• Note: This is very much a technical document; all changes are also documented in the far more readable Recent Software Changes

Version 3.37D 29/07/2010

• Released as beta version only.
• Final holiday pay after full years service - minor adjustment made when employee terminates on anniversary date.
• Staff turnover report added.
• Change made to calculation of maximum allowable payroll giving tax credit when paye is negative due to a negative one off payment.

Version 3.37C 08/07/2010

• This is our formal release containing the October 2010 tax changes.
• ACC Earner Premium increases from 2% to 2.04% from 1st October 2010.

Version 3.37B 03/07/2010

• ACC Earner Premium rate increases from 2% to 2.04% from 1st October 2010.
• Earnings Certificates now show PAYE and ACC Earner Premium as a combined total.

Version 3.37A 18/06/2010

• Tax Tables updated for 1st Oct 2010 changes.
• IR345 ESCT and payroll giving reports conflict issue located and rectified.
• Tick/Cross images updated.
• Floating century increased to 20; corresponding day of week offset adjusted.
• ESCT rate dialog adjusted for rates change on 1st Oct 2010.
• KiwiSave employee contribution rate dialog; warning not to use before April 2009 removed.
• Payroll giving dialog linking new charity to employee only now shows charities that have a non blank name.
• Department description increased to 15 characters.

Version 3.36G 29/05/2010

• Employee sick leave days added each review issue rectified.
• One off payment ESCT inclusive initialisation issue rectified.
• Email address validation methods added.
• Electronic EMS package identifier modified.
• Printed address labels facility added to exclude employees that receive emailed payslips.

Version 3.36F 23/05/2010

• PI link code entry added in diagnostic utilities.
• Browser font rendering and print scaling dependency on setup file removed.
• Hints removed from all tick groups.
• IRD returns despatcher updated, and electronic IR345 & KS1 handling simplified.

Version 3.36E 18/05/2010

• Charity master file handling enhanced.
• Demo versions interface updated.

Version 3.36D 14/05/2010

• Payroll giving past period payslips now correctly show past donations deleted from employee.
• APEC confirmations removed.

Version 3.36C 08/05/2010

• PdPayPut payroll giving streaming modified.

Version 3.36B 06/05/2010

• Additional error checking in tPdPayLve.GetNextLve for corrupted files. SN22638 SN16316

Version 3.36A 04/05/2010

• Employee alert report edit icon updated.
• Payslip message editor font changed for high res monitors.
• Pays paid record size increased.
• EDF payroll giving adjusted.

Version 3.35G 22/04/2010

• Tax Code Dialog SB warning re after 1st April removed.
• Allowance index ram index cleared each time at front screen.
• Hours Worked Report old report reinstated, new report despatched from diagnostic utilities.
• Summary Report total payroll giving donations now shown in far right column and deducted from nett pay.

Version 3.35F 17/03/2010

• tAlcIxLow.AddNew issue rectified adding new allowance index item to ram index; introduced in 3.35E.
• Charity Report splitter and persistant storage added.
• CalcPays Options & Leave buttons converted to browsers. Also Setup / Company Defaults.
• One Off Payments issue restoring regular pay figures resolved.

Version 3.35E 02/03/2010

• Includes Payroll Giving.
• Binary searching into allowance index file added.

Version 3.35C 29/01/2010

• Includes new minimum wage from 1st April 2010.

Version 3.35B 14/01/2010

• This is our formal 2010 release.
• Public Holidays updated in all documentation.
• Keyboard icon shaded light blue.
• Manual Internet Backup completion message changed.

Version 3.35A 30/12/2009

• 2010 tax changes included.
• Detecting Windows 7 try 2.
• Setup file issue being created before data path ascertained rectified.
• Salaried daily rate calculator weeks range checked > 0 <= 53.
• Documentation added on Pay Rate Setup and Recording Daily Hours Worked.

Version 3.34K 03/12/2009

• Underlying forms closed when internet backup selected from file pays or regular backup despatcher.
• Whats new removed from front screen, and item in reports menu calls Recent Changes faq.
• Added conditional defines file.
• Folder for CDR masters changed.
• Termination Pay entry point added to options button.
• Calculator icons updated in Tax Weeks dialog, and Wage Calculator despatcher.
• Emailed Payslip company setup invalid dns lookup exception handled, and interface enhanced to insist on entry of smtp host and employers email address.
• F7 Calendar very minor visual change made to single month base panels.
• File Regular Pays info re internet backup not shown if already using internet backup.
• System Information now detects and shows Windows 7 if relevant.
• KiwiSaver Employer Tax Credit reconciliation moved from year end procedures to F4 Reports discontinued reports.
• Wage Calculator - Employee Tax Ready Reckoner pay date changed from todays date to current pay date. Help message modified. If zero values, then help message shown in payslip browser.
• Wage Calculator - Salaried Daily Rate - weekly days forced to between greater than zero and no greater than 7.

Version 3.34J 12/11/2009

• Email Payslip username field increased to 80 character maximum.
• TSB Businessbank interface added.

Version 3.34H 02/11/2009

• Salaried holiday pay change when holiday paid is greater than salary.
• officemail & wirelessnetwork smtp hosts added.
• References to 2007 3 to 4 weeks holiday changes removed.
• Tax Code Dialog intermediate component removed, and maximum ACC gross added. IR330 download capability added from tax ready reckoner . Witholding tax fonts changed.
• Public holiday Calendar Auckland and Nelson conflicts removed, as is the Easter Monday and ANZAC day conflict in 2011.

Version 3.34G 25/10/2009

• Emailed payslip generic smtp username and password authentication added.

