Free & Easy import from HMRC Basic PAYE tools (BPT) to BrightPay Payroll
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) recently examined the issue of how to help HMRC's Basic PAYE Tools (BPT) users avoid fines and penalties. BPT users currently use a tool that lacks adequate functionality to perform the duties required for automatic enrolment. It is recognised that it is not mandatory for BPT users to have suitable payroll and auto enrolment software. However, TPR agrees that appropriate software tools will support and aid an employer to comply with their AE duties and the law. A quote from TPR consultation confirms;
"The BPT will not be updated to provide automatic enrolment functionality.We are aware of one free-to-use commercial payroll software package that supports both automatic enrolment and PAYE. There are several more low-cost payroll products where no additional charge is made for automatic enrolment functionality”.
The Risk for the Employer
There will be many risks and consequences for employers who do not use suitable payroll software tools to carry out their AE duties. TPR offers an AE toolkit for BPT users but the system is manual and lacks any automation to handle many of the tasks that are required including employee assessment, communications and integration with AE pension schemes. A recent BrightPay article examines the Limitations of the AE Toolkit for HMRC Basic PAYE Tools users. The Regulator explains;
"Attempting to assess their workforce and calculate contributions manually could lead to errors, burden and non-compliance."
Without software in place HMRC's BPT users will have difficulty processing the auto enrolment worker category and calculating contribution figures for each employee. There is an obvious difficulty for the BPT employers to comply with AE without software support.
BrightPay helping HMRC Basic PAYE Tools handle Automatic Enrolment
Moving from one payroll system to another can seem daunting; however with BrightPay the process is seamless. Exporting and importing employee details from BPT to BrightPay takes less than one minute.
Once an employer's data has been imported, full visibility of the employees’ details will be accessible on the payroll interface in BrightPay. The employer then simply needs to enter their staging date. Users benefit from fully integrated payroll and auto enrolment which caters for the tasks required to comply with the law. Read more about Auto Enrolment in BrightPay.
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Pre-Assessment Report: BrightPay can produce a report prior to the staging date that details the worker category for each employee, along with estimated employee and employer contributions. This overview gives users a picture of what automatic enrolment will look like at staging. Example of BrightPay's Pre-assessment Report
- Employee Assessment: BrightPay automatically assesses each employee’s qualifying earnings and age to calculate their work category.
- AE Communications: BrightPay automates AE letters which are personalised according to the employees’ worker category and details how auto enrolment applies to them. Letters can be printed, exported to PDF or emailed directly. BrightPay Letters Eligible Letter | Non-eligible Letter | Entitled Letter
- Opt in, Joining & Opt Out Requests: BrightPay easily handles opt in, joining and opt out requests. Any employee refunds that are due will automatically be refunded to relevant employees with details printed on payslips.
- Postponement: Should you choose to postpone, BrightPay will automatically produce postponement communications and re-assess employees at the deferral date.
- Ongoing Assessment: BrightPay continues to monitor changes to employees’ qualifying earnings and age, advising the payroll operator if an employee becomes eligible, for example, an employee turning 22. BrightPay will make you aware of any new AE duties on an ongoing basis.
- Pension Schemes: BrightPay currently supports 17 pension providers including NEST, The People's Pension, NOW: Pensions, Legal & General, Standard Life and more.
- API pension integration: BrightPay facilitates NEST web services (API integration) which allows for direct integration between payroll and pension provider. The NEST API is a similar concept to RTI file submission and will allow employers to streamline the data transfer process each pay period.
- Easy import: BrightPay provides an easy import facility to allow BPT users to migrate to BrightPay in less than a minute.
- Free Payslips: Employee pension contributions are visible on their payslips.
- Customer Support: All BrightPay paid licences include free email and phone support. Our team of experts received a 99% customer satisfaction rate. Customers can access our online help documentation and videos which are regularly updated.
- Free 60 Day Trial: BrightPay offers a trial with full functionality including automatic enrolment and free support. We don't ask you for any credit card details.
- Customer Satisfaction: Our recent customer survey proved BrightPay is excellent and intuitive payroll software receiving a 99% customer satisfaction rate. Product testimonials include “BrightPay is brilliant”, “So impressed” and “We love it!"
Pricing
Basic PAYE Tools users will find that automatic enrolment is easy with BrightPay. If you have three or less employees, BrightPay offers a special half-price offer of £49 per tax year. This includes full functionality and free phone and email support.
For employers with over three employees, the BrightPay standard licence costs between £99 and £199 per tax year, depending on the number of employees. Click here for a breakdown of the pricing. Every BrightPay licence has free auto enrolment functionality plus a super easy HMRC import facility.
No Hidden Charges
With BrightPay there are no additional charges for the auto enrolment functionality. You can read just how happy our customers our on our BrightPay testimonials page. Why not book an online demo with our team. Discover how BrightPay can export from HMRC Basic PAYE tools and complete Automatic enrolment assessment and produce communications in minutes. The online demo only takes 20 minutes to complete.
