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UK Payroll - Ability to process prior year employment allowance claims through Xero payroll

At the moment this isn't an available feature, and HMRCs basic PAYE tools need to be used. It would be good to see this as an option in Xero.

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submitted  ·  AdminKelly Munro (Community Manager, Xero) responded  · 

Hi team, we have an exciting opportunity for a few customers to come meet some of our Xero team who are working hard to improve payroll for you

You'd get a chance to tell us your honest experience with using Xero for payroll, as well as get a tour of the Xero London office!

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in and are available on Monday Sept 30, 1:45 - 3:15pm and could come into our Xero London office, share your details in our form here.

We have a limited number of spots, so sign up as soon as you can.

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  • Claire Bell commented  ·   ·  Report

    I think being able to apply for past Employment Allowance years.... having to request from HMRC direct seems very clunky!

  • Sarah Brewer commented  ·   ·  Report

    It's annoying when you have payroll software, that for somethings you still have to revert back to the HMRC basic tools software to impliment. There have been a few things now that I have found Xero can't perform certain tasks, which defeats the whole point of paying for a payroll package.

  • Phyllis Cheung commented  ·   ·  Report

    Can't believe this is not a feature within Xero - absolutely a must.

    Please add this as a standard feature because if we revert to use HMRCs Basic PAYE tool for prior year EA claims, it kind of defeats the object of having Xero payroll.

    I will simply go back to Moneysoft for a more simplistic and reliable process of payroll runs

  • Christine Rumney commented  ·   ·  Report

    The ability to resubmit a previous years final EPS submission - in order to resubmit a final EPS for 2021-2022 tax year, we had to use HMRC basic tools to claim Employment Allowance, it would be helpful if this could be done in Xero. Doesn't look good for Xero Payroll if the fall back is HMRC Basic Tools, when clients are paying for Xero Payroll

  • David Nelson commented  ·   ·  Report

    Very good suggestion and needed to ensure good payroll functionality

  • Laura Thyer commented  ·   ·  Report

    I had the same question and was provided with the same answer above.

    HMRC say that some payroll systems simply have a box to tick for the prior year claim and a credit is put against that prior year. It would be a useful option.

  • CUBE Team commented  ·   ·  Report

    Absolutely - find it amazing it isn't already a feature given how far back some of the requests for this go, it's been years that users have been asking for this fix. Would be great to see it as a feature.

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