Version 3.34F 22/10/2009

• Warning added if Alternative Holidays still owing on termination.
• Facility added to cash up holiday pay.
• Windows 7 faq added.

Version 3.34E 29/09/2009

• Public Holidays updated for 2012.
• Weekly Parental Leave increased from $407.36 to $429.74 weekly from 1st July 2009.
• Sick balances including prior to determined issue resolved.
• Pay Rate Setup - references to double time changed to time & half.
• Employee Alerts added to Calculate Pays.
• Witholding Tax Rates annual procedure completed.
• Internet Backup Despatcher can now also be launched from standard backup, and last message of file regular payroll.
• Linux faq added.
• AsPerActMin part year termination pay calculation enhanced.
• Internet Backup documentation added.
• TraceRoute diagnostic utility added.

Version 3.34D 08/09/2009

• Employee YTD totals after F2 Employee Index changed issue fixed.
• Emailed payslip support added for farmside.co.nz.

Version 3.34C 01/09/2009

• Salaried Daily Rate calculator added.
• Past period payslips "less ESCT" issue resolved.
• Management report allowance totals issue resolved.
• Percentage of gross allowances now include all 20 pay rates.

Version 3.34B 24/08/2009

• F3 Employee Modify group selection added.

Version 3.34A 10/08/2009

• All file paths extended to 255 characters.
• Maximum pay rates extended to 20.

Version 3.33F 28/05/2009

• Dynamic rates now update when rate changed in pay calc as before.
• Earnings Certificates payment date option added.
• Hours Worked Report rewritten.
• Direct Credit Banking System selection enhanced, with redundant systems moved to discontinued services.
• Banking system added for ANZ Internet Banking for Business.
• Manual ESCT facility reinstated.

Version 3.33E 05/05/2009

• Automatic Internet Backup close during upload handled.
• Electronic Direct Credit banking system selection enforced.
• Overwritten Usual ESCT values now flow through when set to default.
• Expiry Dated allowances and deductions enhanced.
• Pay Rate Setup interface rewritten.
• Restore - final warning message removed.
• Summary and Miscellaneous Reports - employee combos - items now in sorted order irrespective of F2 sort settings. Employee and Dept combo width issues resolved.
• Internet Backup can now enter confirmation email addresses even if no internet connection.

Version 3.33D 19/04/2009

• Automatic Internet Backup background uploading enhanced.
• Direct Credit Setup - Westpac Disk moved to discontinued services.
• Employee YTD - single employee - now correctly launched in summary report.
• Leave Owing Report - days owing totals added.
• File Regular Pays - final confirmation message toned down.
• IR345 ESCT Report - minor rounding issue found and finalised.

Version 3.33C 13/04/2009

• Internet Backup & Restore added.
• Diagnostic Utilities - Restore Auto Backup and Selective Restore Delete removed.
• Backup path extended to 250 characters.
• IR330 Employee Tax Code declaration updated.
• ASB Branch ranges extended.
• Restore Report - warning message about no files the same suppressed when installing to a new computer.
• Tax Code Dialog - references removed from NSW,ME,MESL tax codes re 1st April 2009 commencement.
• NSW rate changed to 15% plus ACC.
• Employee file diagnostic utility enhanced.
• KS2, KS3 and KS4 updated.

Version 3.33B 14/01/2009

• This is our formal March 2009 upgrade.

Version 3.33A 12/01/2009

• Includes tax and kiwisaver changes coming in to force on 1st April 2009.

Version 3.32W 18/12/2008

• Minor change made to March figures in Annual ETC Reconciliation.

Version 3.32V 10/12/2008

• Includes updated help manual.

Version 3.32T 27/11/2008

• Includes updated CD Installer.

Version 3.32S 18/11/2008

• Summary Report message added re earliest report date.
• Annual Tax Credit Reconciliation date checking enhanced for under 18 year olds.
• Wage Calculator employee tax ready reckoner added.
• F1 Help Manual modified for hi res wide screen font issues, and other significant changes made.
• User definable screen fonts added.

Version 3.32R 30/10/2008

• Tax Code Dialog - some threshold values updated in help message.
• Management Report - display positions of Linked Deductions changed.
• Download Upgrade - instructions added if hidden behind firewall.
• Font issues resolved using high resolution wide screen monitors.
• Transferring Ace Payroll To Another Computer documentation updated.

Version 3.32Q 07/10/2008

• Binary search capabilities added as standard to employee and allowance indexes.
• Summary Report items with zero dollar value such as leave adjustments, time bank etc no longer shown on summary report. Link added to Time Bank report. Dept selector added to show report by departments if used. Deleted allowances now correctly described.
• BNZ logo updated.
• Version history prior to 2004 no longer included in help manual.
• Email addresses increased from 40 to 60 characters.

Version 3.32P 24/09/2008

• System Information Utility - Screen Pixels Per Inch now reported, together with additional drive information.
• Facility added to clear bithdate field, and age now shown with birth date.
• Facility added to delete Email2Go file.
• Employer Contributions Legal Minimum for under 18 year olds changed.
• KiwiSaver Report total only option added.
• Summary Report - issue rectified when reports dates changed from options button.
• KiwiSaver Contributions Holiday - expiry date added, together with facility to continue employer contributions. documentation updated.

Version 3.32N 11/09/2008

• Minor change to IR348 methods extending changes made in previous version.
• Miscellaneous Report rewritten.

Version 3.32M 06/09/2008

• Bank interface added for Westpac Business Online.
• Tax code added for paye and student loan each specified as cents in the dollar.
• Minor change made to percentage of gross report called for employee on Min % of Gross method and started or determined on or after 1st April 2007.
• Minor change to IR348 methods where first transaction for month is an adjustment.

