Features not yet available in BrightPay

Features Not yet Completed

The following features for BrightPay for Windows/Mac that have not yet been completed in the new cloud version of BrightPay:

Employers with more than 300 employees

Other cloud-only features coming later:

User roles and permissions
Additional integrations
Lots more

Need help? Support is available at 0345 9390019 or [email protected].

BrightPay (Cloud) System Requirements BrightPay's Employer Tax Rate Card 2025-26 BrightPay (Cloud) Service Infrastructure What's New in BrightPay?

Logging into BrightPay with your Bright ID

Features not yet available in BrightPay Moving to BrightPay cloud

Why BrightPay cloud FAQs - Feature Comparison FAQs - Making the Move FAQs - Pricing FAQs - Moving from BrightPay Connect FAQs - Support for BrightPay

What's happening to BrightPay for Windows/Mac?Introduction to BrightPay Getting Started

Getting Set up in BrightPay Creating an Organisation Add or Import an Employer

Adding an Employer Manually Importing an Employer from BrightPay desktop

Starting the New Tax Year

How do I start processing 2025-26 payroll?Starting the new tax year - FAQs Importing From 24-25 BrightPay

Importing Into BrightPay from BrightPay Windows/Mac Moving to BrightPay from another payroll software

Importing into BrightPay Methodology used in 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 SAGE

Importing from SAGE 50 Payroll - using a CSV File (start of year)Importing from SAGE 50 Payroll - using a CSV File (mid year)

Importing using a CSV File - Other software Importing using an FPS File - Other Software

Organisation Members Management

Overview of Team Members' Roles & Permissions Team Member Roles Inviting a Team Member

Two Factor Authentication - Users

Enabling Two Factor Authentication Selecting Method to Receive Verification Code Two Factor Authentication FAQs

Employer Details

Adding a New Employer Adding/Amending Employer Details

Adding/Amending Employer Basic Information and Registration Details Adding/Amending Employer - Typical Employee Details Adding/Amending Employer - RTI Details

Adding/Amending Departments Adding/Amending Hourly Rates Adding/Amending Daily Rates Adding/Amending Piece Rates Adding/Amending Deduction Types Adding/Amending Addition Types Adding/Amending Savings Scheme Adding/Amending Bank Accounts

Bank Payment File Templates Custom Bank Payment File Templates

Employer Calendar

Employer Calendar - Planner View Employer Calendar - Periodic Views

Employee Details

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

Coding Notices Payroll Calendar Processing Payroll

Setting up 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 Childcare Vouchers Payroll Filters

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 CSV Import Preferences

Distributing Payslips

Printing Payslips Emailing Payslips Exporting Payslips Customising Payslips Download/Email Multiple Payslips for a single Employee

Paying Employees

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

RTI

Reporting Contracted Hours - Hourly Bands for FPS Full Payment Submission (FPS)Additional Full Payment Submission Employer Payment Submission

Declaring No Payment for Period Employer Payment Submission Overview Recovering Statutory Payments Notifying HMRC of your final submission of year Recovering CIS deductions suffered Reporting Apprentice Levy Declaring a future period of inactivity Notifying HMRC of Bank Details Notifying HMRC that your PAYE scheme has ceased Deleting an EPS

Common HMRC Error Messages Analysis

Saved Reports Creating a New Report Viewing Reports Editing Reports Saving Reports Downloading/Printing/Emailing Reports Exporting Reports

Payroll Journals

Payroll Journals - Overview BrightBooks ClearBooks Quickbooks

Quickbooks (Desktop version) - CSV upload Quickbooks Online - using API

QuickFile Sage

Sage Accounts - CSV upload Sage Business Cloud Accounting - using API

Xero

Xero - Introduction to using the API Xero - Submitting your journal using API Xero - API FAQs Xero - CSV upload

ZohoBooks Creating a Generic Payroll Journal Nominal Ledger Mapping - Custom Items (e.g employment allowance)

HMRC

Recording Payments to HMRC P30 & P32 Paying HMRC - Useful HMRC Guidance Paying HMRC using Modulr

