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Methodology used in BrightPay

Where you see a difference in statutory pay amounts or National Insurance contributions being calculated by BrightPay, when compared to your previous software, the following is to be noted:

Statutory Pay Calculations

BrightPay uses the full statutory week method when calculating & applying statutory pay calculations.

Weekly Payroll Example:

An employee's Maternity Leave begins on a Wednesday. Therefore the last day of her SMP week will be a Tuesday.

SMP will thus begin in the weekly pay period in which the first Tuesday of the maternity leave falls.

Monthly Payroll Example:

An employee's Maternity Leave begins on a Wednesday. Therefore the last day of her SMP week will be a Tuesday.

SMP will thus begin in the pay period in which the first Tuesday of the maternity leave falls.

BrightPay will then establish how many Tuesdays fall in the monthly pay period and apply the weekly SMP rate to the number of Tuesdays there are.

Therefore, if your previous payroll software used the pro-rata method when calculating and applying statutory pay calculations, you may see a difference in this instance.

National Insurance Calculations

BrightPay uses the Exact Percentage Method in its calculation of NIC.

There are two ways in which National Insurance contributions can be calculated. Both methods are acceptable by HMRC:

Exact Percentage Method:

The exact percentage method uses the Employee’s gross pay, pounds and pence, when making the National Insurance calculation. Most commercial payroll software uses the Exact Percentage Method as the means for calculating National Insurance contributions.

Table Method:

The table method uses the National Insurance Contribution tables issued by HMRC. The NICs due are worked out using whole pounds only. This often means that employees may pay slightly more or less than if the exact percentage method were used.

Therefore, if your previous payroll software used the Table Method when calculating National Insurance, you may see a difference in this instance.

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Ordering for the new Tax Year How do I start processing 2022-23 payroll?Importing From 21-22 BrightPay Starting the new tax year - FAQs

Importing From The Previous Tax Year Installing BrightPay

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

Moving to BrightPay from another payroll software

Preparing for your move to BrightPay - Useful Guidance Methodology used in BrightPay Importing Employers - List of Employer Data that can be Imported into BrightPay Importing Employees - List of Employee Data that can be Imported into BrightPay Moving to BrightPay mid-year - Recoverable Amounts to Date Moving to BrightPay mid-year - Employment Allowance Moving to BrightPay - Continuing Auto Enrolment from a previous software Moving to BrightPay mid-year - Directors Importing from 12Pay Importing from Access Payroll Importing from Capium Importing from HMRC Basic PAYE Tools Importing from IRISImporting from Kashflow Importing from Keytime Importing from MoneysoftImporting from MyPAYE Importing from Opera Importing from Payroo Importing from Pegasus Importing from Qtac Importing from Quickbooks Importing from SAGEImporting from Star Importing from Xero Importing using a CSV File - Other software Importing using an FPS File - Other Software

Bureau Enhancements - Useful Functionality for Bureau Licence Holders

BrightPay Startup Window Client Details Agent Settings Exporting Client Documents Batch Processing PayrollBureau Statistics Report Importing Multiple Employers from CSV File Updating Existing Employee Details from a CSV File Importing Saved Reports from another BrightPay Data File

Employer Details

Adding a New Employer Adding/ Amending Employer Details Adding/ Amending Departments Adding/ Amending Hourly Rates Adding/ Amending Daily Rates Adding/ Amending Piece Rates Adding/ Amending Addition Types Adding/ Amending Deduction Types Adding/ Amending Savings Schemes Adding/ Amending Bank Accounts Employer Calendar

Employee Details

Personal Employment Starter/Leaver Payment Tax, NICs, RTI HR, Other Generating Employee Works Numbers Employee Count Report Employee Address Labels Adding New Employees from a CSV File Updating Existing Employee Details from a CSV File

Coding Notices Payroll Calendar Processing Payroll

Setting your Payment Schedule Weekly Payroll Fortnightly Payroll 4-weekly Payroll Monthly Payroll Quarterly Payroll Annual/Yearly Payroll Period Summary View (Payroll Preview)Net to Gross Payments Allocating An Employee's Pay across more than one Department Additions and Deductions Processing Pension Deductions (outside of AE)Setting a Pension AVC to repeat Adding a Note to Employee Payslips Pre-paying an Employee Zeroising Payslips (Batch Operation)Setting pay items to auto-zeroise Finalising Payslips

