Payroll
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Payroll from one employee to five hundred
We run payrolls of every size, from a single director through to companies with several hundred staff across multiple sites. Weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly or monthly, and more than one frequency in the same business where that is how it works.
The scale changes what matters. A small payroll needs to be right and on time. A large one also needs starters and leavers handled cleanly, holiday pay calculated properly, several pension schemes running side by side, benefits in kind reported correctly, and someone who answers the phone when an employee queries a payslip.
- Real Time Information submissions to HMRC on or before every pay date
- Auto-enrolment, re-enrolment and multiple pension schemes, including salary sacrifice
- Statutory sick, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental pay
- Benefits in kind, P11Ds and payrolling of benefits
- Holiday pay, including the calculation for irregular hours and part-year workers
- Attachment of earnings orders, student loans and pension deductions
- P60s, P45s and the year-end return
- Payslips issued securely to employees rather than through the office
Republic of Ireland payroll
We run payroll in the Republic as well as the UK, which matters if you trade on both sides of the border or employ people in each jurisdiction.
ROI payroll is not UK payroll with a different currency. Reporting to Revenue happens in real time on or before each pay date under PAYE Modernisation, the deductions are PAYE, PRSI and USC rather than PAYE and National Insurance, and the employer obligations sit under Irish rather than UK rules. Getting it wrong is a Revenue matter, not an HMRC one.
Cross-border employment adds a further layer — where someone lives in one jurisdiction and works in the other, or splits their time, the position needs looking at rather than assuming. We deal with this regularly for businesses across Mid Ulster and the border counties.
CIS — the Construction Industry Scheme
We act for both sides of CIS: contractors who have to operate the scheme, and self-employed subcontractors who have tax deducted from their payments.
If you are a contractor, we verify subcontractors with HMRC before you pay them, calculate the right deduction rate, file the monthly CIS300 return and issue the payment and deduction statements your subcontractors need. The monthly return is due by the 19th and the penalties for missing it start at £100 and escalate quickly, so it is worth having it run properly rather than remembered.
If you are a self-employed subcontractor, tax has been taken off your payments at 20% — or 30% if you were never verified — before you saw the money. That is a payment on account, not a final tax bill. Once your accounts and return are prepared, the deductions are set against what you actually owe, and in most years that produces a repayment. We prepare the return, claim the credit, and chase the refund.
We also advise on gross payment status, which removes the deduction entirely for subcontractors who qualify, and on the question that causes the most trouble in construction — whether someone is genuinely self-employed or should be on the payroll.
Common questions
Do you run payroll for the Republic of Ireland?
Yes. We run payroll in both the UK and the Republic of Ireland, including for businesses that employ people on both sides of the border. ROI payroll reports to Revenue in real time under PAYE Modernisation, with PAYE, PRSI and USC rather than PAYE and National Insurance.
How large a payroll can you handle?
From a single director to around 500 employees, weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly or monthly, and more than one frequency within the same business.
Do you file CIS returns for contractors?
Yes. We verify subcontractors with HMRC, calculate the deduction rate, file the monthly CIS300 return by the 19th and issue payment and deduction statements.
Can I claim back CIS deductions as a subcontractor?
Usually yes. The 20% deducted from your payments — 30% if you were not verified — is a payment on account rather than a final tax bill. Once your accounts and tax return are prepared, those deductions are set against what you actually owe, which in most years produces a repayment.