To all our Christchurch clients:

We understand the last few days have been very difficult and unsettling for everyone in Christchurch with the recent earthquake and we want you to know we’re here to help if you need any assistance with your payroll.  You may be having trouble getting into work, especially if your premises have been damaged or it may be that you need to run a pay and need some help with that.

If you’re having any problems or have any queries we can help with please let us know by calling our help desk 0800 10 10 38. 

We hope you haven’t been too badly affected.

“As a business that floats or sinks depending on how efficiently we run our back office systems, specifically our payroll, BoatBoys needed to ensure it was running the fastest and easiest payroll system in order to cope with the quantity of casual employees we have on our books.

 After starting with ACE Payroll, we discovered that SmartPayroll not only did everything ACE could do in a simpler, cleaner manner online, but that all the banking to staff and our PAYE obligations of filing and payment were taken care of automatically…so we no longer need to even think about it! 
Hayes Knight really deliver on their promise of ‘Accounting beyond the numbers’ by suggesting this great new technology to their clients – it was a breath of fresh air for us.”

Mike Vitali – Founder, Director
and Hayes Knight client

Deductions

Deductions have been modified to enable bank accounts to be loaded. This means that any deduction can be paid directly into a bank account without using up a normal bank account area.  Follow these instructions to set up a deduction with a bank account:

1.   Go to the Company Maintenance area
2.   Select Company Rules from the Links pane
3.   Click NEW to add a new deduction
4.   Ensure the Fixed Dollar Amount and Direct Credit checkboxes are selected. 
5.   Save the details.
6.   Next, select EMP Contract Groups in the Links Pane and ensure the deduction is activated for the correct employee group.
7.   Enter relevant details here if the deduction is for all staff, or go to an employee’s own Employee Payments screen to personalise this deduction and enter the bank account the deduction amount will be sent to.
8.   Remember to save the details at the bottom of the screen.

If you have any queries about the new deduction options, please call the Helpdesk for support: 0800 10 10 38.

Smartpayroll is now running payroll courses though The Business Centre in Wellington.  The courses are free and will run on 19 October and 19 November. These courses are for anyone who has to or is looking to manage employee entitlements and payroll processing.   At the end of this course you will know how to run a payroll in 5 minutes and, even better, sleep easy knowing your IRD obligations have been met.

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