Don't use this article if:

• You've been paying your employees using another payroll program during the current tax year

If you have an FPS file from your previous software, read Import employees using an FPS file.

Otherwise, read Manually migrate your payroll data.

Use this article if:

• You're a new employer and haven’t yet paid your employees
• You're not a new employer but It's the start of the tax year

To watch a video on the process, select play, otherwise follow the steps below.

When you sign up to Sage Payroll, you must select the status of your payroll. This ensures you’re only presented with the relevant options. You won't be able to access all the features of the program until this initial setup is complete.

Initial setup

After entering your company details, you'll see the Choose how you'd like to set up payroll window.

1. Select Set up a new payroll.
   
   ▼Payroll set up screenshot

   

Set up your pay day calendars

You need at least one calendar to be able to pay your employees. Each pay frequency you want to process needs its own calendar.

1. Under When would you like to pay your employees? select the Pay Days heading.

Read Set up your pay day calendars for more details.

Set up employee records

1. Select Employees from the menu bar
2. select Create Employee

If you need help setting this up, read Add a new employee.

Next steps

Process a pay run