Friday 21st December
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We're on leave this christmas
The MYOB Ace Payroll team will also be taking a well-deserved break. We'll be closed on Friday 21 December from 5.00pm and will reopen on Thursday 3 January at 8.30am.
We will respond to all email support queries over this period on our return in January.
Thursday 20th December
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Networking Ace Payroll
The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy.
Wednesday 19th December
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Public Holiday Taken
Use this method for an employee who did not work on the public holiday, but would have worked had the day not been a public holiday.
Tuesday 18th December
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Public Holiday Worked Use this method for an employee who works at any time on a public holiday.
Monday 17th December
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We're on leave this christmas
The MYOB Ace Payroll team will also be taking a well-deserved break. We'll be closed on Friday 21 December from 5.00pm and will reopen on Thursday 3 January at 8.30am.
We will respond to all email support queries over this period on our return in January.
Friday 14th December
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Paying Contractorss There are generally five things to do when setting up a contractor..
Thursday 13th December
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
Wednesday 12th December
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Extra Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Tuesday 11th December
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
From 1st April 2011 it is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Monday 10th December
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We're on leave this christmas
The MYOB Ace Payroll team will also be taking a well-deserved break. We'll be closed on Friday 21 December from 5.00pm and will reopen on Thursday 3 January at 8.30am.
We will respond to all email support queries over this period on our return in January.
Friday 7th December
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One Off Payment The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run.
Thursday 6th December ![]()
Printing reports to a PDF file
If you have a PDF Driver on your computer, you can print any report from Ace Payroll to a PDF File.
Wednesday 5th December
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Public Holiday Calendar From anywhere in Ace Payroll, hit the F7 key on the keyboard. This brings up the Calendar.
Tuesday 4th December ![]()
Pay Day Filing
Payday filing lets you file employment information to IR when you pay your employees. Many employers must payday file from April 2019.
Monday 3rd December
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We're on leave this christmas
The MYOB Ace Payroll team will also be taking a well-deserved break. We'll be closed on Friday 21 December from 5.00pm and will reopen on Thursday 3 January at 8.30am.
We will respond to all email support queries over this period on our return in January.
Friday 30th November
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Extra Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Thursday 29th November
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Adding A New Allowance Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Wednesday 28th November ![]()
Transferring To Another Computer
Ace Payroll is easily installed on a computer without needing a CD.
Tuesday 27th November ![]()
Kiwisaver Contribution Holiday All applications for a contributions holiday must be made to the IRD using a KS6 Contributions Holiday request form
Monday 26th November
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
Friday 23rd November
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Ace Payroll Testimonials
These testimonials were received by phone, mail and email. They are word for word statements heard from clients most days.
Thursday 22nd November
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Earnings Certificates
Earnings Certificates provide your employees with a record of their earnings, tax payments and deductions for the financial year selected.
Wednesday 21st November
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Transaction Deletion
Ace Payroll includes a feature that allows you to delete, and then if necessary undelete, any filed transactions.
Tuesday 20th November
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Time Bank The time bank feature allows for the accumulation of hourly leave outside the legal requirements of the Holidays Act.
Monday 19th November ![]()
Public Holiday Taken
Use this method for an employee who did not work on the public holiday, but would have worked had the day not been a public holiday.
Friday 16th November
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Networking Ace Payroll
The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy.
Thursday 15th November
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
From 1st April 2011 it is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Wednesday 14th November
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Public Holiday Worked Use this method for an employee who works at any time on a public holiday.
Tuesday 13th November
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Amalgamating Electronic Monthly Schedules You can combine monthly schedules for two or more companies and create a single file, using original monthly schedules produced by Ace Payroll.
Monday 12th November ![]()
Apple Mac - Moving from Windows
Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps.
Friday 9th November
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Adding A New Allowance or Deduction Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Thursday 8th November ![]()
Transferring Ace Payroll To Another Computer
Ace Payroll is easily installed on a computer without needing a CD.
Wednesday 7th November ![]()
Cashing Up Holiday Pay From 1st April 2011 it is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Tuesday 6th November
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Student Loan Voluntary Repayments SLBOR
My employee wants to pay back more than the minimum student loan and has asked me to increase the amount I deduct each week. How does Ace Payroll do this?
Monday 5th November
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WINZ Deductions
Sometimes, WINZ writes to an employer telling them to deduct money from an employee and pay it to them, sometimes weekly and sometimes on a monthly basis.
Friday 2nd November
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Paying Contractorss There are generally five things to do when setting up a contractor..
Thursday 1st November ![]()
Printing reports to a PDF file
If you have a PDF Driver on your computer, you can print any report from Ace Payroll to a PDF File.
Wednesday 31st October
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Employee IRD Number On Payslips How do I show employee IRD numbers on payslips?
Tuesday 30th October
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Networking Ace Payroll
The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy.
Monday 29th October
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One Off Payment The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run.
Friday 26th October ![]()
Court Fine Deductions
Sometimes, the Ministry of Justice writes to an employer telling them to deduct money from an employee and pay it to them, sometimes weekly and sometimes on a monthly basis.
