Facility to map elements and employees to CSO categories. A EHECS XML file can then be created and uploaded to CSO
A new Department report, that is also in the Desktop version, has been added.
The TWSS reconciliation menu option has been removed. Note that it is still possible to access this screen via this link:
https://www.cloudpay.ie/Revenue/TWSSRecFinalFacility to include a logo on Payslips. Note that at the moment this will not appear on emailed payslips, only via the Payslips with logo report in the reports screen.
New screen to allow various file formats to be output.
A new Payroll Summary report has been added, with a Range option.
A test facility has been added for users that would like to use the Revenue Production in Test (PIT)
Pay employee TWSS and TWSS reconciliation menu options have been move from Revenue to Ultility
The Beta warning has now been removed from the Sort My Books accounts screen.
You can now select which pay dates and employees you wish to email payslips to.
New payslip available with employee rate
Voluntary Deduction Range report fixed
New Payroll Summary report for people moving from Thesaurus
New SEPA report
Panel headings no longer scroll when scrolling data items
Users can now view and print all of their Cloudpay invoices from the Dashboard.
It is also possible to change your company name and address that we use for invoicing.
RPN Import grid was not displaying correctly. This is now fixed.
The TWSS subsidy was treated for tax like a social welfare payment. This meant that it was not taxed through payroll, like salary is.
This means that many employees may now owe tax incurred through TWSS.
This new facility will allow you to pay this tax without incuring any benefit in kind liability
A new facility is available in Cloudpay that will allow you to import and view the Revenue reconcilation details CSV file and correct any mistakes made.
You can complete the reconciliation process by logging into ROS. You will see a link that says TWSS Reconciliation, under Employer Services > Additional Services. Your reconciliation summary data is displayed.
If you are happy with the figures, click the Accept Reconciliation button. The Final phase is now finished for you. Otherwise, if there is a problem with the figures you can fix this by creating a corrections CSV file using the new facility, and uploading this to ROS.
Accountants, bookkeepers and bureaux can now bulk buy Cloudpay licences to resell to their clients.
Send a once-off payslip directly from the Payroll screen, once a payment has been processed.
a check box in the digital certificate screen 'This is a sub-user certificate that requires a TAIN' will allow Sub User Certs to be used.
Store and settings tabs added to Dashboard.
Main calculator icon enlarged and changed to a cirle with a plus sign. User icon enlarged.
Online payslips and Timesheets are now available for Cloudpay.
Guidance can be found here:
https://www.payback.ie/cloudpay/self-service-online-timesheets/PAYE
There were no PAYE changes for 2021 in the Budget. All PAYE rates stay the same.
PRSI
New 'E' Class PRSI for Ministers of the Church of Ireland paid under the Special Collection System. Class A rate of employer PRSI is increasing from €395 to €398 per week.
USC
New USC Rates can be found here: https://www.revenue.ie/en/jobs-and-pensions/usc/standard-rates-and-thresholds-of-usc.aspx
| 2015 | Rate | 2016 | Rate | 2017 | Rate | 2018 | Rate | 2019 | Rate | 2020 | Rate | 2021 | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the first €12,012 | 1.5% | On the first €12,012 | 1% | On the first €12,012 | 0.5% | On the first €12,012 | 0.5% | On the first €12,012 | 0.5% | On the first €12,012 | 0.5% | On the first €12,012 | 0.5% |
| On the next €5,564 | 3.5% | On the next €6,656 | 3% | On the next €6,760 | 2.5% | On the next €7,360 | 2% | On the next €7,862 | 2% | On the next €8,472 | 2% | On the next €8,675 | 2% |
| On the next €52,468 | 7% | On the next €51,376 | 5.5% | On the next €51,272 | 5% | On the next €50,672 | 4.75% | On the next €50,170 | 4.5% | On the next €49,560 | 4.5% | On the next €49,357 | 4.5% |
| On the balance | 8% | On the balance | 8% | On the balance | 8% | On the balance | 8% | On the balance | 8% | On the balance | 8% | On the balance | 8% |
| 2011 & 2012 | 2013 & 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
2018 to 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual aged 70 years or over. | Individuals aged 70 years or over whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals aged 70 years or over whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals aged 70 years or over whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals aged 70 years or over whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals aged 70 years or over whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. |
| Individuals who hold a full medical card (regardless of age). | Individuals (aged under 70) who hold a full medical card whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals (aged under 70) who hold a full medical card whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals (aged under 70) who hold a full medical card whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals (aged under 70) who hold a full medical card whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals (aged under 70) who hold a full medical card whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. |
| 2% - on the first €10,036 | 2% - on the first €10,036 | 1.5% - on the first €12,012 | 1% - on the first €12,012 | 0.5% - on the first €12,012 | 0.5% - on the first €12,012 |
| The 4% rate applies to all income over €10,036 | The 4% rate applies to all income over €10,036 | The 3.5% rate applies to all income over €12,012 | The 3% rate applies to all income over €12,012 | The 2.5% rate applies to all income over €12,012 | The 2% rate applies to all income over €12,012 |
Emergency Tax
Like 2020, employees on emergency tax with a PPS Number will not receive any tax credits. They will also only get 4 weeks or one month of standard rate cut off point.
Use the new SMTP tab in the Dashboard screen to specify your own mail server settings.
When you've emailed the payslips, a message appears to let you know if it's been successful
The menu at the left of the screen now has divider lines to help you navigate more easily as more options are added.
The Employee modal screens (such as quick setup, BIK, RPN etc.) now do not disappear is clicked away from. The user now has to close the form to make it disappear.
TWSS Reconciliation CSV file creation utility is now available, under the new menu item at the left of the screen.
EWSS is now Live. EWSS submissions can now be made for employers who have registered via ROS.