Making Corrections in Payroll

Re-opening Payslips Editing a Pay Schedule

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

Leavers

Processing a Leaver Processing Payments After Leaving

Student Loan Deductions Postgraduate Loan Deductions Attachment of Earnings

Attachment of Earnings (Northern Ireland)Child Support Deductions from Earnings Order (DEO)Civil Judgment Debt Attachment of Earnings Order (County Court)Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Order (CTAEO) - England Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Order (CTAEO) - Wales Current Maintenance Arrestment (CMA)Direct Earnings Attachment Magistrates Court Attachment of Earnings Order Maintenance Attachment of Earnings Order Other Attachment of Earnings Orders

Expenses & Benefits

Expenses & Benefits - Overview Expenses & Benefits - Setting the Tax Accounting Method Applying an Expense or Benefit in BrightPay Expenses & Benefits - P11D & P11D(b) End of Year Return

Pensions (outside of Automatic Enrolment)Payroll Giving Year End

Year End - Frequently Asked Questions Year End Checklist for Tax Year 2024-25 Year End - Support Hub 2024-25 Year End - Video Tutorial Year-End Procedure for Tax Year 2024-25 - 5 Step Guide

Rates & Thresholds at a Glance

Rates & Thresholds at a Glance 2023-24 Rates & Thresholds at a Glance 2024-25 Rates & Thresholds at a Glance 2024-25

Tax

Tax Codes - Overview Tax Rates and Thresholds for 2025-26 Tax Rates and Thresholds for 2024-25 Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT)Welsh Rate of Income Tax 50% Overriding Regulatory Limit

National Insurance

NIC Category Letters NIC Thresholds & Rates for 2025-26 NIC Thresholds & Rates for 2024-25 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 - April 2025 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage - April 2024

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

Statutory Payment Rates for 2025-26 Statutory Payment Rates for 2024-25 Statutory Sick Pay Statutory 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 Neo-Natal Pay

Employee Self Service Portal

BrightPay Employee Self Service Portal - Overview Enabling Employee Access to Self Service Portal Disabling/Editing Employee Access to Self Service Inviting Employees to use Self Service

Inviting Employees Employees Registering a Bright ID

Employee Self Service Portal

Employee Portal - Documents Employee Portal - Calendar Employee Portal - My Details Employee Self Service Portal Information Pack for Employers Employees Requesting Leave Employees Requesting to Cancel Leave Employees Requesting Change of Personal Details

Resources

Add a New Resource Resource Options

Employee Mobile App

Payroll Documents Calendar My Details Requesting Leave Requesting Change of Personal Details General

Two Factor Authentication - Employees

Enabling Two Factor Authentication for Employees Selecting Method to Receive Verification Code Employee Two Factor Authentication FAQs

Manager's Portal

Manager's Portal - Overview Managers

Global Managers Departmental Managers Line Managers

Manager's Portal - Processing Requests Invitation Template for Managers

BrightPay Client Portal

Client Portal - Overview Adding Users for the Client Portal Options for Users on the Client Portal Dashboard - Client Portal Client Portal - Employer

Employer Information Employer Calendar Manage Users

Client Portal - Payroll

Pay Periods Due to HMRC

Client Portal - Employees

Employees Overview Employees - Manage Resources Employee Requests

Client Portal - Reports

Reports Creating a Report Viewing Reports Print/Email Reports Exporting Reports

Invitation Template for Users

Payslip Translations Batch Processing Payroll

Batch finalise currently open pay period Batch check for coding notices Batch send outstanding RTI submissions

Employment Verification

About Employment Verification How to Opt Out Employers - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)Employees - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Importing Information From Connect into BrightPay cloud

Importing Information From Connect into BrightPay cloud Import from Connect to BrightPay video Frequently Asked Questions

Client Payroll Requests

Payroll Entry Requests - Bureau Guidance Payroll Entry Requests - Employer Guidance Payroll Approval Requests - Bureau Guidance Payroll Approval Requests - Employer Guidance Bureau - Audit Trails Bureau - View/Manage an Employer's Requests Bureau - Client Requests Status on Employer Dashboard.

TimeKeeper Integration

TimeKeeper Integration with BrightPay TimeKeeper and BrightPay Video Tutorials

Release Notes

Features not yet available in BrightPay

Features Not yet Completed

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