Thursday 25th October ![]()
Extra Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Wednesday 24th October
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Transferring To Another Computer Ace Payroll is easily installed on a computer without needing a CD.
Tuesday 23rd October ![]()
Public Holiday Worked
Use this method for an employee who works at any time on a public holiday.
Monday 22nd October ![]()
Labour Day The first Labour Day in New Zealand was celebrated on 28 October 1890
Friday 19th October
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Public Holiday Taken
Use this method for an employee who did not work on the public holiday, but would have worked had the day not been a public holiday.
Thursday 18th October
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Kiwisaver Contribution Holiday
All applications for a contributions holiday must be made to the IRD using a KS6 Contributions Holiday request form
Wednesday 17th October
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
I have an employee that wants to cash up some of their holiday pay. Is this legal and how can I do it in Ace Payroll?
Tuesday 16th October
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Payslip Data Options See how to add additional information to your payslips such as leave.
Monday 15th October
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Pay Rate Structure Use the pay rates to seperate hours between different rates.
Friday 12th October ![]()
Termination Holiday Pay
Using the Annual Leave holiday pay method, I have an employee who has been employed for more than a year, and is terminating their employment. How do I pay 8% of gross for the part year period?
Thursday 11th October ![]()
Total Remuneration Salary
Total Remuneration is when an agreed salary package that includes the value of the KiwiSaver Employer contribution and any associated taxes.
Wednesday 10th October
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Understanding Termination Accruels
This is one of those questions that everyone asks once and can be difficult to explain verbally. We have created a tutorial to explain how it works.
Tuesday 9th October
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IR File Made Simple This tutorial shows you how to import your monthly returns into IRD.
Monday 8th October
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Networking Ace Payroll
I am going to ask my IT person to put Ace Payroll on the network so several of us can access it. How do they go about it?
Friday 5th October
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Adding A New Allowance Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Thursday 4th October
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Transferring Ace To A New Computer Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Wednesday 3rd October ![]()
Bereavement Leave Overview on Bereavement Leave
Tuesday 2nd October
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
From 1st April 2011 it is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Monday 1st October
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Paying Contractors. There are generally five things to do when setting up a contractor.
Friday 28th September
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Password For Ace. There is a facility within the program to set a password on entry into Ace Payroll
Thursday 27th September ![]()
Public Holiday Worked
Use this method for an employee who works at any time on a public holiday.
Wednesday 26th September ![]()
Adding A New Allowance Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Tuesday 25th September
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Casual Employee Leave Setup
Casual employees are employees that do not work on a regular basis. Follow this tutorial on how to setup their leave to be paid as they go.
Monday 24th September
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One Off Payment The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run.
Friday 21st September ![]()
Transferring Ace To A New Computer
Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Thursday 20th September ![]()
Child Support Variation Codes
A child support variation code is used if you regularly deduct child support from an employee's wages, but the amount deducted in a certain pay period is different from the usual deduction.
Wednesday 19th September ![]()
Extra Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments
Tuesday 18th September
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Internet Backup Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
Monday 17th September ![]()
Understanding Termination Accruals
When I look at the Leave Owing report, it shows the employee is owed a certain number of days but When I go into Termination Pay, it appears different.
Friday 14th September
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Moving Computers How to transfer Ace to another computer
Thursday 13th September
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Extra Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Wednesday 12th September
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Adding A New Allowance or Deduction Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Tuesday 11th September ![]()
IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Monday 10th September ![]()
Delete Incorrect Payment
Ace Payroll includes a feature that allows you to delete, and then if necessary undelete, any filed transactions.
Friday 7th September
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Public Holiday Taken
This tutorial shows you how to pay a public holiday for an employee who did not work - but would have worked had the day not been a public holiday.
Thursday 6th September
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Recording Hours Worked Each Day Accurately record the hours worked each day by your employees
Wednesday 5th September ![]()
Bereavement Leave Overview on Bereavement Leave
Tuesday 4th September
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Understanding Termination Accruals
I have an employee that is about to leave. When I looked at the Leave Owing report, it showed the employee is owed a certain number of days. When I go into Termination Pay, it appears the number of days is different.
Monday 3rd September ![]()
Tax Bills & Refunds
My employee received a tax bill for the last financial year. I know I have them on the right tax code and am sure Ace Payroll is right. Is it possible to do everything right each pay, but still have a tax bill or tax refund at the end of the year?
Friday 31st August ![]()
Payslip Data Options
Use this option to choose what you are wanting to show on the payslips for employees.
Thursday 30th August
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay, if you are on a support contract
Wednesday 29th August
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Jury Service There is no legal obligation to pay an employee for time on jury service.
However, some employers see this as part of their social or community obligations
Tuesday 28th August ![]()
Running Ace from a memory stick Because of the way Ace Payroll has been developed it can be run directly from a memory stick
Monday 27th August
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Total Remuneration Salary
Total Remuneration is when an agreed salary package that includes the value of the KiwiSaver Employer contribution and any associated taxes.
