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NIC Category Letters

National Insurance category letters

You need to know an employee’s National Insurance category to work out how much to pay for them. If you use Pay As You Earn (PAYE) payroll software it’ll ask you for the category letter to calculate your contributions.

An employee’s National Insurance category letter depends on whether they have a separate (contracted-out) pension scheme and opted out of paying into the State Pension.

Most employees are category A or D.

NI 1

NI 2

When an employee reaches State Pension age

You have to change their National Insurance category to ‘C’ in your PAYE system. They need to show you proof of their date of birth before you do this. You must continue to pay contributions for them.

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Installing BrightPay

Installing the software on to your PC Setting Up BrightPay for Multiple Users

Importing Details From The Previous Tax Year Importing details from another payroll package

From Start of Year From Middle of Year

Employer Details

Adding a New Employer Adding/ Amending Employer Details 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

Employee Details

Personal Employment Payment Tax, NICs, RTI HR Importing Employees from a CSV File

Processing Payroll

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

Re-opening Payslips

Re-defining Schedule of Periods Re-opening Payslips

Scheduling Future Payments RTI Submissions

New for 2014-15 - Hourly Band Amendments New for 2014-15 - Employment Allowance New for 2014-15 - Late Reporting Full Payment Submission (FPS)Employer Payment Summary (EPS)NINO Verification Request (NVR)Earlier Year Update (EYU)

Recording Payments to HMRC P30 & P32

Creating a New Report Favourite Reports Additions Report Audit Trail Report Deductions Report Hourly Pay Report Payroll Summary Report Pensions Report Statutory Pay Report

Setting up a new employee mid-year

Processing a Leaver

Student Loan Deductions Statutory Payments

Statutory Sick Pay Statutory Maternity Pay Statutory Adoption Pay Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (Birth)Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (Adoption)Additional Paternity Pay (Birth)Additional Paternity Pay (Adoption)

COSR Pensions Freestanding AVCs Group Pension Policy Personal Pensions Stakeholder Pensions

Attachment of Earnings

Attachment of Earnings (NI)Child Support DEO Civil Judgment Debt Attachment Council Tax AEO Current Maintenance Arrestment CMA Earnings Arrestment EA (Scotland)Magistrates Court Attachment Other Attachment of Earnings Orders

Payroll Giving Directors

Setting Up a Director Directors' NIC

Processing Holiday Pay Useful Facts

National Insurance

NIC Category Letters NI Tables Directors' NICs State Pension Age

Tax Codes - The Basics Tax Rates and Bands

Year-End Procedure For Tax Year 2013-14 Year-End Procedure for Tax Year 2014-15

Backing Up/ Restoring Your Payroll General

Payroll Calendar Ordering for The New Tax Year

BrightPay Licence Terms and Conditions Automatic Enrolment

What is Automatic Enrolment?When will AE apply to you? (Staging Date)Eligible, Non-Eligible Jobholders and Entitled Workers Assessment of Workers - Triggers Communicating with the Workforce Contributions Employee Tax Relief Employer Pension Scheme - Setting it up in BrightPay Enrolling Eligible Jobholders in BrightPay Enrolling Non-Eligible Jobholders in BrightPay Enrolling Entitled Workers in BrightPay Opting Out Automatic re-enrolment Creating Pension Reports and Files Pension File Submissions Non Compliant Employers - The Pension Regulator Powers Automatic Enrolment - Glossary of Terms