Version 3.32L 28/08/2008

• Holiday Pay less than full years service minor change made to calculation of number of weeks worked. SN8069
• Downloaded Upgrades program cache issue now correctly handled.
• Path Selector dialog updated.
• Backup and restore help messages updated, with emphasis towards memory sticks.

Version 3.32K 17/08/2008

• Issue with smart allowances on past period payslips rectified.
• Public holidays updated for 2011.
• Tax Code component arranging changed for wide screen monitors. SN4034
• Summary Report rewritten.

Version 3.32J 01/08/2008

• KiwiBank integration added.
• KiwiSaver reports now default to payment date, with option for period end added to report options. Has no effect when payment date same as period end.

Version 3.32H 22/07/2008

• Minor change made to Tax Credit Reconciliation for employees under 18.
• Monthly maximum ETC can now be claimed in first half IR345 return.

Version 3.32G 15/07/2008

• Minor rounding adjustment made to calculation of monthly maximum ETC.

Version 3.32F 10/07/2008

• Wage Calculator switch method added to despatcher.
• Student Loan calculation modified when amount was on cusp of the threshold.
• Maximum reconciliation year increased to 2012.
• IR330 Tax Code Declaration form updated with June 2008 version.
• Annual Tax Credit Reconciliation report added.

Version 3.32E 07/07/2008

• Employer Tax Credit rewritten to mimic IRD validations, and documentation updated accordingly.
• IR335 spelling error corrected.
• Can no longer view management report while processing a one off payment.

Version 3.32D 01/07/2008

• Minor visual change to salary rate wage calculator.
• Structural changes made to calculation of Employer Tax Credit.

Version 3.32C 26/06/2008

• Wage Calculators added.
• Westpac Corporate Online now has header record with due date field.

Version 3.32B 20/06/2008

• This is our formal 1st October 2008 release.
• Main logo updated.
• Whats new updated.

Version 3.32A 13/06/2008

• Includes tax rates effective 1st October 2008.
• Zip backups now default method for new users.
• Print button icon and main logo updated.
• Tax Info screen updated.

Version 3.31L 17/05/2008

• Extra Emoluments rewritten, with facility to gross up bonus.
• Backup error checking added for non existant folders, and unwriteable media, when using the zip backup method.

Version 3.31K 10/05/2008

• KiwiSaver YTD Totals can now be shown on payslips in cases where all other YTD totals are not required.
• Days Worked Each Week dialog message updated for 4 weeks a year.

Version 3.31J 06/05/2008

• IR345 Report - caption in help message now takes same caption as report it is called from.
• KiwiSaver Retiring and Redundancy now correctly streamed to pays paid file.
• Library method ClearRealStr enhanced when requesting output with no decimal places.
• Employer Tax Credit now rounded to 2 decimal places.
• Maximum value of tLI3DP increased from 99,000.0 to 1,500,000.0, and data validation of this type removed from pays paid retrieval.
• KiwiSaver gross amounts in excess of $100,000 per pay now correctly stored.
• Employee KiwiSaver Membership dialog - facility added to download a KS10.
• KiwiSaver Contribution Holiday dialog - facility added to download a KS6.
• Help Manual UAC Execution level changed from HighestAvailable to AsInvoker.

Version 3.31H 01/05/2008

• Employee Modify KiwiSaver warnings removed when total contributions less than 4% or greater than 8%.
• Printed IR348 pre KiwiSaver removed.
• Earnings Certificates Despatcher now centered vertically.
• Direct Credit electronic file viewer message enhanced and file name added to clipboard.
• Pays Paid retrieval methods modified for adjustment of kiwisaver gross where pay included retiring or redundancy payments.
• UAC Execution level changed from HighestAvailable to AsInvoker.

Version 3.31G 22/03/2008

• Allowances Global Load - form now correctly centered on virtual screen.
• KiwiSaver Reversals and Refunds - print button added to contributions report.
• Fine tuning option added to disable compulsory employer kiwisaver contributions.
• Documentation added on handling of Exempt KiwiSaver schemes.

Version 3.31F 13/03/2008

• Other Tax Code selection dialog converted to browser format, with ability to download IR330.
• Entry of Version Registration Codes enhanced, with multiple retries and error checking.

Version 3.31E 07/03/2008

• Facility added for Special Tax Codes (STC) inclusive of earner premium, in addition to existing methods of plus earner premium, and without earner premium.

Version 3.31D 28/02/2008

• Calculate Pays SSCWT custom help messages added.
• KiwiSaver Reversals and Refunds now store original payment date for reversal as well as original period end date.
• Casual Employee selection dialog now correctly centered.
• All references to SSCWT changed to ESCT as per IRD new name.
• KS3 and KS4 forms replaced with updated versions.

Version 3.31C 31/01/2008

• Documentation added on KiwiSaver Employer Tax Credit, Employee Tax Credit, Contributions Report, Reversals and Refunds, and IRD Return Changes updated.
• Download Upgrade change made when relaunched to correctly report the from version back to server.

Version 3.31B 26/01/2008

• ir-File Validation test for employee + employer > 8% removed.
• KiwiSaver Contributions Report added to F4 Report Index.
• Leave Adjustment Date dialog and As Per Act Custom weeks change wizard date selection dialog now correctly display centered.
• Documentation added on KiwiSaver Employer Contributions.

Version 3.31A 15/01/2008

• Includes new tax rates effective 1st April 2008.
• Includes KiwiSaver compulsory 1% employer contribution from 1st April 2008.
• Includes KiwiSaver employer tax credit from 1st April 2008.
• Includes new style IR345 from 1st April 2008, and IR346 removed.
• Includes KiwiSaver reversals and refunds wizard.
• Includes improved KS1 handling.
• Management Report Setup can now be called externally from diagnostics.