Friday 24th August
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Recording Hours Worked Each Day Accurately record the hours worked each day by your employees
Thursday 23rd August
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Payslip Data Options See how to add additional information to your payslips such as leave.
Thursday 21st June ![]()
Casual Employee Leave Setup
Casual employees are employees that do not work on a regular basis. Follow this tutorial on how to setup their leave to be paid as they go.
Wednesday 20th June
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One Off Payment The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run.
Tuesday 19th June ![]()
Cashing Up Holiday Pay
From 1st April 2011 it is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Monday 18th June
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Child Support Variation Codes
A child support variation code is used if you regularly deduct child support from an employee's wages, but the amount deducted in a certain pay period is different from the usual deduction.
Friday 15th June ![]()
Transferring Ace To A New Computer
Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Thursday 14th June
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IRFiling to IRD Follow this tutorial to send your IRD returns to the IRD each month
Wednesday 13th June
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Pay Rate Structure Use the pay rates to seperate hours between different rates.
Tuesday 12th June
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IRFiling Amalgamation
Some employers choose to keep their executive payroll and their main payroll separate.
Because you can only lodge one Employer Monthly Schedule (IR348) with Inland Revenue, you will need to amalgamate (combine) the files before you submit them.
Monday 11th June
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
From 1st April 2011 it is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Friday 8th June
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Adding A New Allowance or Deduction Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Thursday 7th June ![]()
IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Wednesday 6th June
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Extra Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Tuesday 5th June
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Public Holiday Taken
This tutorial shows you how to pay a public holiday for an employee who did not work - but would have worked had the day not been a public holiday.
Monday 4th June
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Queen's Birthday The Queen's Birthday is always observed in New Zealand on the first Monday in June.
Friday 1st June
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Public Holiday Worked
This tutorial shows you how to pay a public holiday for an employee who worked on a the public holiday.
Thursday 31st May
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Delete Incorrect Payment
Ace Payroll includes a feature that allows you to delete, and then if necessary undelete, any filed transactions.
Wednesday 30th May
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One Off Payment The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run.
Tuesday 29th May ![]()
Bereavement Leave Overview on Bereavement Leave
Monday 28th May
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Downloading Upgrades
You are able to download the latest version of Ace Payroll if you are on a support plan or you have paid for the latest version release.
Friday 25th May
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Extra Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Thursday 24th May
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay, if you are on a support contract
Wednesday 23rd May
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Come Onto A Support Contract Today If you are a casual customer of ours then please click here to read our terms and conditions for our deal currently running, to come onto a support contract.
Promotions ends 31st May 2018
Tuesday 22nd May
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IRFiling to IRD Follow this tutorial to send your IRD returns to the IRD each month
Monday 21st May
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Payslip Data Options See how to add additional information to your payslips such as leave.
Friday 18th May ![]()
Moving onto Apple Mac
Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps
Thursday 17th May
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Recording Hours Worked Each Day Accurately record the hours worked each day by your employees
Wednesday 16th May
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Total Remuneration Salary
Total Remuneration is when an agreed salary package that includes the value of the KiwiSaver Employer contribution and any associated taxes.
Tuesday 15th May
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Running Ace from a memory stick Because of the way Ace Payroll has been developed it can be run directly from a memory stick
Monday 14th May ![]()
Bereavement Leave An overview of how bereavement leave works
Friday 11th May
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Transferring Ace To A New Computer Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Thursday 10th May ![]()
Pay Rate Structure Use the pay rates to seperate hours between different rates.
Wednesday 9th May ![]()
Adding A New Allowance
Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Tuesday 8th May
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IRFiling Amalgamation
Some employers choose to keep their executive payroll and their main payroll separate.
Because you can only lodge one Employer Monthly Schedule (IR348) with Inland Revenue, you will need to amalgamate (combine) the files before you submit them.
Monday 7th May
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2018 Compliance Changes Please find here our 2018 Compliance upgrade
Friday 4th May ![]()
IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Thursday 3rd May
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IRFiling to IRD Follow this tutorial to send your IRD returns to the IRD each month
Wednesday 2nd May
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KiwiSaver Overview More information about Kiwisaver
Tuesday 1st May
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Voluntary Student Loan Repayments
Follow this tutorial on how to setup Student Loan repayments if your employee is wanting to pay it off quicker
Monday 30th April
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay, if you are on a support contract
Friday 27th April
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Bonus Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Thursday 26th April
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Public Holiday Worked
This tutorial shows you how to pay a public holiday worked for an employee who works on one of the public holidays.
Wednesday 25th April
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Anzac Day The official Anzac Day is always observed on the 25th of April
Tuesday 24th April
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Create and file returns with ir-File
This page explains how to create both the IR348 (Employer Monthly Returns) and the IR345 (Employer Deductions) tax forms, and send them to Inland Revenue using the online ir-File system.
