Set up your employees' payment method
Direct BACS
- On the Employee List, select the required employees.
- Click Tasks then click Global Changes.
- Click Assign Employee(s) a new then click Pay Method.
- Click Direct BACS then click OK.
- 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 hash report.
Enter your employees' bank details in the Banking tab of the Employee Record to ensure they appear on the BACS hash report.
Sage 50 Payroll contains a report, which you can use to view the four-digit reference for your employees. It displays the reference for each employee by process date.
- Click Reports then click Employee.
- Click Employee BACS Hash Sub Reference.
- Click Preview.
- Enter the required criteria then click OK.
If the Employee BACS Hash Sub Reference report shows hash references for pre-RTI periods but not for periods since RTI, check the above sections to ensure all required information is entered.
Produce the e-Banking payment file with BACS Hash
This method is for the Direct BACS payment method, using an e-Banking component that supports the BACS hash reference.
- Click payroll then click Change Process Date.
- Set the process date to a date within the period you want to make the payment.
- On the Employee List, select the required employees.
- Click e-Banking then click OK.
- 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 will notify you.
To repost the payment details, click Yes, otherwise click No, deselect the relevant employees then click Post.
- Click OK.
Depending on the banking software you’re using, the Payment Processing window can appear.
Check the debit date, enter the required references from the options, and click OK to continue.
The debit date is the date that the payment transactions use when posted to your bank.
- If required, edit the File name and change file location then click Save.