Version 3.30S 27/11/2007

• KiwiSaver KS1 report rewritten, with better logic.
• When opting an employee out of KiwiSaver an opt-out date is forced.

Version 3.30R 01/10/2007

• Usual Pay SSCWT now correctly represented in This Pay unless overwritten.
• When Filed Report - leave adjustments now correctly shown in how filed column.
• KiwiSaver Refunds added.
• KiwiSaver Report default date range now same as IR348 default date range.
• KiwiSaver view single employee contributions now has same format report as company report.
• Public Holidays updated for 2010.
• Transaction Deletion was not deleting or undeleting leave adjustments. Now does, as well as KiwiSaver refunds.

Version 3.30Q 11/09/2007

• KiwiSaver Report added.
• Path Selector icons updated.
• Employee birth date entry dialog updated for KiwiSaver.
• Management Report "Contributions" dropped from KiwiSaver Employer description in totals.
• Usual SSCWT field and dialogs added.

Version 3.30P 07/08/2007

• IRD Report Despatcher - additional detail added to help message.
• Security Payslips added to setup options.
• Quantum export header changed to "QC05-50".
• KiwiSaver Salary Sacrifice added.

Version 3.30N 27/07/2007

• KS1 Report - now excludes very old employees that have a pre KiwiSaver finish date and no start date entered.
• KS1 Report - employee start date now added to electronic file for employees that have opted out.

Version 3.30M 19/07/2007

• Wage Summary Report - KiwiSaver employee deductions now included in deduction figures.
• Quantum Windows Export - issue with child support in deductions rectified, and fields added for kiwisaver employee and employer. Payments by direct credit identified in export file. DOS export utility removed.
• File path for EDF and KS1 files changed to same path as IR348, and help message extended.

Version 3.30L 13/07/2007

• KiwiSaver - Employee Deductions now referred to as Employee Contributions.
• Past Period Regular payslips - issue re KiwiSaver fixed.
• Printed Employer Monthly Schedule - validation of employer's IRD number added.
• KS1 Electronic File - further work done on postal address formatting.

Version 3.30K 06/07/2007

• Email address field changed from 40 to 60 characters as used by IRD.
• ASB Fastnet Business MT9 renamed to ASB Business MT9.
• IR345/346 EDF file hyphens removed from employers ird number.
• Cord removed from keyboard icon.
• Pay Calculation option to opt out in first 8 weeks removed for employees that have opted in.
• Printer Setup help message 277 spelling error corrected.
• Employee Modification KiwiSaver employee rate can now be set at rate different from 4% or 8% if company contributions are enabled.
• KS1 Report and IR-File upload facility added.
• faq024 YTD On Payslips documentation broadened to become Payslip Data Options.

Version 3.30J 25/06/2007

• HSBC Magic Number utility added.
• Delete Transaction added to Utilities menu.

Version 3.30H 23/06/2007

• Facility added to overwrite SSCWT.
• Employee Holiday Pay Setup - Step 4 Check Report - Hyphen removed before showing amount owing as was sometimes confused for a minus sign.

Version 3.30G 08/06/2007

• KiwiSaver YTD totals option added to show on payslips.
• KiwiSaver YTD totals now shown on Earnings Certificates if relevant.
• Vista UAC added to payroll and help manual resources.
• Electronic Banking System selection dialog updated.
• ASB Fastnet Business MT9 internet banking added.
• IR-File login button added to viewer of ir file.
• Daylight Saving documentation updated for 2007/2008 changes.
• KiwiSaver KS3, KS4, KS10, KS11 forms incorporated in documentation.
• IR345 / IR346 EDF Electronic Deductions Form added.
• Restore From Auto Backup - note added that data sets are not in date order.

Version 3.30F 25/05/2007

• SockMan - now calls ShutDown(1) instead of Close. May assist with sending upgrade installation confirmation back to server when downloaded upgrade installed.
• KiwiSaver Employer Contributions now always shown on IR348 screen report, even if not activated in company setup.
• Costing grid editor placement and border, grid sizing etc enhanced.
• IR-File Validation Report - now reports error if maximum of employee and employer KiwiSaver amounts exceeds the 8% maximum.
• Dialog added to error checking when entering selected KiwiSaver deduction or contribution rate.
• Warning added if employee opted out after 8 weeks from start date.
• Leave Owing Report - hint message - reference to 3 weeks changed to 4 weeks.

Version 3.30E 20/05/2007

• More changes made to ir file amalgamation.
• IR348 despatcher - order of printing IRD Approved Form or Standard Report changed on menu.
• Error introduced in 3.30D with fix to faulty ird validation fixed.
• Facility added to switch between IR345 and IR346 reports.
• Minor change to wording of KiwiSaver Membership status for employee that started before the scheme began.

Version 3.30D 10/05/2007

• IR348 Printed Report adjustments made when printed as a standard report.
• Confidential change made to gross earnings on IR348 and IR-File to pass the IRD 8% validation.
• Internal data structures of irfile and amalgamation methods changed to objects.

Version 3.30C 01/05/2007

• Printed payslips % rate of kiwisaver deductions added.
• KiwiSaver Deductions and KiwiSaver Contributions now always rounded down to lowest cent to fulfill the IRD 8% validation, which failed a combined total of 8.0009857%
• KiwiSaver Deductions now included in deductions column of One Off Report, and Reconciliation Report.
• Minor change made to report for employee paid at Minimum % of Gross, where the holiday pay had been determined after the anniversary prior to 1st April 2007.