Monday 23rd April ![]()
Come Onto A Support Contract Today If you are a casual customer of ours then please click here to read our terms and conditions for our deal currently running, to come onto a support contract.
Promotions ends 31st May 2018
Friday 20th April ![]()
Holiday pay that attracts the extra pay tax rate
As of March 2016, Inland Revenue has ruled that certain types of holiday pay must be taxed at the higher PAYE rate of extra pay, rather than the regular salary or wages rate.
Thursday 19th April
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2018 Compliance Changes Please find here our 2018 Compliance upgrade
Wednesday 18th April
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Bereavement Leave Overview on Bereavement Leave
Tuesday 17th April
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Reducing Balance Deduction A reducing balance deduction automatically ceases once a set amount has been deducted.
Monday 16th April ![]()
Payslip Data Options
See how to add additional information to your payslips such as leave.
Friday 13th April
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2018 UPGRADE IS HERE The 2018 upgrade has been released and is now avaialable to download from within Ace Payroll if you are on a support contract or have purchased.
Please find here the changes thatt are taking effect 1st APril 2018
Thursday 12th April ![]()
Moving onto Apple Mac Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps
Wednesday 11th April
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Total Remuneration Salary
Total Remuneration is when an agreed salary package that includes the value of the KiwiSaver Employer contribution and any associated taxes.
Tuesday 10th April
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Recording Hours Worked Each Day Accurately record the hours worked each day by your employees
Friday 6th April
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Pay Rate Structure Use the pay rates to seperate hours between different rates.
Thursday 5th April
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2018 Compliance Changes Please find here our 2018 Compliance upgrade
Wednesday 4th April ![]()
Adding A New Allowance Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Tuesday 3rd April
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Transferring Ace To A New Computer Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Monday 2nd April
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2018 UPGRADE IS HERE The 2018 upgrade has been released and is now avaialable to download from within Ace Payroll if you are on a support contract or have purchased.
Please find here the changes thatt are taking effect 1st APril 2018
Thursday 29th March ![]()
IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Wednesday 28th March
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Come Onto A Support Contract Today If you are a casual customer of ours then please click here to read our terms and conditions for our deal currently running, to come onto a support contract.
Promotions ends 31st May 2018
Tuesday 27th March ![]()
KiwiSaver Overview
More information about Kiwisaver
Monday 26th March ![]()
Voluntary Student Loan Repayments
Follow this tutorial on how to setup Student Loan repayments if your employee is wanting to pay it off quicker
Friday 23rd March
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2018 UPGRADE IS HERE The 2018 upgrade has been released and is now avaialable to download from within Ace Payroll if you are on a support contract or have purchased.
Please find here the changes thatt are taking effect 1st APril 2018
Thursday 22nd March ![]()
Bonus Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Wednesday 21st March
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Public Holiday Worked
This tutorial shows you how to pay a public holiday worked for an employee who works on one of the public holidays.
Tuesday 20th March
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay, if you are on a support contract
Monday 19th March
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Transferring Ace To A New Computer Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Friday 16th March
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2018 UPGRADE IS HERE The 2018 upgrade has been released and is now avaialable to download from within Ace Payroll if you are on a support contract or have purchased.
Please find here the changes thatt are taking effect 1st APril 2018
Thursday 15th March ![]()
Holiday pay that attracts the extra pay tax rate
As of March 2016, Inland Revenue has ruled that certain types of holiday pay must be taxed at the higher PAYE rate of extra pay, rather than the regular salary or wages rate.
Wednesday 14th March ![]()
Come Onto A Support Contract Today If you are a casual customer of ours then please click here to read our terms and conditions for our deal currently running, to come onto a support contract.
Promotions ends 31st May 2018
Tuesday 13th March ![]()
Bereavement Leave Overview on Bereavement Leave
Monday 12th March ![]()
Reducing Balance Deduction
A reducing balance deduction automatically ceases once a set amount has been deducted.
Friday 9th March ![]()
Payslip Data Options See how to add additional information to your payslips such as leave.
Thursday 8th March
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Casual Employee Leave Setup
Casual employees are employees that do not work on a regular basis. Follow this tutorial on how to setup their leave to be paid as they go.
Wednesday 7th March
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Moving onto Apple Mac Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps
Tuesday 6th March ![]()
Bereavement Leave Overview on Bereavement Leave
Monday 5th March
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Come Onto A Support Contract Today If you are a casual customer of ours then please click here to read our terms and conditions for our deal currently running, to come onto a support contract.
Promotions ends 31st May 2018
Friday 2nd March ![]()
Cashing Up Holiday Pay
An employee can cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday
Thursday 1st March
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Recording Hours Worked Each Day Accurately record the hours worked each day by your employees
Wednesday 28th February ![]()
Adding A New Allowance
Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Tuesday 27th February ![]()
Payments To Non-Standard Accounts
Most employees have standard bank account numbers which are entered directly into the payroll. Some however may want their pay direct credited to a PSIS account or Credit Card
Monday 26th February ![]()
Transferring Ace To A New Computer
Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Friday 23rd February ![]()
Total Remuneration Salary Total Remuneration is when an agreed salary package that includes the value of the KiwiSaver Employer contribution and any associated taxes.
