How SimplePay Handles Feature Requests
In this blog post, we outline the process that we follow to evaluate feature requests and select features to add to our development pipeline.
2021
Statutory Sick Pay in Ireland
In this blog post we’ll look at the current legislative status of SSP as well as SimplePay’s readiness in actioning final provisions when they become available.
Budget Speech Tax Updates for 2022
In the annual budget speech held on 12 October 2021, the minister of finance announced several changes for the 2022 tax year. This article outlines the notable changes.
Easily add your Additional Voluntary Contributions with our new AVC field
A new field is now available for adding Additional Voluntary Contributions
Updated Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme Guide released by Revenue
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
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
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
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
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.
Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme – Extension Announced
Today’s blog post will look at the recently announced extension of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), to 31 December 2021