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The following improvements/new features were added to the Payroll:

  1. TD4 2019 - Trinidad and Tobago.
  2. Pay Slip Bulk Import
  3. Email Multi-Currency Pay Slip
  4. Jamaica - Bank Download
  5. Jamaica - ACH File
  6. Grenada - ACH File
  7. Guyana - N.I.S. Return
  8. St. Lucia - Use Tax Allowance Breakdown
  9. St. Lucia - TD5

1.  Trinidad and Tobago - TD4 2019

The BIR Approval Reference Number was implemented in the TD4 2019.  

  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Tax/N.I.S./H.S. Data>>(Laser) Print TD4 from Edit File
  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Tax/N.I.S./H.S. Data>>(Laser) Print TD4 from Edit File (Consolidated by Company)
  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Tax/N.I.S./H.S. Data>>(Laser) Print TD4 from Import
  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Tax/N.I.S./H.S. Data>>(Laser) Print TD4 from Payroll
  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Tax/N.I.S./H.S. Data>>(Laser) Print TD4 from Edit File (Severance Pay)

2.  Pay Slip Bulk Import

This import allows users to import files of their old pay slips by naming convention of the files being imported.  For example:  importing the zip file, LOU2U_LMTH_2019_03.zip, as shown in the screenshot below, would import 2 pay slips for the years and cycles specified by the name of the file.  The naming convention of the zip file is Comp Code_Pay Group_Pay Year_Pay Cycle and the naming convention of the pay slip files inside is Pay Year_Pay Cycle_Badge Number..

  • Employee Self Service>>My Pay Items>>My Pay Slips>>Self Service Pay Slips
  • Company Import>>Import Self Service Pay Slip

3.  Multi-Currency Pay Slip - Email

The ability to (1) email the report, and (2) encrypt the password, was added.

  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Pay Slips>>Multi Currency Pay Slip
  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Register Reports>>Cycle Pay Register

4.  Jamaica - Bank Download

The Sagicor Jamaica Bank Download was created.

Setup Instructions

  1. Create a Mapping Table for Head Offices and enter mapped values for all head offices.
  2. Create a Mapping Table for Payees and enter mapped values for all payees
  • POWERpay>>Maintenance>>Downloads/Uploads>>Mapping Tables:

Bank Download Setup screen

  1. Link Company to Sagicor Bank Jamaica.
  2. Set BankFld1 = Mapping table code for Head Office codes.
  3. Set BankFld2 = Mapping table code for Branches/Payee.
  • POWERpay>>Maintenance>>Downloads/Uploads>>Bank Download Setup
  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Payment Reports>>Sagicor Jamaica Bank Download

The Sagicor Jamaica Bank Download was also fixed for archived pre-out of cycles.

POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Payment Reports>>Sagicor Jamaica Bank Download>>Archived

5.  Jamaica - ACH File

The following modifications were made:  (1) the option to select multiple pay groups was added; and (2) the headers were corrected:  C  Transaction Sign; P  Transaction Type.

POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Payment Reports>>Sagicor Jamaica Bank Download

6.  Grenada - ACH File

The Republic Bank Grenada ACH was created and the Bank Download setup was updated to include Republic Bank Grenada information.

Setup Instructions

  1. Create a Mapping Table for Head Offices and enter mapped values for all head offices.
  2. Create a Mapping Table for Payees and enter mapped values for all payees
  • POWERpay>>Maintenance>>Downloads/Uploads>>Mapping Tables:

Bank Download Setup screen

  1. Link Company to Republic Bank Grenada/RBLGD.
  2. Set BankFld1 = Mapping table code for Head Office codes.
  • POWERpay>>Maintenance>>Downloads/Uploads>>Bank Download Setup
  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Payment Reports>>Grenada Republic Bank Download

7.  Guyana - N.I.S. Return

The Insurable Earnings Cap was changed to 280,000 for 2020.

POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>Guyana Statutory Reports>>N.I.S. Return

8.  St. Lucia - Use Tax Allowance Breakdown

A new field, Project NIS, was added to the screen to facilitate the PAYE calculations.

POWERpay>>Maintenance>>Statutory Deductions>>Use Tax Allowance Breakdown

9.  St. Lucia - TD5

The following improvements were made:

  1. The Tax Codes of F Fortnightly and W Weekly pay groups are being displayed correctly.
  2. The vertical lines were removed.
  3. The employee multi-select is working correctly.
  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>St. Lucia Statutory Reports>>Print TD5 from Edit File
  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>St. Lucia Statutory Reports>>Print TD5 from Edit File (Consolidated by Company)
  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>St. Lucia Statutory Reports>>Print TD5 from Payroll
  • POWERpay>>Payroll Reports>>Payroll Reports>>St. Lucia Statutory Reports>>Print TD5 from Payroll (Consolidated by Company)

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