Thursday 22nd February ![]()
Come Onto A Support Contract Today If you are a casual customer of ours then please click here to read our terms and conditions for our deal currently running, to come onto a support contract.
Promotions ends 31st May 2018
Wednesday 21st February ![]()
IRD number On Payslips
How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Tuesday 20th February
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Ace Payroll Pricing Click here to learn about Ace Payroll's pricing structure.
Monday 19th February
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Voluntary Student Loan Repayments
Follow this tutorial on how to setup Student Loan repayments if your employee is wanting to pay it off quicker
Friday 16th February
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KiwiSaver Overview More information about Kiwisaver
Thursday 15th February
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2018 Upgrade is coming The 2018 Upgrade is on its way. Click here to find out what the changes are this year and to keep your payroll compliant.
Wednesday 14th February
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Public Holiday Worked
This tutorial shows you how to pay a public holiday worked for an employee who works on one of the public holidays.
Tuesday 13th February
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay, if you are on a support contract.
Monday 12th February
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Bonus Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Friday 9th February
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Paying Contractors Contractor Rules And How To Setup.
Thursday 8th February
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Holiday pay that attracts the extra pay tax rate
As of March 2016, Inland Revenue has ruled that certain types of holiday pay must be taxed at the higher PAYE rate of extra pay, rather than the regular salary or wages rate.
Wednesday 7th February ![]()
Waitangi Day
Yesterday was Waitangi Day. This tutorial shows you how to pay for the public holiday in Ace Payroll
Monday 5th February
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Installing Ace without a CD Ace Payroll is easily installed on a computer without needing a CD
Friday 2nd February
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Reducing Balance Deduction
A reducing balance deduction automatically ceases once a set amount has been deducted.
Thursday 1st February
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Payslip Data Options See how to add additional information to your payslips such as leave.
Wednesday 31st January ![]()
Come Onto A Support Contract Today If you are a casual customer of ours then please click here to read our terms and conditions for our deal currently running, to come onto a support contract.
Promotions ends 31st May 2018
Tuesday 30th January ![]()
IR File Made Simple
Having Problems with IR Filing? This tutorial will give you a step by step guide on how to do this.
Monday 29th January
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Moving onto Apple Mac Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps.
Friday 26th January ![]()
Bereavement Leave Overview on Bereavement Leave
Thursday 25th January
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
An employee can cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday
Wednesday 24th January
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Recording Hours Worked Each Day Accurately record the hours worked each day by your employees
Tuesday 23rd January
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Adding A New Allowance Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Monday 22nd January ![]()
Wellington Anniversary Day
Today is Wellington anniversary. This document shows you how to pay for the public holiday in Ace Payroll.
Friday 19th January
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Transferring Ace To A New Computer Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Thursday 18th January ![]()
Payments To Non-Standard Accounts
Most employees have standard bank account numbers which are entered directly into the payroll. Some however may want their pay direct credited to a PSIS account or Credit Card
Wednesday 17th January ![]()
Total Remuneration Salary
Total Remuneration is when an agreed salary package that includes the value of the KiwiSaver Employer contribution and any associated taxes.
Tuesday 16th January
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Tax Calculation Bills & Refunds What to do if your employee receives a Tax bill or refund.
Monday 15th January
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IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Friday 12th January
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Voluntary Student Loan Repayments
Follow this tutorial on how to setup Student Loan repayments if your employee is wanting to pay it off quicker
Thursday 11th January
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KiwiSaver Overview More information about Kiwisaver
Wednesday 10th January
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Casual Employee Leave Setup
Casual employees are employees that do not work on a regular basis. Follow this tutorial on how to setup their leave to be paid as they go.
Tuesday 9th January
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MAC OPERATING FIX
The recent update to the MAC operating system High Sierra caused an Initialization Failure error in MYOB Ace Payroll.
Click here to start downloading the fix for this, so Ace will run correctly on your mac computer.
Friday 22nd December
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We Wish You A Merry Christmas
The MYOB Ace Payroll team will also be taking a well-deserved break. We'll be closed on Friday 22 December from 5.00pm and will reopen on Wednesday 3 January at 8.30am.
Over this period, we'll be monitoring emails and will only respond to queries relating to processing pay runs. We will respond to all other support queries on our return in January.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas.
Thursday 21st December ![]()
Public Holiday Worked
Merry Christmas! This tutorial shows you how to pay a public holiday worked for an employee who works on one of the public holidays.
Wednesday 20th December
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Christmas Bonuses This tutorial shows you how to pay christmas bonuses in Ace Payroll and how to ensure they are taxed correctly
Tuesday 19th December ![]()
Holiday pay that attracts the extra pay tax rate
As of March 2016, Inland Revenue has ruled that certain types of holiday pay must be taxed at the higher PAYE rate of extra pay, rather than the regular salary or wages rate.