Version 3.30B 28/04/2007

• HolAsActMin - termination < 1 year msg 1029 had 6% hardcoded. corrected to 8%.
• Facility added to disable email payslip confirmations.
• Overwritten KiwiSaver Employee Deductions were not being stored correctly. Fixed.
• ir-File made simple tutorial updated.

Version 3.30A 15/04/2007

• This version fully handles the minimum requirements of the KiwiSaver Act 2006.
• New format IR348 and IR-File, and revised IR345.
• Internet Links reinstated.
• Restore Backup - restoring of non ace payroll created backup archives fixed where file name exceeded 12 characters. file names of up to 80 characters are now handled.
• Instructions added for password entry at startup.
• Export utility updated for Concepts Cash Manager.

Version 3.29B 10/01/2007

• This is our formal 2007 version.
• Windows XP theming extended for Windows Vista.
• All public holidays updated for 2007 in documentation.
• Emailed payslip FAQ's added to documentation.

Version 3.29A 23/12/2006

• Includes tax rates for the 2007/2008 financial year.
• Detection added for Windows Vista.
• Small logo and big go/stop/auto buttons updated.
• Minimum wage updated.
• Ordering payslips documentation added.
• IR-File documentation rewritten.

Version 3.28F 16/11/2006

• We sorted out a glitch that occasionally caused an access violation when trying to download an upgrade using Ace Payroll Online.

Version 3.28E 10/11/2006

• Ace Payroll Online - facility added to view version history up to currently shipping version online, as opposed to viewing version history up to clients currently installed version.

Version 3.28D 28/10/2006

• Facility added to download upgrades from the Internet.
• Printed IR348 - zero values no longer print, and dollar signs removed.
• Payslip Messages - facility added to write the message to the employee notes file.
• New Concepts - CA$Hmanager export routine added. Data can now be exported for any date range, previous routine only exported complete months.

Version 3.28C 09/10/2006

• Issue introduced in 3.28B with changes to EmpUpdte.HolPercAmtOwed rectified.

Version 3.28B 24/09/2006

• CDR Installer issues rectified where upgrade not currently installed on client c: drive and no default folder exists, and also issue re unzipping error when ace payroll currently running.
• DateUnit - TurnOfCentury changed to 16.
• Modify Employee - go stop buttons replaced with single ok button.
• Facility added to download help manual from internet.
• EmpUpdte.HolPercAmtOwed - minor change made for Min%Gross calculation for pay periods prior to 1st April 2007.
• Option added for desktop shortcut to be made to company menu, as well as single data set.

Version 3.28A 11/09/2006

• Includes all changes required for the change from 3 to 4 weeks annual holidays taking place on 1st April 2007.
• Internet Banking added for ANZ Direct Online, National DirectLink Online and Rabobank Internet Banking.
• DlgReprt - arranging of one off report despatcher modified after incorrect layout with 1400 x 1050 pixels resolution. SN16008
• Logic modified for HSBCNet employer account suffix.
• Calendar grids - extra 2 pixels added to height after clicking last week of any date picker scrolled grid up 1 line.
• Casual holiday each pay - percentage selection dialog reinstated.
• Employee file - additional bytes added to each record.
• Selective Restore Delete bracketed out.
• CDR Installer message re free space for help manual files suppressed when installing from self extractor and in help desk mode.
• Diagnostic utility to place client on pre 3.07A holiday pay methods removed, whilst retaining the ability to remove a client from those methods.
• SickSet - setting employee sick leave entitlement - "Accumulation Method" added as heading where relevant.
• EmpUpdte - coin split not being correctly calculated with default rounding. fixed. 16715 11397
• HolSet - employee annual leave setup - entry of zero weeks or days no longer allowed.
• Message added re not being able to guarantee upgrading data files with versions more than two years out of date. Shows every time rather than first three times per session. Old tax rates message also updated.
• Alternative Holidays balance now includes any allowed or taken in first pay period. 17000 10178
• Facility added to create desktop shortcut to program and data files.

Version 3.27K 22/08/2006

• ERS Report Alternative Leave Sold "Hyrogliff" issue rectified.

Version 3.27J 27/06/2006

• HSBCnet employer account format modified. 12616
• HolCFYr GetHolDayReport now includes adjustments. 11169
• Modifications made to About front screen, and new style logo used.
• Casual holiday pay - 6% rises to 8% from 1st April 2007.
• Whats New updated.

Version 3.27H 15/06/2006

• Read write data access proven on entry.
• Wage and Hour Summaries added to F4 Reports Menu.
• AlcMkPay - SetEditHint issue corrected with reducing balances. 19371

Version 3.27G 08/06/2006

• Emailed payslips - facility added to specify smtp port. 15072
• Emailed payslips - cc and bcc fields now left blank. 6571, 20126

Version 3.27F 27/05/2006

• Set password dialog updated.
• Child support variation entry dialog updated.
• CDR installer - error trapped when changing to invalid drive.
• CDR installer - progress indicator now shown when installing help manual files.
• Backup - significant changes made to backup utility due to form focus issues with WinXP when writing from cache to diskette. If diskette, now forces backup of single zip file.
• HSBCnet file format - character 20 in header changed from P to H, with no other changes made. HSBC PC banking system renamed to HSBC Hexagon without change.
• Earnings Certificates interface updated.
• Modify Employee - Personnel - School Student field changed to Exclude From IR348. Help message generalised, with full documentation added in help manual.

Version 3.27E 29/04/2006

• Leave Owing Report - annual leave correct daily rate now shown for employees with less than a years service.
• Calendar - Easter Sundays report added.
• Browser Print Scaling - value of 130% recommended for setting. If set, setting is boldly shown in printer selection dialog.
• Coin Split - default minimum coin is now 10 cents
• Browser object method HTMLMouseDown now no longer sets focus when mouse clicked. Sorted issue with employee modify - leave where focus moved away from employee id if browser clicked. is same solution as with D1.
• F5 serial and version numbers converted to browser style.
• Help messages relating to holidays act removed - replaced with help manual links.
• All folder selection dialogs updated.

