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BrightPay 2024/25 is now available. Click here to get started with BrightPay's cloud software or click here to download BrightPay for Windows/Mac.

Please note : We are experiencing a higher number of calls and emails at this time of year, so you may experience a longer than usual wait time in reaching one of our support agents. 

NOTE: You are viewing documentation for a previous tax year version of BrightPay. Click here to view the documentation for the current 2024/25 tax year version.

Important Information for MAC Users

Our online documentation is designed to support both users of BrightPay for Windows and BrightPay for MAC. 

As BrightPay for Windows however has been used as the main source of instruction, BrightPay MAC users may find slight variances in places in instructions given and in the print screens provided.

There are also several features that are included in BrightPay for Windows which are not currently available in BrightPay for MAC. These are as follows:


Employees

  • Importing employees using CSV
  • Exporting employees to CSV
  • Employee Payslip menu
  • Printing of employee calendar
  • Batch printing/emailing of employee P60s
  • Assigning a Direct Earnings Attachment Order (2013 & 2015) to an employee

 

Payroll

  • Importing pay records from CSV file
  • Zero-ising Payslips
  • Adding additions to multiple payslips
  • Adding deductions to multiple payslips
  • Adding a note to individual/multiple payslips
  • Assigning FPS settings to multiple payslips 
  • Printing/exporting of the Summary Report
  • Printing of payslips to Thesaurus security payslip stationery

 

HMRC Payments

  • P32


Automatic Enrolment

  • Assessment Report
  • Dedicated support for Smart Pension

 

General

  • Creating/restoring a snapshot
  • P11D functionality
  • BrightPay Cloud

Need help? Support is available at 0345 9390019 or brightpayuksupport@brightsg.com.

Important Information for MAC UsersInstalling BrightPayImporting From The Previous Tax YearMoving to BrightPay from another payroll softwareEmployer DetailsEmployee DetailsProcessing PayrollPayroll CalendarPayslip TranslationsMaking Corrections to PayrollPre-paying an EmployeeScheduling Future PaymentsSwitching an Employee's Pay FrequencyRTICommon HMRC Error MessagesHMRC PaymentsAnalysisStartersLeaversStudent Loan DeductionsStatutory PaymentsPensionsAttachment of EarningsPayroll GivingDirectorsEmployee CalendarHolidaysTaxScottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT)National InsuranceEmployment AllowanceNational Minimum Wage and National Living WageRates & Thresholds at a GlanceYear EndBacking Up/ Restoring Your PayrollBrightPay Licence Terms and ConditionsConstruction Industry Scheme (CIS)Ordering for The New Tax YearAutomatic EnrolmentBrightPay CloudExpenses & Benefits