1. Payroll - Options for File Access and Application Security The payroll application can be one of the most sensitive applications within the Datafile system with heavily restricted access requirements. In considering access rights you will need to consider not just the menu applications within Datafile but al... Read More
2. Print P45 to PDF Form A new option has been added to Payroll to print the P45 document to a PDF form document template. This allows you to print the P45 from the software to plain paper without ordering HMRC stationery. If enabled, then when print the P45 the sys... Read More
3. Payroll - Furloughing Employees Furloughing Employees If you cannot maintain your current workforce because your operations have been severely affected by coronavirus (COVID-19), you can furlough employees and apply for a grant that covers 80% of their usual monthly wage costs, up ... Read More
4. Unique Employee Record - Add Next Employee By default, Datafile Payroll uses the record number as the employee number and when adding new employees, you can enter ‘N’ to automatically assign the next employee reference.   When using the alternate ‘Unique Employee Refer... Read More
5. Unallocating Transactions in Earlier Periods Sales and Purchase Ledger Unallocating Transactions in Earlier Periods - Version 20 programs only When allocating Sales and Purchase transactions the system displays the "current” transactions where "current” means transactions entered in this... Read More
6. Payroll - Employee Assessment for Auto-Enrolment and Set Password by Employee for Emailed Payslips Employee Assessment for Auto-Enrolment   A new option has been added to perform the pension auto-enrolment assessment within the Payroll. This option ties in with the Company Pension Scheme(s) that can be defined within Payroll.   Em... Read More
7. Apprenticeship Levy As an employer, you’ll have to pay the Apprenticeship Levy each month from the 6th April 2017 if you:   Have an annual pay bill of more than £3 million Are connected to other companies or charities for the Employment Al... Read More
8. Benefits in Kind / Company Cars From the start of the 2016/17 tax year employers could choose to account for the tax on benefits in kind through PAYE each payday.   For more details review the HMRC website at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/paying-your-employees-expenses-and... Read More
9. Employee Number Year End Reset Premier Only Payroll generally uses the record number as the employee number but Datafile Premier Users have the facility to use an alternate reference for this.  Where employees are often hired and re-hired throughout the year an option ... Read More
10. Include Currency Accounts in Auto-Payment Procedures Purchase Ledger only The Purchase Ledger includes a series of actions – termed the auto-payment procedures – that allows for the system to create payments for suppliers based on their outstanding invoices.  In a currency environment, h... Read More