Version 3.27D 11/04/2006

• Includes integrated help manual.
• Register - check number highlighted on registration screen.

Version 3.27C 29/03/2006

• Allowance rates now stored to 6 decimal places if less than 1.0 - resolves issue with percentage of gross allowances with rate of 1.05% of total gross. 15072, 16710, 8417, 6930, 4684, 5283, 16906.
• Email payslips - additional smtp servers added.
• Leave Owing Report - column heading changed from "Lieu Days Owing" to "AltHol Days Owing".
• Allowance Paid Report now shows allowance rate up to 5 decimal places when relevant, otherwise shows the 2 or 3 decimal places as it did previously.
• Payslip Setup - date description on payslips now always shows as an option, irrespective of any other settings.
• Email payslips - ytd figures now include current pay, and ytd tax is properly described.
• Email payslips - employer subject field increased from 80 to 255 characters.
• Setting very first pay period ever used - was sometimes not saving default value of todays date if default accepted and go clicked. fixed.
• Range and overflow checking now disabled as standard.

Version 3.27B 18/03/2006

• Issue rectified with printing of gross, nett, student loan on printed payslips.
• Hooks added for F1 help manual, with message shown if not installed.
• Some button images modified.

Version 3.27A 08/03/2006

• Emailed payslips added.
• Restoration of auto backup added to utilities / restore.
• Suppression of payslips for salaried employees removed, and can now be done on a per employee basis.

Version 3.26F 11/03/2006

• Compiled with range and overflow checking turned off. SN6123

Version 3.26E 07/03/2006

• Management Report sub headings and employee headings changed so a printout of them shows up on low resolution fax machines. SN9720

Version 3.26D 02/03/2006

• Changes made to initialisation of local variable in iR-File Amalgamate run method.
• Printed IR348 DrawAmount method modified.
• Assign method changed in tFileText.

Version 3.26C 26/01/2006

• Help message and handler added to IRD number entry dialog.
• $ signs removed from IR348 and IR349 printouts.

Version 3.26B 24/01/2006

• IRD number entry dialogs, and all reports etc, now use a 9 digit IRD number.
• IRDChkNo - IRD number validation methods extended for nine digit IRD numbers as per IRD specification document.
• PdPayLst.tLveBase.GetHrsRateCalcStr - total of hours x rate now rounded so ERS report now matches what is filed. on rare occasions was a cent out when not rounded.
• DosUnit.tDrive.Update - error corrected when blank path entered as elsewhere in ir348 report setup.

Version 3.26A 17/01/2006

• Includes tax rates for the 2006/2007 financial year.
• AlcMkPay - pay calculation allowance entry dialog - mouse handling rectified.
• Modify Employee / Personnel / School Student - layout of message tidied up.

Version 3.25C 11/01/2006

• BankDesp - layout of direct credit despatcher and electronic banking system selection improved.
• AlcMkPay - bug introduced in 3.25B whereby first allowance not taking default value fixed. SN17000
• DoBox - progress indicator issue fixed, and clock image reinstated.
• Upgrade installation method removed from front menu.

Version 3.25B 27/10/2005

• Profiled Hours entry mouse click - invalid typecast rectified.
• SickSet - wording of sick leave entitlement screens updated and simplified.
• Browser font scaling introduced for printing via diagnostic utility.
• Leave owing report - licensee added at top of report.
• Direct Credit setup auto print option removed.
• AlcMkPay - deleting last remaining allowance when in calculate pays caused access violation. rectified.
• FormatString using ecSmart modified to remove character string addressing. Highlighted with management report issue SN6901

Version 3.25A 20/09/2005

• Frequency and pay date interface rewritten, with payment date selection simplified.

Version 3.24N 18/09/2005

• tMemStrm.AddPChar problem fixed when loading multiline employee notes.

Version 3.24M 04/09/2005

• Upgrade version registration issues SN13392 SN15204.

Version 3.24L 16/08/2005

• Backup - range check error rectified when backing up to hard drive SN16090

Version 3.24K 08/08/2005

• Register - serial number and program version now also shown on invalid version registration error message.
• FilePays - should now correctly file pays for office demo data.
• HtmBrwse - PrintLeftMargin and PrintRightMargin changed from default 2.0 to 0.5, which may correct issue with Leave Paid Report right column printing on some printers.
• Management Report comment fields widened.
• tAlcLinkL.Delete - GPF fixed where client adds new allowance with no employees loaded, then deletes it.

Version 3.24J 05/08/2005

• Development platform changed to 32 bit Windows XP, with compatibility maintained back to Windows 95.
• ERSRep.LoadPubHolWork alt hol column width increased.
• HolSet - wizard changing from 3 to 4 weeks converted to new style.
• CalcPays grid - potential issue with vertical scroll bar and usual pays column resolved.
• AlcMkPay - allowances paid entry grid - transparency of change button corrected.
• Modify Employee - Direct Credits - code, analysis, particulars entry - widths of edit controls increased.
• Background wallpaper changed.
• Default Anniversary Day can now be reset to undefined.

Version 3.24H 23/06/2005

• Leave Paid Report rewritten. Old style report retained, and placed at bottom of F4 Report Index.

