New to Sage?
This award-winning Sage Payroll software brought to you by Coast is designed to address the payroll requirements of any sized business. It comes with the tools you need to make light work of all aspects of payroll processing including; tax, national insurance and year-end submissions – ensuring employees are paid the right amount on the right day. The software is designed to be accessible to those without prior payroll experience, ideal for those wanting to easily and accurately manage their payroll in-house. Sage 50 Payroll has been fully accredited by HM Revenue & Customs and meets the latest legislation requirements so you can be confident in getting the highest quality of service.

Sage 50 Payroll is available in two different versions to best suit your specific business needs. Sage 50 Payroll Professional contains all the standard benefits plus additional features to cater for large amounts of payroll data.

Existing Customers
Those already using Sage Payroll Software are aware of the benefits it can bring to a business, however there are many reasons to upgrade to the latest version. Sage is devoted to continually improving the customer experience which is why they conduct research with real businesses each year to find out what you want to see in the next version. Both Sage 50 Payroll 2012 and Sage Payroll Professional 2012 contain hundreds of improvements over previous versions to make your life easier.

45 days of free technical support included.

Sage 50 Payroll 2012 Feature List

• Easy installation and set-up
  Follow the simple installation guide and import payroll data from other sources to quickly get up and running. Common tasks are highlighted in the interface and ‘quick links’ reduce the amount of time you’ll have to spend navigating menus.

• Ensure you comply with payroll legislation
  Sage 50 Payroll 2012 has many features to help deal with legislation changes, such as automatically checking you are using the correct version of payroll for the year you are processing and applying the relevant tax codes.

• Quickly and securely process your payroll
  Sage 50 Payroll 2012 will ensure your payroll runs smoothly and employees are paid the right amount, on time. Produce electronic payslips with password protection for added security. It is also now easier than ever to print historic reports from previous tax years.

• Keep payroll information in one place
  Rather than having your data spread across several locations Sage 50 Payroll enables you to keep Appraisal records, Disciplinaries, Job history & additional notes all together for easy access.

• Manage your vital payroll needs
  Sage 50 Payroll is flexible enough to suit a wide range of business requirements. Easily process shift work, absence overtime, shift work, extra pay and different payment frequencies. Support for Full-Time, Part-Time, Contract and Temporary workers.

• Easily Manage Payroll Year End
  Completing Payroll Year End tasks has never been easier with Sage 50 Payroll 2012. All the necessary forms and reports including P11, P14, P35 & P60 are produced automatically and you can submit them to HMRC electronically or send straight to employees directly from Sage payroll.

• Calculate holiday entitlement
  Manage all aspects of holiday entitlement such as accruement based on start date and modify holiday entitlement based on length of employment.

• Efficiently process starters and leavers
  New quick link buttons make managing starters and leavers quick and easy. Create, calculate and submit P46 and P45 forms directly to HMRC for starters and leavers respectively.

• Quick pay element processing
  With Sage 50 Payroll 2012 you can create or add payments, deductions, loans or attachments in one click without having to leave the payroll processing screen.

• Intuitive and informative payroll summaries
  The Sage 50 Payroll 2012 Dashboard provides an instant view of your current situation with an easy to follow graphical overview of your payroll. From the Dashboard it is easy to expand a specific area to access increased detail.

• Powerful Report Designer
  Create impressive customised reports and share them securely within your business.

• Forecast Payroll expenses
  Always keep on top of your financial situation and confidently prepare for the future. Predict the impact of minimum wage increases, overtime and bonuses using the Ssalary Forecast Tool.

• Manage your time
  Clear calendar and reminder system to prompt you when actions are required. Additionally Sage 50 Payroll 2012 will keep you informed with everything you need to know at Payroll Year End such as deadlines, checks and essential submissions.

• Data Recovery
  Sage 50 Payroll 2012 automatically backs up your Payroll data every time you update your records, keeping data loss to an absolute minimum in the event of an incident.

• Efficient pension management
  Sage 50 Payroll 2012 makes calculating Salary Sacrifice pensions quick and easy, simply tick a box and specify the level of sacrifice.

• Provide information required by legislation
  Easily produce written statement of employment forms for starters and get reminders for upcoming contract renewals.

• e-banking facilities
  Make payments directly to both HMRC and employees through Internet banking services from your software at no extra cost.

• Integration with other software
  Make the most out of managing your business digitally by linking with other software solutions such as Sage 50 Accounts, Sage 50 HR and Microsoft® Excel.

• Future proof compatibility
  Sage 50 Payroll 2012 is also compatible with the latest 64Bit Windows operating systems which are fast becoming the standard.

