC Setting Up BrightPay for Multiple Users Download Sample Employer Files

2017 Budget - Employer Summary Payroll Calendar Minimum Wage Pension Related Deduction (PRD)Ordering for Next Year

Getting Started

Introduction to BrightPay Setting up an employer and its employees using a ROS P2C File

Importing from Previous Year

Importing from BrightPay 2016 Importing from Thesaurus Payroll Manager

Switching from Thesaurus Payroll Manager to BrightPay mid year Importing employee data from another payroll package

Employee Data that can be Imported into BrightPay Migrating from SAGE Micropay to BrightPay

Adding a New Company Additional Employer Information Setup Initial Rates of pay Adding/ Amending Hourly Rates Adding/ Amending Daily Rates Adding/ Amending Piece Rates Adding/ Amending Addition Types Adding/ Amending Deduction Types Adding/ Amending Pension Schemes Adding/ Amending Savings Schemes Adding/ Amending Bank Accounts Adding/ Amending Departments

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

Payroll Deductions

Universal Social Charge Universal Social Charge - Calculations USC Exempt Status v USC Exempt Income PAYE - Pay As You Earn Cumulative Basis/Week 1 Basis/Temporary Basis Emergency Tax Basis PRSI PRSI - 2017 Tables Local Property Tax (LPT)Bike to Work Scheme

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

Mid-year Starters

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

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

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

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

Benefit in Kind

Benefit in Kind - General Information Vehicles Loans Accommodation Medical Insurance - Annual Medical Insurance - One-Off Share Based Remuneration Annual Benefits One-Off Benefits

Parenting Leave

Adoptive Leave & Pay Maternity Leave & Pay Paternity Leave and Pay

Holiday Entitlements - Useful Information Processing Holiday Pay Accrual of Annual Leave Whilst on Sick Leave

Employee Calendar Making Corrections to Payroll

Re-defining Schedule of Periods Re-opening Payslips

Monthly P30 Return Quarterly P30 Return P30 ROS File

Saved Reports Creating a New Report Viewing Reports Editing Reports Saving Reports Printing Reports Exporting Reports

Backing Up & Restoring Data Files

Backing Up Your Payroll Data Restoring a Payroll Data File

Preparing a P35 ROS File Submitting a P35 to ROS P60s Week 53 Medical Insurance Eligible for Tax Relief

Glossary of Terms - Foreign Language Help Sheets

Cantonese Czech English Hungarian Latvian Lithuanian Mandarin Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian

EHECS (EARNINGS, HOURS & EMPLOYMENT COSTS SURVEY)

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