Version 3.24G 13/06/2005

• Time Bank balances updated after records flagged for deletion etc SN5135 08/06/2005
• Duplicated department name now shown on error message. 10/06/2005
• Direct Credits - order of banking systems changed in setup interface 11/06/2005
• Westpac Corporate Online added to banking systems. 11/06/2005
• BNZ Internet Banking For Business added to banking systems 11/06/2005

Version 3.24F 31/05/2005

• BankFRun - HSBCWeb decimal points added to header total and item amounts. 21/05/2005
• ERSRep.LoadAlternative - display of days allowed or taken removed when item relates to balance determined. 21/05/2005
• Front Menu - colour of cdr images for reports, allowances, setup reduced to 8 bit. 21/05/2005
• Register - version registration code no longer required for unregistered new programs 25/05/2005
• CDR Installer updated with methods for masters, plus version and date display. 52,250 lines 804,864 exe
• PayReg - demo data path changed for cdr installer.

Version 3.24E 20/05/2005

• Alternative Holidays - issue resolved updating balances when records flagged for deletion. 18/05/2005

Version 3.24D 16/05/2005

• ACCIR68 - heading changed to "ACC Levy Calculation". EarnPrem.MinEarnPremYear constant added, and utilised. ACCItems, ACCList amalg. Issue resolved where employee paid greater than maximum for acc, but some or all payments were not liable for acc. SN11669, SN8803 12/02/2005
• Calendar added to utilities menus 25/02/2005
• Percentage allowances increased to 3 decimals in pay calculation and allowance maintenance. 27/02/2005
• Reconciliation report converted to browser format 27/02/2005
• HSBCWeb direct credit interface added 03/03/2005
• Upgrade methods prior to and including UP317318 removed 04/03/2005
• SysInfoN - RAM + DOS version removed from system information screen. 04/03/2005
• Timeclock and cashbook info removed 04/03/2005
• ERSReports - default sort order changed from ascending to decending 05/03/2005
• Doing box rewritten in cdr version 08/03/2005
• DgDesp - invisible label for activating all modules removed. Module activation placed in diagnostic utilities. 08/03/2005
• CalcPays - reducing balances in one off payments filing method changed. SN12069 12/03/2005
• Icons on front screen updated for cdr versions.
• EModBank - help message 661 references to PSIS removed. 13/03/2005
• GlobVars.IsHelpDesk function removed. 19/03/2005
• GlobVars registration fields and methods combined into single object in Register unit. 19/03/2005
• Low res button images removed from project 04/04/2005

Version 3.24C 07/02/2005

• Facility added to split holiday days owing shown on payslips into entitlement and estimate.
• Time bank hours option added to show on payslips, and now shows on leave owing report. This pay details added to ERS report where appropriate for time bank.

Version 3.24B 06/01/2005

• LeavForm.tPickPubHolTaken - method added for annual closedown.
• WhatsNew old content removed.

Version 3.24A 29/12/2004

• EarnPrem - maximum gross increased from $92,189 to $94,226 effective 01/04/2005.
• TaxTable - student loan threshold increased from $16,172 to $16,588 effective 01/04/2005.
• tHolRep.GetPartYearAvgWeekRate now always returns zero if start date after end date of prior period. possibility of division by zero eliminated. SN 9704
• fRegProgVer field added and utilised.
• BankChCk - ASB branch validation increased to 3299.
• Holiday As Per Act now again shows current year estimate as default value.

Version 3.23C 02/12/2004

• PayVPay amalg into Register.
• Phone serialisation - pc id etc shown when entering serial no. modules correctly reloaded after password entry.
• DateUnit - Westland anniversary date now handled.
• Register.CheckProgramStatus - version number mismatch handling changed.

Version 3.23B 11/11/2004

• Whats new message updated for time bank.
• Tax rates valid till 31/03/2006.

Version 3.23A 03/11/2004

• tERSRep.LoadAlternative message no longer appears that there is no data, when alternative holidays allowed but none taken.
• Time bank feature added.
• DayTaken:DoDayClick - when entering fractional day, the usual hours now defaults to that recorded in the leave profile. SN6901
• TaxCdDlg:tDlgTxOth.PercentOnClick - lower limit for percentage with no ACC reduced from 1% to 0%. SN5163
• EmpIxPop - employee count now correctly shows when over 1000 employees.
• DgPPdDsk - offsets now show correctly when over 32,000.
• Phone serial numbering added.

Version 3.22K 11/09/2004

• Up321322 - issue regarding casual holiday default values after upgrade installed fixed, and utility added to scan and change relevant data as required.
• HolAsAct.tHolPcntR - employee name added on report that shows percentage of gross calculation, as called from employee leave modification, and leave owing report.

Version 3.22J 07/09/2004

• LeavForm.tLveGroup.Put - error introduced in 3.22E updating fEmp.PubHolWorkThisAmount and fEmp.LieuAddedThisDays for reconstituted data whereby it also applied to live data fixed.

Version 3.22H 04/09/2004

• tEmpHol.GetFullYearAvgDayRateStartDate issue resolved with 53 weekly or 27 fortnightly pays being included some years.

Version 3.22G 03/09/2004

• tERSFile.PutLveAdjComment(AData : Str80) now stores leave adjustment reason correctly.