Available to all versions after installing the PYE Update

Proposition Improvements

•  25 employee activation key - on the 1^st of November 2011 we introduced a 25 employee variant of Sage 50 Payroll (single company, single user) on an Annual Licence Plan. At the time of introducing this to the market, we used the existing in market Sage 50 Payroll 2011 product that did not have a 25 employee activation key. With Sage 50 Payroll v18 we have included a new 25 employee break that will be activated once a new key has been entered.

Usability Improvements

•  Refreshed User Interface – With the recent successful launches of Sage 50 Accounts 2012 and Sage 50 HR v4, all versions of Sage 50 Payroll for the 2012/2013 tax year will adopt the subtle but great new user interface refresh to ensure a consistent usability experience moving forward.  New Sage 50 Payroll has been given the fresh lick of paint it deserves giving it further longevity in the market place.

• Support Home Page – when a customer contacts Sage for help and support, a lot of the information a technician needs to problem solve is disparately spread in different locations in the Sage 50 HR.  With Sage 50 Payroll we have delivered the Support Home Page which pulls together all the customers data relating to their software which will improve the way we support our customers… driving efficient and effective customer support.

•  Introducing all CSV templates to standard payroll – in previous versions of Sage 50 Payroll there have been differences as to what customers were able to import and export between standard and professional variants.  With Sage 50 Payroll we have included all the CSV import/export templates to both the standard and professional variants ensuring a consistent user experience.

Electronic Delivery of PAYE Update

•  Electronic delivery of PYE updates (all 2012/2013 tax year versions) – we can now enable the ability to deliver a full program update and payroll year end pack electronically to our customers. With Sage 50 Payroll we have the ability to deliver a full product update including legislative changes and new features electronically to our customers using the Auto-Updates Feature.

New Sage 50 Payroll for the tax year 2012/2013 – Future Legislative Compliance

 Over the next 12 to 24 months there are two pieces of significant legislative reform impacting the way employers pay their employees.  These two legislative reforms in the form of PAYE Real Time Information and Workplace Pension Reforms require significant development and testing time and resource to ensure our customers on-going compliance.

Moving to one annual release that combines both legislative changes and new features will provide us with more time and resource to develop and test the next version of Sage 50 Payroll.  This year we are having to balance the time constraints to deliver new features as well as ensuring legislative compliance for the 2012/2013 tax year and our readiness for PAYE Real Time Information (RTI) pilot which is due to commence in April 2012.

Real Time Information or RTI is a new system aimed at improving the operation of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) which will collect information from employers more often and more efficiently.  It will be mandatory for large employers (more than 250 employees) from April 2013 and compulsory for all employers from October 2013.

PAYE Real Time Information Pilot Preparation (all 2012/2013 tax year

Workplace Pension Reform Preparation – from October 2012 Employers must provide a Qualifying Pension Scheme and opt all eligible employees into their scheme whilst also making a minimum Employers pension contribution (employees have 3 months to choose to opt out).  These changes will be phased in from large to medium sized companies first with small and micro companies starting from May 2015 with complete mandate by October 2016.

Recommended Hardware

• 2GHz (or equivalent) processor
• 1GB RAM
• At least 1GB of free disk space after Microsoft® Windows has been installed
• Network users only: 1Gbps local area network with high speed (2MB minimum) external internet connection.
• Display Settings: 1024 x 768 resolution.
• CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive

Minimum hardware

• 1GHz (or equivalent) processor
• 512MB RAM
• 700MB of free disk space after Microsoft Windows has been installed.
• Display Settings: 1024 x 768 resolution.
• 100mb Local area network.
• CD-ROM Drive

Compatible operating systems
32 and 64Bit variants of the following:

• Windows XP Service Pack 3
• Windows 7
• Windows Vista
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2003

Technical Notes:

1. Performance will be improved with higher specification computers and networks, and it only possible to install one copy on a single computer.
2. Works with Microsoft Office 2000 and all later editions, and please ensure you have the latest Microsoft updates installed.
3. This product will not install or run on the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT4 operating systems.
4. The latest service packs should be installed for your operating system before installing or upgrading Sage products. 32-bit Operating Systems recommended.
5. Whilst there are no browser requirements for Sage 50 Payroll, we recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or above for internet access to Sage Support and important Sage updates for your products.
6. Some features in Sage 50 Payroll, such as Automatic Updates and Submission of Year End returns to HMRC, require an internet connection. If you require any further information please contact your Sage Support representative.
7. If you want to use 50 Payroll over a network you will need an unlimited user licence (additional charge applies), and if you want to use 50 Payroll Professional at more than one site you will need a WAN linking the sites.

Apple Mac compatibility
Sage software is not compatible with Apple Macs, unless you are running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 via Apple’s Boot Camp utility.