2021

Updated Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme Guide released by Revenue

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On 23 August 2021, Revenue published an updated Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) guide. In today’s blog post we will do a short recap on the recent developments to the EWSS, the updates in the new guide and the implications thereof for employers currently claiming under the EWSS.

New Feature: Pro-Rate Custom Items

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SimplePay automatically calculates and applies a pro-rate percentage to the Basic Salary of employees if they do not work for a full pay period i.e. the are appointed after the start of a pay period or terminated before the end of a pay period. We’ve received several requests to allow for the pro-rata percentage to be applied to other items, and are delighted to announce that this functionality is now available for certain custom items.

New Feature: Batch Pay Beneficiaries

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In March 2021, we introduced beneficiaries to the system (refer to our blog post dated 9 March). We’ve now expanded this feature to allow you to pay beneficiaries in bulk.

End of Year Adjustments for Employers Paying Employee Liabilities Arising from TWSS

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In January 2021, Revenue made a Preliminary End of Year Statement for 2020 available for each employee, to assist in determining the amount of Income Tax and USC due. Where employees have under-contributed Income Tax and USC for 2020 due to participation in TWSS, you (the employer) may decide to pay the liability on their behalf.

Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme – eligibility reporting from July 2021

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Our last blog post explored the extension of the EWSS to 31 December 2021. As you know, to qualify for the EWSS employers must show a 30% reduction in turnover in comparison to the same period in 2019. Employers are required to review their eligibility on a monthly basis, but this was an internal check.

New Feature: Approver Override

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Our new approver override feature allows full admins to approve requests when approvers are on leave.

Pandemic Unemployment Payment and Returning to Work

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Today’s blog post covers the process to follow when your employees return to work having been receiving PUP payment, as well as some tax related information.

TWSS Reconciliation

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Our blog post today highlights the steps that need to be taken to complete the reconciliation for the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and the deadline for completing the reconciliation process.