In Sage 50 Payroll there are two payment methods for BACS:

• Direct BACS: Assign employees to this method and upload the BACS reports to your BACS software
• BACS: If using e-Banking, assign employees to the BACS payment method. Create a payment file using the correct e-Banking component for your bank

If you don't have a SUN, you can continue using the BACS payment method. For compatible banks, visit sage.co.uk/ebanking.

Set up your company bank details

1. Click Company then click Settings.
2. Click the Bank tab.
3. Enter your company bank details.
4. Click OK.

Set up your employees' payment method

Direct BACS

1. On the Employee List, select the required employees.
2. Click Tasks then click Global Changes.
3. Click Assign Employee(s) a new then click Pay Method.
4. Click Direct BACS then click OK.
5. Click Yes then click OK.
   • Enter your employees' bank details in the Banking tab of the Employee Record to ensure they appear on the BACS report

BACS

1. On the Employee List, select the required employees.
2. Click Tasks then click Global Changes.
3. Click Assign Employee(s) a new then click Pay Method.
4. Click BACS then click OK.
5. Click Yes then click OK.
   • Enter your employees' bank details in the Banking tab of the Employee Record to ensure they appear on the BACS report

Produce and export the BACS pay transfer report

These reports are for use with the Direct BACS payment method.

1. On the Employee List, select the required employees.
2. Click Reports then click Employee.
3. Click the BACS pay with BACS Hash.
4. Click Preview.
   • If you pay an employee using a second bank account, print the report for that account too
5. Enter the required criteria then click OK.
6. Click Export then complete the Save As window as:
   • Save in - Select the required drive and folder
   • File name - Enter the required file name
   • Save as type - Select CSV Files (*.csv)
7. Click Save then click Close.

Follow the same process to save the report in a different format, selecting the desired file type in the Save as type field.

Produce the e-Banking payment file

This method is for the Direct BACS payment method, using your e-Banking component.

1. Click payroll then click Change Process Date.
2. Set the process date to a date within the period you want to make the payment.
3. On the Employee List, select the required employees.
4. Click e-Banking then click OK.
5. Check the values and deselect employees that you don't want to pay then click Post.
   • If you select employees already posted for this period, a message notifies you. To repost the payment details, click Yes, otherwise clickNo, deselect the relevant employees then click Post

1. Click OK.
2. Depending on the banking software you’re using, the Payment Processing window can appear. If it does:
• Check the debit date, enter the required references from the options, and click OK to continue
  
  TIP:

  The debit date is the date that the payment transactions use when posted to your bank.

3. If required, edit the File name and change file location then click Save.