Monday 18th December ![]()
We're on leave this christmas
The MYOB Ace Payroll team will also be taking a well-deserved break. We'll be closed on Friday 22 December from 5.00pm and will reopen on Wednesday 3 January at 8.30am.
Over this period, we'll be monitoring emails and will only respond to queries relating to processing pay runs. We will respond to all other support queries on our return in January.
Friday 15th December ![]()
Christmas Leave Webcast
Here is our webcast on general questions we get asked around the christmas period and how to handle them.
Thursday 14th December
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Reducing Balance Deduction A reducing balance deduction automatically ceases once a set amount has been deducted.
Wednesday 13th December ![]()
Paying Contractors Contractor Rules And How To Setup.
Tuesday 12th December ![]()
Installing Ace without a CD
Ace Payroll is easily installed on a computer without needing a CD
Monday 11th December ![]()
IR File Made Simple Having Problems with IR Filing? This tutorial will give you a step by step guide on how to do this.
Friday 8th December
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We're on leave this christmas
The MYOB Ace Payroll team will also be taking a well-deserved break. We'll be closed on Friday 22 December from 5.00pm and will reopen on Wednesday 3 January at 8.30am.
Over this period, we'll be monitoring emails and will only respond to queries relating to processing pay runs. We will respond to all other support queries on our return in January.
Thursday 7th December ![]()
Christmas Leave Webcast
Here is our webcast on general questions we get asked around the christmas period and how to handle them.
Wednesday 6th December
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Bereavement Leave Overview on Bereavement Leave
Tuesday 5th December
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Christmas Leave Webcast For Holiday Pay
Here is our webcast on how to process leave.
Monday 4th December ![]()
Bonus Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Friday 1st December
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We're on leave this christmas
The MYOB Ace Payroll team will also be taking a well-deserved break. We'll be closed on Friday 22 December from 5.00pm and will reopen on Wednesday 3 January at 8.30am.
Over this period, we'll be monitoring emails and will only respond to queries relating to processing pay runs. We will respond to all other support queries on our return in January.
Thursday 30th November ![]()
Moving onto Apple Mac
Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps.
Wednesday 29th November
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Christmas Leave Webcast
Here is our webcast on general questions we get asked around the christmas period and how to handle them.
Tuesday 28th November
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Recording Hours Worked Each Day Accurately record the hours worked each day by your employees
Monday 27th November
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Public Holiday Worked
Use this method for an employee who works at any time on a public holiday
Friday 24th November ![]()
Payslip Data Options Ace Payroll has the ability to show employee information on payslips including holiday and sick leave owing and YTD totals
Thursday 23rd November
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MAC OPERATING FIX
The recent update to the MAC operating system High Sierra caused an Initialization Failure error in MYOB Ace Payroll.
Click here to start downloading the fix for this, so Ace will run correctly on your mac computer.
Wednesday 22nd November
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We're on leave this christmas
The MYOB Ace Payroll team will also be taking a well-deserved break. We'll be closed on Friday 22 December from 5.00pm and will reopen on Wednesday 3 January at 8.30am.
Over this period, we'll be monitoring emails and will only respond to queries relating to processing pay runs. We will respond to all other support queries on our return in January.
Tuesday 21st November ![]()
Christmas Leave Webcast
Here is our webcast on general questions we get asked around the christmas period and how to handle them.
Monday 20th November
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Casual Employee Leave Setup
Casual employees are employees that do not work on a regular basis. Follow this tutorial on how to setup their leave to be paid as they go.
Friday 17th November
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KiwiSaver Overview More information about Kiwisaver
Thursday 16th November
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IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Wednesday 15th November
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Voluntary Student Loan Repayments
Follow this tutorial on how to setup Student Loan repayments if your employee is wanting to pay it off quicker
Tuesday 14th November
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Tax Calculation Bills & Refunds What to do if your employee receives a Tax bill or refund.
Monday 13th November
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Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a mechanism that allows staff to make charitable donations on a regular basis, and receive an immediate one third tax credit for the donation made.
Friday 10th November
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Total Remuneration Salary
Total Remuneration is when an agreed salary package that includes the value of the KiwiSaver Employer contribution and any associated taxes.
Thursday 9th November
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Reducing Balance Deduction A reducing balance deduction automatically ceases once a set amount has been deducted.
Wednesday 8th November ![]()
Paying Contractors Contractor Rules And How To Setup.
Tuesday 7th November
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Transferring Ace To A New Computer Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Monday 6th November ![]()
IR File Made Simple
Having Problems with IR Filing? This tutorial will give you a step by step guide on how to do this.
Friday 3rd November
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Adding A New Allowance Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Thursday 2nd November ![]()
Cashing Up Holiday Pay
It is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday
Wednesday 1st November
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Bereavement Leave Overview on Bereavement Leave
Tuesday 31st October
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay, if you are on a support contract.