Version 3.22F 29/08/2004

• PSlipDsp, PSlipOne - reference in payslip setup options, and display of days owing on payslip, changed from "lieu" to "alternative holidays"
• LeavFLow PurgeLeaveFile now purges all records belonging to casual employees that have been filed.
• EmpUpdte - display of alternative holidays taken and sold on payslips - changed from "A/Hol Taken", "A/Hol Sold" to "Alt Hol", with all followed by a possible "3.125 Days" SN13751
• Help Message 82 - Child Support Deductions - the word "to" added between the words "you" and "deduct".
• LeavForm tLast28Days Get and Load methods modified to load reports between correct dates for monthly employees using Section 9(3) calculation method SN4579
• GlobProc.AddFreqToDate - facility added to go backwards, and method then utilised in tEmpLow.GetLastPayDate and tEmpLow.GetPeriodStart. now correctly handles monthly and bi monthly, which have varying days per pay period
• DayTaken - monthly pay periods now correctly shown on date picker

Version 3.22E 19/08/2004

• DgDesp - diagnostic utility message re the removal of one off payment flags removed. Field itself removed in 3.15F on 22/07/2001.
• tHolActLo.AddDaysOwing - for termination after full years service, with zero days owing, was showing "0.000 Days". now shows "None".
• tHolFFYr.DoWordURL - termination after full years service. entry of full year days owing. help message not quite right when there were no days owing. fixed.
• DayTaken unit. tDlgDays.Get - day picker form caption for alternative holidays taken had extra space between "Holiday" and "Days". fixed.
• DgDesp - CD installer attribute changing utility removed.
• DlgChild - now accepts 7 characters of input in pay calculation and employee modification. SN13056
• Globvars - maximum serial number increased to 40,000.
• Leave Adjustment methods added.
• Selection of leave days outside standard range.
• PSlipDsp - single employee past period payslip despatcher now correctly dynamically arranged.
• Issue with public holidays worked, with lieu days allowed, not showing on past period payslips, with pre 3.22 data, fixed SN10032
• Issue with running balance of alternative holidays owing on ERS report, where date determined is midway between days allowed or taken, fixed SN12618

Version 3.22D 24/06/2004

• Irregular work pattern report - employee name now shown on report for printing purposes. SN8162
• ERSList.DoCreateNode logic slightly changed for guessing calculation method when no associated ERS record located. For sick pay paid as selected amount was showing 1 hour @ total paid. changed. SN7825
• HolFFYr - termination holiday pay for employee with more that 12 months service. Percentage of gross calculation now includes 6% of full year days owing once payment confirmed, as required by Section 26. SN12779, SN15770, SN9697
• Divide by zero error trapped in tHolRep.Get4WeekAvgDayRate for cases where employee set as working zero days each week. SN11835
• HolAsAct : DoHolGross - report of employee gross earnings for various time periods. if employee's pay was the first filed for the month, located at very start of payspaid file, there was no link to the past period payslip. fixed.
• Past period payslips when being called from Print Payslips / Past Period / Single Employee were showing correct month and year on payslip, but arbitrary day. is a pre 3.22 issue. fixed. also layout of months transactions improved SN14191
• Spelling of "seperate" changed to "separate" in 6 help messages. SN9697
• Costing Report - export file now located in payroll data path where access rights are certain. SN9697
• tEmpUpdte.UpdateThisGross - Holiday pay paid and salary reduced was faulty. Holiday pay now placed in local fields before salary taken into account, so correct reduction can occur if necessary.

Version 3.22C 15/06/2004

• Issue with negative overwritten student loan corrected.
• Issue when writing first item to config file with new set of data files, as generally encountered with the employee user defined field, is now rectified.
• TaxTable - all tax tables removed prior to the one that came into force in April 1999. Superannuitant surcharges, shearer, shedhand codes removed. dual naming of tax codes for change effective on 1st April 1999 removed.
• Management Report - total showing for bereavement leave is in fact total for sick leave. total for bereavement leave not shown. is display error only - all other figures throughout software are unaffected.
• Public Holiday Worked - previously only accepted a day as valid data if either an alternative holiday allowed, or there was an amount for the 50% loading. Data validation slightly relaxed in this version for actual case experienced by client where 50% loading built into hourly rate, and no alternative holiday allowed. Now accepts as valid day if there is a non zero amount paid, as well as previously existing tests.

Version 3.22B 09/06/2004

• SetupLow, SetupNew - internal methods for sick pay in hours removed. had been hard coded to return correct values in 3.22A - methods now completely removed.
• HrsRMain - function tHrsRMain.DetailStr now correctly handles lengthened PayRefDesc.
• MgrRep - holiday pay termination no longer shows days owing after termination calculated, which is effectively covered by the 6% part year payment. Note this is not a new 3.22 issue, but one that has been around for many years with previous versions.
• PSlipDsp, SetupNew - setting of 3 payslips per sheet of plain paper removed. Is now 1 or 2.
• DateUnit - TurnOfCentury changed from 12 to 14. DayOfWeekOffset changed from 7 to 3.
• FilePays - Start date enforcement changed. If one off payment made when either no start date, or earlier than existing start date, start date is set to exact date rather than 6 days prior as with regular pays.

Version 3.22A 31/05/2004

• This version includes a rewritten interface specifically designed for the Holidays Act 2003.

Version 3.21D 01/03/2004

• EmpSick - sick pay accumulation modified to handle entitlements of 10 days per 6 months, with legal minimum ticked. SickOwingStr increased to 20 char.

Version 3.21C 27/01/2004

• Frequency, FqDtDate - leave records updated if pay period end date changed.
• RpSmyLow - bereavement now included on summary report.
• PSlipOne - bereavement units not shown if just one unit.
• MgrRep - bereavement units/rate not shown on management report if units just one. sick/special changed to sick.

Version 3.21B 12/01/2004

• Sick leave now accumulates to maximum 20 days for entitlements falling after 1st April 2004, whilst not accumulating all entitlements falling before then.

Version 3.21A 05/01/2004

• Includes 1st April 2004 tax rates.
• Max ACC increases from $88,728 to $92,189.
• Student Loan threshold increased from $15,964 to $16,172.
• The new Bereavement Leave features set to take effect from 1st April 2004.
• Xmas icon changed from parcel back to santa.

See Also: Versions prior to 2004