Payroll (Accord)
Step-by-step guide
Introduction
This Mid-Year release builds on the foundation established earlier in 2025 and focuses on legislative compliance, improved validation, product quality, scalability enhancements, and a more streamlined user experience.
Below is a summary of the key updates included in this release.
MVP compliance for 2025/26
- Bank account validation: Updated VocaLink modulus checking datafile to include versions v8.20, v8.30, v8.40
- NI recalculation: late Timesheets - enabled recalculation across all systems, reflecting updated National Insurance thresholds (e.g. ST vs LEL)
Workplace postcode compliance
- Enhanced export & reporting:
- Added to Export
- Included in ReportEase reports
- Logged in Audit Log during import
- Integrated into Data Validation Dialogs
- Added to Employee Export Details
Neo-natal statutory pay compliance (early implementation)
- PAP60 fast P60 report: Stores and retrieves neo-natal pay values
- RTI journal FPS: Ensures correct SNCP inclusion in archived year submissions
Bug fixes and improvements
- Export, RTI, NI, and layout fixed and improved
- XML encryption and RTI Summary reporting of the Employment Allowance are now corrected
- P45 template updates to support foreign addresses
Scalability & optimisation (large database support)
- Backup/restore optimisations
- Performance improvements for:
- End of year tax codes
- Delete transactions
- Payroll calculation/update
- Copy/move employees
- Enhanced stability and speed for large datasets
User experience enhancements
- Change tax year interface improved for clarity, now starting at the current year
- Password complexity warnings made more informative
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