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Manually adjust tax and national insurance

Make adjustments to tax, NI, SMP, SSP, SPP, SHPP, student loans and post graduate loans.

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Written by Jordan Hutchinson
Updated over 2 months ago

There may be situations where SelectPay can't adjust system pay elements correctly. Such as tax code changes that have not been applied yet. To make adjustments to a system pay element, follow the steps below.

Considerations

Before you go ahead and make any adjustments, review the below.

  • You can't make adjustments in period one of a new tax year.

  • Adjustments only apply to the current tax year.

  • If you clear pay calculations, it will remove the adjustments.

  • Don't adjust NI for a director, it causes discrepancies.


Entering an adjustment

  1. Click Payroll then click Run Payroll.

  2. Find and select the required employee.

  3. Click on the Amend Pay window, then click Adjustments.

  4. Enter the required adjustment.

    ๐Ÿค“Tip: To enter a negative value put a minus - symbol before the figure.

  5. Click Save and Close.

    ๐Ÿ“ŒNote: Don't forget to save and process to include the adjustment.

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