Once you download and install the Sage 50 Payroll year end update, you can access the new features below.

Legislation for 2024/2025

Following the announcement of the Spring Budget 2024, there is an extra step you must take after you install the year end update.

Find out how to update your NI rates in our how to apply the Spring Budget 2024 NI changes guide.

2024/25 legislation

• Statutory Paternity Pay - Changes to Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and SPP Adoption pay (SPPA) >
• Statutory Maternity Pay - from the 2024/25 tax year, in line with HMRC guidance, SMP can be processed when gender is set to female or male in an employee record
• NHS Pension tiers - if you process an NHS pension scheme, find out about the changes in our guide: NHS Pension tier changes from 1 April 2024 >
• Investment Zone National Insurance categories >

Home page

The latest update introduces a new Home page. This is a great way for you to find handy information on the features of your software, access support videos, webinars and more to ensure you're always up to date.

In v30 the Home page opens by default when you log in to a Company. You can easily change view to: the process map or, if you prefer, you can still set the Employee List to be your default view.

Find out more about the home page in Sage 50 Payroll.

P45 values

When you enter a new employee's P45 values, you must only enter values from the tax year you're processing.

From the new version, the P45 year to date fields aren't available when you shouldn't enter them. This occurs if the Date left previous employment from the P45 isn't in the same tax year as your Process Date in Sage 50 Payroll.

Find out more in our how do I enter a P45 for a new starter guide.

Pensions Data Exchange (PDX) error improvements

We've added clickable links within the most common errors in PDX. These links take you straight to the relevant support guide for these errors, helping you get back underway quicker.

Help and support with payroll year end

We've updated your payroll year end 2024 hub with everything you need for a smooth payroll year end.