If you set up e-banking, you can export a file each pay period that you upload to your compatible bank to pay employees.

However, your software only includes employees in this file if you set their payment method correctly.

Your software only includes employees in an e-banking file if their payment method is BACS or Direct BACS.

If you pay directly or indirectly to BACS using a Service User Number (SUN), set the payment method as Direct BACS. 

Set up your employees for e-banking

Your software uses the payment method set at the time you update records for each pay run.

For example, an employee's payment method is Cash when you update records for tax month four.

Your software doesn't include them in the month four e-banking file, even if you change the method afterwards.

1. Double-click the relevant employee, then go to the Employment tab.
2. On the Payment Method list, select BACS or Direct BACS as required.
3. Go to the Banking tab and enter the employee's bank account details.
4. Select Save, then Close.

Repeat the steps above for any other employees you need to update. 

You can now include these employees in e-banking files for periods you process after making this change.

Amend a prior pay period

Sometimes you need to change the payment method to BACS or Direct BACS for a pay period you've already processed.

Sage 50 Payroll uses the pay method in place when you updated records.

To amend the pay method for a prior period, roll back that period and make the amendment, then reprocess to date.