Monday 30th October
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Extra Pays
Extra Pays (or extra emoluments) are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Friday 27th October
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Time Bank
The time bank feature allows for the accumulation of hourly leave outside the legal requirements of the Holidays Act
Thursday 26th October
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Moving onto Apple Mac Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps.
Wednesday 25th October ![]()
Labour Day Public Holiday
Monday was Labour day. This tutorial shows you how to pay for the labour day public holiday in Ace Payroll.
Tuesday 24th October
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Public Holiday Worked Use this method for an employee who works at any time on a public holiday
Friday 20th October
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Employment Relations Company to pay $6000 for poor employment record
Thursday 19th October ![]()
Payslip Data Options Ace Payroll has the ability to show employee information on payslips including holiday and sick leave owing and YTD totals
Wednesday 18th October
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Understanding Termination Accruals
When an employee terminates, the current year entitlement to days is eliminated. It is replaced by 8% of the gross earned from the last anniversary date.
Tuesday 17th October
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Networking Ace Payroll
The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy
Monday 16th October
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Employment Relations Canterbury vet awarded $23,000 for unjustified dismissal
Friday 13th October
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Child Support Variation Codes
A child support variation code is used if you regularly deduct child support from an employee's wages.
Thursday 12th October
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KiwiSaver Overview More information about Kiwisaver
Wednesday 11th October
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IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Tuesday 10th October
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Employment Relations
Woman who did not reveal theft charge to new boss awarded $7000
Monday 9th October ![]()
Voluntary Student Loan Repayments Follow this tutorial on how to setup Student Loan repayments if your employee is wanting to pay it off quicker
Thursday 5th October
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Earnings Certificate
Earnings Certificates provide your employees with a record of their earnings, tax payments and deductions for the financial year selected.
Wednesday 4th October
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Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a mechanism that allows staff to make charitable donations on a regular basis, and receive an immediate one third tax credit for the donation made.
Tuesday 3rd October
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Reducing Balance Deduction
A reducing balance deduction automatically ceases once a set amount has been deducted.
Monday 2nd October
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IR File Amalgamation
You cannot lodge more than one electronic monthly schedule with the IRD each month, so if you run an executive payroll separate from your main payroll you have problems.
Friday 29th September ![]()
Transferring Ace To A New Computer
Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Thursday 28th September ![]()
IR File Made Simple Having Problems with IR Filing? This tutorial will give you a step by step guide on how to do this.
Wednesday 27th September
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Adding A New Allowance Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Tuesday 26th September ![]()
Paying Contractors Contractor Rules And How To Setup.
Monday 25th September
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Daylight Saving
Remember to turn your clocks forward one hour this sunday. This tutorial clarifies the payroll situation for any employee working whent he time changes.
Friday 22nd September
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Ace Payroll Pricing
No matter how many staff you employ, Ace Payroll costs $319 plus GST.
Thursday 21st September ![]()
Extra Pays Extra Pays (or extra emoluments) are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Wednesday 20th September ![]()
Time Bank
The time bank feature allows for the accumulation of hourly leave outside the legal requirements of the Holidays Act
Tuesday 19th September
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Changing All Employee Pay Frequencies
This document explains how to change all employee pay frequencies from say weekly to fortnightly.
Monday 18th September
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay, if you are on a support contract.
Friday 15th September
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Bereavement Leave Overview on Bereavement Leave
Thursday 14th September
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
It is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday
Wednesday 13th September
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Transaction Deletion
Ace Payroll includes a feature that allows you to delete, and then if necessary undelete, any filed transactions.
Tuesday 12th September
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Understanding Termination Accruals
When an employee terminates, the current year entitlement to days is eliminated. It is replaced by 8% of the gross earned from the last anniversary date.
Monday 11th September
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Networking Ace Payroll
The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy
Friday 8th September
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Payslip Data Options
Ace Payroll has the ability to show employee information on payslips including holiday and sick leave owing and YTD totals
Thursday 7th September
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Extra Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Wednesday 6th September
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KiwiSaver Overview More information about Kiwisaver
Tuesday 5th September
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IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Monday 4th September
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Child Support Variation Codes
Follow this tutorial on how to setup Student Loan repayments if your employee is wanting to pay it off quicker
Friday 1st September
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Voluntary Student Loan Repayments
Follow this tutorial on how to setup Student Loan repayments if your employee is wanting to pay it off quicker
Thursday 31st August
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Earnings Certificate
Earnings Certificates provide your employees with a record of their earnings, tax payments and deductions for the financial year selected.
Wednesday 30th August
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Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a mechanism that allows staff to make charitable donations on a regular basis, and receive an immediate one third tax credit for the donation made.
Tuesday 29th August
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Ace Payroll On Apple Mac
Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps
Monday 28th August
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IR File Amalgamation
You cannot lodge more than one electronic monthly schedule with the IRD each month, so if you run an executive payroll separate from your main payroll you have problems.
Friday 25th August
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Transferring Ace To A New Computer Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Thursday 24th August
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Employment Relations Former boss ordered to pay $20k in holiday pay to hairdressers
Wednesday 23rd August
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Changing All Employee Pay Frequencies
This document explains how to change all employee pay frequencies from say weekly to fortnightly.
