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Net to Gross Input

NET TO GROSS INPUT


IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE FOLLOWING SCREEN CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING.


IMPORTANT NOTES


NET TO GROSS PAYMENTS

Net to Gross payments should be processed through Net to Gross projection.

This utility allows you to enter a NET pay (take home pay, after tax, PRSI & USC have been deducted) for your employee's and the software will automatically calculate the employers liability i.e. Gross pay, PRSI EE and ER etc.


To access this utility go to Payslips> Net to Gross Projection>



STEP 1 - ENTER DESIRED NET PAY


Ø   Select Employees Name

Ø   Enter desired Net Pay

Ø   Click Yes to accept Gross Pay suggested


ADDITIONS & DEDUCTIONS


Input or amend additions and/or deductions - Go to Payslips > Weekly Input > Additions/Deductions


Taxable Additions (Commission, bonus)

Ø   Enter Description of Taxable Addition i.e. commission, back dated pay etc.

Ø   Enter Amount


Non-Taxable Additions (Subsistence, Mileage)

Ø   Enter Description of the Non-Taxable Addition i.e. subsistence, mileage etc.

Ø   Enter Amount


Allowable deductions (Pensions)

Ø   Enter Amount for employee's contribution in the box provided

Ø   Enter Amount for employer's contribution in the box provided

            

Please Note: If you wish to enter a percentage pension, AVC (Additional Voluntary Contribution), NECI Pension or CWPS Pension - Go to Employees > Add/Amend employee details > Deductions > Click F1 for help


Non Allowable Deductions (union fees, loan)

Ø   Enter Description of Non allowable deductions i.e. union fees, loan etc.

Ø   Enter Amount



STEP 2 - PAYROLL PREVIEW

Before processing pay details entered, it is important to preview the payroll for the pay period.

Ø   Click Payslips

Ø   Click Payroll Preview/Quick Edit

Ø   Check each employee's pay details carefully to ensure they are correct

Ø   ** beside an employee's name, indicates that the employee's pay details are different from the previous pay period

Ø   Click Close when check is complete



STEP 3 - UPDATE PAYSLIPS

Before proceeding, it is important to ensure that the payroll details entered for each employee are correct. This utility will process those payments.

Ø   Click Payslips

Ø   Click Update payslips

Ø   Enter Payment date

Ø   Click Update



STEP 4 - BACK-UP DATA FILES


It is very important to take a backup to an external drive in order to protect your payroll. Taking a backup to an external drive ensures that your payroll is saved elsewhere and can be used to reinstate your payroll if you have PC breakdown or crash.
We strongly recommend NOT taking a backup to the c:drive as this does NOT protect your payroll software.

Ø   Select location to backup payroll files i.e. memory stick, network drive etc.

Ø   Click Backup


STEP 5 - PRINT PAYSLIPS


Click the down arrow and choose the payslip type you wish to use


2 per page high resolution

This is the most popular payslip type. This colour payslip prints onto blank A4 paper or to pre-printed laser payslips supplied by Thesaurus Software.

2 per page low resolution

This black & white payslip prints onto blank A4 paper or to pre-printed laser payslips supplied by Thesaurus Software.

Cheque & Payslip

This requires out-sourced Pre-Printed Stationery and prints a cheque at the top of the page and the payslip at the bottom.  Please contact Thesaurus for more detail on this stationery

Payslip & Cheque

This requires out-sourced Pre-Printed Stationery and prints a cheque at the bottom of the page and a payslip at the top. Please contact Thesaurus for more detail on this stationery

Print to HTML file

This utility exports payslips to a html file which you can email as a total file (htmlpayslips.html) or to each individual employee (employee's name.html). The email recipient may print the payslip using their internet browser.

Laser Security Payslip

This requires  Pre-Printed Stationery and prints a payslip which converts into a sealed window envelope, showing the employee's name and address in the window. These payslips are provided by Thesaurus Software, please check our website for more details - www.thesaurus.ie

Email Payslips

A new feature allows the easy email of payslips to employees seamlessly directly from the payroll to the employee.

This email facility does not use your own Email account to send these payslips, they are sent directly via the Thesaurus server, without the requirement for the sender to access their email account.

Therefore a list of emailed payslips is not created, for this reason the employer should add their email address to their company details to whom a copy of each emailed payslip will be sent.

To set up this carbon copy (cc) email address go to

File> Amend Company Details>

Enter the email address, this can be amended at any time.

To set up the email address of an employee to which the payslip will be emailed go to

Employees> Add/Amend Employees>

Select the employee

Enter the email address to which the employees payslip will be emailed.

Enter a password agreed with the employee in order to secure the payslip upon delivery.




Ø   If you would like to print payslips by department - click the down arrow to select relevant department

Ø   Click Select All

Ø   Click Print


PRINT EMPLOYEE PAYSLIP HISTORY


If you wish to print payslip history for an employee:


Ø   Select payslip type - you can chose either 2 per page high resolution or 2 per page low resolution

Ø   Highlight Employee name

Ø   Click Print Employee History



STEP 6 - BANK PAYMENTS FILE


To access this utility go to Payslips > Bank Payments file - Normal


1ST STEP - SETUP EMPLOYER BANK ACCOUNT AND USER CREDENTIALS:

This only needs to be done once. The payroll software will save theses company details entered.


Ø   Enter Bank Sort Code

Ø   Enter Bank Account number

This is your company bank account from which payments are drawn.

Ø   Enter Reference

This is the reference that will appear on your bank statement.

Ø   Enter User ID

The User ID is issued to you by the bank and contains 6 numbers.

Ø   Enter Owner ID

Owner ID is the same as the User ID which is issued to you by your bank and contains 6 numbers.

Ø   Enter Volume ID

Volume ID can be created by you and must contain 6 characters if your choosing.

Ø   Enter Expiry date (This is Optional)

Ø   Enter File name - normally bankfl.emt

The file name is issued to you by your bank. File name is normally bankfl.emt.

Ø   Click Update Company file



2ND STEP - CREATE FILE FOR BANK:

You can now create a file for the bank or financial institution for each pay period.


Ø   Select destination drive & directory - Click browse > Select c:drive > Double click bank folder - Destination drive and directory may be c:\ibb for example

Ø   Click Prepare

Ø   Contents of the bank file will be shown in a grid on screen. It is very important that these details are checked to ensure that all  employees' payments are correct.

Ø   Click Print

Ø   Click Close


If you are transferring you bank file to a bank which requires HUB format, e.g. HSBC bank then you must tick the specific box provided before preparing the file.


The bank file is now ready for submission. Simply login into your bank software and follow instructions provided to you by the bank.



  

Need help? Support is available at 01 8352074 or thesauruspayrollsupport@brightsg.com.

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