Employers can also use the new Sweepback file creation facility for EWSS payments in July and August 2020.
Seven years ago, we had to close our support forum. Stopping the spammers had become a full time job so we had no option but to make the forum read only.
We are pleased to announce that the support fourm is back! This time only users with a Cloudpay account can submit and reply to posts. We believe that this will finally stop the spam.
Using the forum means that anyone else with the same query also benefits from the reponse.
Subdiy and taxable top up values are now issued by Revenue and can be imported into CloudPay via a CSV file.
This release now has a new Covid CSV import screen under the Revenue Menu. The Covid Calculator has also been amended to handle the new CSV values.
The Employer refund scheme has now been replaced by a new scheme, which is even more complex. This version of Cloudpay now has a new Covid Calculator accessable via the employee screen to help Employers determine the subsidy amounts.
A new element type of Covid-19 has been added. PRSI class '9' has also been added. Any employee assigned a PRSI class of '9' will have their payslip calculated using PRSI sub class J9 and the Revenue submission will also be J9.
The refund amount is €203/week
The 2% USC threshold ceiling has now been raised from €19,874 to €20,484, effective from 1 Jan 2020. This is In accordance with the Finance Bill 2020.
Employees may be updated to this new rate when you next import RPNs. Any new employees set up from 29 Feb 2020 onwards will have the new rate as the default rate.
New dsahboard shows summary information about your payroll and Cloudpay account.
If two payment frequencies had the same pay date, employees from both payment frequencies would appear in the report.
PAYE
There were no PAYE changes for 2020 in the Budget. All PAYE rates stay the same.
PRSI
Employer contributions for Class A and Class H have increased by 0.1% Employer and Employee contributions for all other classes stay the same.
IMPORTANT: The PRSI Rates from 1 February 2020 have changed. We were informed of this change by the Department of Welfare on 24 Dec 2019.
The Class A employer PRSI threshold will increase from €386 to €395 effective from 1 February 2020. As a result of this change Classes AX and AL will have different thresholds within 2020.
USC
New USC Rates can be found here: https://www.revenue.ie/en/jobs-and-pensions/usc/standard-rates-and-thresholds-of-usc.aspx
| 2015 | Rate | 2016 | Rate | 2017 | Rate | 2018 | Rate | 2019 & 2020 | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the first €12,012 | 1.5% | On the first €12,012 | 1% | On the first €12,012 | 0.5% | On the first €12,012 | 0.5% | On the first €12,012 | 0.5% |
| On the next €5,564 | 3.5% | On the next €6,656 | 3% | On the next €6,760 | 2.5% | On the next €7,360 | 2% | On the next €7,862 | 2% |
| On the next €52,468 | 7% | On the next €51,376 | 5.5% | On the next €51,272 | 5% | On the next €50,672 | 4.75% | On the next €50,170 | 4.5% |
| On the balance | 8% | On the balance | 8% | On the balance | 8% | On the balance | 8% | On the balance | 8% |
| 2011 & 2012 | 2013 & 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
2018, 2019 & 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual aged 70 years or over. | Individuals aged 70 years or over whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals aged 70 years or over whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals aged 70 years or over whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals aged 70 years or over whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals aged 70 years or over whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. |
| Individuals who hold a full medical card (regardless of age). | Individuals (aged under 70) who hold a full medical card whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals (aged under 70) who hold a full medical card whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals (aged under 70) who hold a full medical card whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals (aged under 70) who hold a full medical card whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. | Individuals (aged under 70) who hold a full medical card whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less. |
| 2% - on the first €10,036 | 2% - on the first €10,036 | 1.5% - on the first €12,012 | 1% - on the first €12,012 | 0.5% - on the first €12,012 | 0.5% - on the first €12,012 |
| The 4% rate applies to all income over €10,036 | The 4% rate applies to all income over €10,036 | The 3.5% rate applies to all income over €12,012 | The 3% rate applies to all income over €12,012 | The 2.5% rate applies to all income over €12,012 | The 2% rate applies to all income over €12,012 |
Emergency Tax
Like 2019, employees on emergency tax with a PPS Number will not receive any tax credits. They will also only get 4 weeks or one month of standard rate cut off point.
It is now possible to set up the following payment frequencies:
Now the day of the month can be used (eg, pay on 13th of the month or the last or first day of the month etc.)
If a payment frequency is attempted to be altered after a payment has already been processed using the frequency, then a warning message appears.
Employees that have been paid, but had left still now appear in the employee grid in the Payroll screen, for dates that they have had a payment processed for. A new label like this left will appear next to their name so that you know they have left.
Elements with a Type of 'Health Insurance', now are Notional elements. CloudPay now works in the same way as the Desktop version for Health Insurance.
Employer No. now on email payslips
Multiple Users can now be set up per CloudPay account.
P30: Now rounded in exactly the same way as the Payroll Submission Request
Button at the top of the Payroll screen allows instant download of current processed payslip. If the employee has a Password set up, then the payslip will be password protected.
Gross to Net Range report
Totals only option for Gross to Net and Control summary range reports
Element and deduction details in the employee and payroll screen can now be toggled. Most of the time people do not need to see these extra columns so the option is now there to hide them. This also makes CloudPay more like the desktop version.
If an employee is selected in the employee or payroll screen or a company is selected in the company screen or a date in the payroll or submit payroll screen, the grid does not revert back to the top. The scroll position is retained.
Cosmetic: The shaded area sometimes fell short of the area it was meant to cover in the tabs in the Payroll screen.
Register of Employees
Payslip and copy per sheet
Payslip with employer no and employee address
View what actions have happened to your payroll data. This screen allows you to check that no unathorised actions have been applied to your data.
Keep track of what CloudPay changes have been made and bugs that have been fixed.