Importing Pay Data using CSV File

Importing Periodic Payments using CSV file Importing Daily Payments using CSV file Importing Hourly Payments using CSV file Importing Additions using CSV file Importing Deductions using CSV file Importing Notes using CSV file Importing Payments, Additions & Deductions in a single CSV File

Distributing Payslips

Printing Payslips Emailing Payslips Exporting Payslips Customising Payslips

Paying Employees

Paying Employees by Cash Paying Employees by Cheque Paying Employees by Credit Transfer & Creating a Bank File Paying Employees using Modulr

Reporting Contracted Hours - Hourly Bands for FPS Full Payment Submission (FPS)Additional Full Payment Submission Employer Payment Summary (EPS)NINO Verification Request (NVR)RTI - Additional FunctionalityNew RTI Requirement from April 2022 - CIS Deductions Suffered

Common HMRC Error Messages Analysis

Saved Reports Creating a New Report Viewing Reports Editing Reports Saving Reports Printing/Emailing Reports Exporting Reports Importing Saved Reports from another BrightPay Data File

Payroll JournalsHMRC Payments

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Making Corrections to Payroll

Re-opening Payslips Re-defining Schedule of Periods

Scheduling Future Payments Switching an Employee's Pay Frequency Directors

Setting Up a Director Directors' NIC Directors appointed during the Tax Year

Off-Payroll Working (IR35)Starters

Setting up a new employee mid-year New Starter Checklist Tax Codes to use for New Employees New Starters and Recruitment Templates

Processing a Leaver Printing/Emailing/Exporting a P45 Processing Payments After Leaving

Student Loan Deductions Postgraduate Loan Deductions Statutory Payments

Statutory Payment Rates for 2022-23 Statutory Sick PayStatutory Maternity Pay Statutory Adoption Pay Statutory Paternity Pay (Birth)Statutory Paternity Pay (Adoption)Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Birth)Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Adoption)Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay Statutory Pay Calculation & Schedule Report

Attachment of Earnings

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Expenses & Benefits

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Pensions (outside of Automatic Enrolment)Payroll Giving Year End

Year End - Frequently Asked Questions Year-End Procedure for Tax Year 2021-22 - 5 Step Guide Year-End Procedure for Tax Year 2022-23 - 5 Step Guide

Rates & Thresholds at a Glance

Rates & Thresholds 2021-22 Rates & Thresholds 2020-21

Tax Codes - Overview Tax Rates and Thresholds for 2022-23 Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT)Welsh Rate of Income Tax 50% Overriding Regulatory Limit

National Insurance

NIC Category Letters State Pension Age & BrightPay Directors' NIC Directors' NIC - where appointed during the Tax Year

National Minimum/Living Wage

National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage Minimum Wage Flagging and Reporting

Mileage Allowance Payments (MAPs)Employment Allowance Apprenticeship Levy Termination Awards & Sporting Testimonials Gender Pay Gap Reporting Leave Reporting & Employee Calendar

Employee Calendar - Overview Defining and Setting Custom Leave Types on Employee Calendar Recording Employee Leave on the Calendar Batch Processing of Employee Leave on the Calendar Adding Notes to Calendar Entries Viewing/Printing Employees' Annual Leave Entitlement Calendar Report

Annual Leave Entitlement Methods in BrightPay Adjusting an Employee's Leave Entitlement Recording an Employee's Annual Leave Batch Processing of Employee Annual Leave on the Calendar Viewing/Printing Employees' Annual Leave Entitlement Processing Holiday Pay Annual Leave Request Form Holiday Entitlements - Useful Information

Payslip Translations Backing Up/Restoring Your Payroll Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)

CIS Overview Contractor Details Adding Subcontractors Subcontractor Registered Details Subcontractor Additional Details Subcontractor Payment Details Subcontractor Notes Subcontractor Verification Request Importing Subcontractors from a CSV File Updating Existing Subcontractor Details from a CSV File Processing Subcontractor Payments Finalising Subcontractor Payments Monthly Return Re-opening Subcontractor Payments (Corrections)Payment & Deduction Statements Paying SubcontractorsZeroising Payments Importing Subcontractor Pay Data using CSV FileYear End Statement CIS - VAT Domestic Reverse Charge New RTI Requirement from April 2022 - CIS Deductions Suffered

Automatic Enrolment

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BrightPay Connect

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Frequently Asked Questions GDPR and BrightPay GDPR and the Payroll Bureau Data Processor Agreement

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