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Solution ID:
222001000101744
Last Modified Date:
Wed Jan 29 15:34:55 UTC 2025
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Case category//How do I...//setup/create/run a report
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Setup a new company
Description

Upon initial login to Payroll, you have choices to input your company and payroll details.

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Resolution

There is no option to restore backups from other payrolls into Sage Payroll.

Don't use this article if:

  • You've been paying your employees using another payroll program
  • It's not the start of the new tax year.

Work through our article Manually migrate your payroll data (opens in new tab).

Use this article if:

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

Within payroll, select the New Company option.

A new blank payroll company is then ready for you to enter your details.

You can now:

Before you start to process your employees’ pay, you must enter your company’s HMRC filing details. Set up your payroll for reporting to HMRC.

  1. From Settings, select Payroll Settings.
  2. If you want to, you can further customise your payroll. Using the following options in the Settings window:
    Payslip Settings Choose a payslip template to use when you print or emails payslips.
    Calendar Settings If you choose to set up a blank company, enter details of when you want to pay your employees. Next, set up your pay day calendar.
    Payment & Deduction Settings You can use this option to create your payments and deductions. For example, basic pay, overtime, pensions.
    Migrate Payroll Data – Employer Values Fill this when you move payroll data in the middle of the year. Enter any statutory recovery and compensation received so far. For example, Employment Allowance values.
    Salary Journal Report Settings Select the nominal codes used to create salary journals in your accounting product. If you also subscribe to Sage Accounting, information posts to accounts. Please see Integrate payroll with accounts.

     NOTE: To use Sage Accounting, set up your Payroll Integration Settings within Accounting. 
  3. Select Save.

Now read Process a pay run (opens in new tab).

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