Tuesday 22nd August
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Paying Contractors Contractor Rules And How To Setup.
Monday 21st August
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Adding A New Allowance Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions.
Friday 18th August
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Ace Payroll Pricing
No matter how many staff you employ, Ace Payroll costs $319 plus GST.
Thursday 17th August ![]()
Extra Pays Extra Pays (or extra emoluments) are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Wednesday 16th August ![]()
Time Bank
The time bank feature allows for the accumulation of hourly leave outside the legal requirements of the Holidays Act
Tuesday 15th August
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IRFile Made Simple Having Problems with IR Filing? This tutorial will give you a step by step guide on how to do this.
Monday 14th August ![]()
Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay, if you are on a support contract.
Friday 11th August
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Bereavement Leave Overview on Bereavement Leave
Thursday 10th August
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Reducing Balance Deduction A reducing balance deduction automatically ceases once a set amount has been deducted.
Wednesday 9th August ![]()
Transaction Deletion How to delete or undelete a transaction in Ace Payroll.
Tuesday 8th August ![]()
Casual Employee Setup
Casual employees are employees that do not work on a regular basis.
Monday 7th August ![]()
Networking Ace Payroll The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy
Friday 4th August
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Backing Up To Memory Stick
A memory stick is a device that plugs into a USB port on your computer and allows you to easily back up data.
Thursday 3rd August
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Multiple Pay Rates
There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum wage changes or someone does two jobs.
This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Wednesday 2nd August ![]()
Resuming Employee Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to resume an employee that previously worked for you.
Tuesday 1st August
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IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Monday 31st July
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Total Remuneration Setup
Total Remuneration is when an agreed salary package includes the value of the KiwiSaver Employer contribution and any associated taxes.
Friday 28th July
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Casual Employee Setup Casual employees are employees that do not work on a regular basis.
Thursday 27th July
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Voluntary Student Loan Repayments
Follow this tutorial on how to setup Student Loan repayments if your employee is wanting to pay it off quicker
Wednesday 26th July
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Ace Payroll On Apple Mac Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps
Tuesday 25th July ![]()
Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a mechanism that allows staff to make charitable donations on a regular basis, and receive an immediate one third tax credit for the donation made.
Monday 24th July
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Transferring Ace To A New Computer Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to move to a new computer
Friday 21st July ![]()
IR File Amalgamation
You cannot lodge more than one electronic monthly schedule with the IRD each month, so if you run an executive payroll separate from your main payroll you have problems.
Thursday 20th July
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Changing All Employee Pay Frequencies
This document explains how to change all employee pay frequencies from say weekly to fortnightly.
Wednesday 19th July
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Direct Crediting Deductions
Employee deductions such as WINZ, Department Of Courts, IRD etc can be linked to a bank account for automatic payment by direct credit each pay.
Tuesday 18th July
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
It is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Monday 17th July
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Payments To Non-Standard Accounts Most employees have standard bank account numbers which are entered directly into the payroll.
Some however may want their pay direct credited to a PSIS account or Credit Card.
Friday 14th July ![]()
Total Remuneration Salary Total Remuneration is when an agreed salary package - say, $50,000 a year - includes the value of the KiwiSaver Employer contribution and any associated taxes.
Thursday 13th July ![]()
Time Bank
The time bank feature allows for the accumulation of hourly leave outside the legal requirements of the Holidays Act
Wednesday 12th July
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IRFile Made Simple Having Problems with IR Filing? This tutorial will give you a step by step guide on how to do this.
Tuesday 11th July ![]()
Holiday pay that attracts the extra pay tax rate
Inland Revenue has ruled that certain types of holiday pay must be taxed at the higher PAYE rate of extra pay, rather than the regular salary or wages rate.
Monday 10th July
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Extra Pays
Extra Pays (or extra emoluments) are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Friday 7th July
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IRFile Made Simple Having Problems with IR Filing? This tutorial will give you a step by step guide on how to do this.
Thursday 6th July ![]()
Earnings Certificate
Earnings Certificates provide your employees with a record of their earnings, tax payments and deductions for the financial year selected.
Wednesday 5th July
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Transaction Deletion How to delete or undelete a transaction in Ace Payroll.
Tuesday 4th July
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Casual Employee Setup Casual employees are employees that do not work on a regular basis.
Monday 3rd July
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Networking Ace Payroll
The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy
Friday 30th June
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Backing Up To Memory Stick
A memory stick is a device that plugs into a USB port on your computer and allows you to easily back up data.
Thursday 29th June
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Multiple Pay Rates
There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum wage changes or someone does two jobs.
This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Wednesday 28th June
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Employment Relations
ERA fines asparagus picking firm $60k for labour breaches
Tuesday 27th June ![]()
IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Monday 26th June
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Ace Payroll Pricing No matter how many staff you employ, Ace Payroll costs $319 plus GST.
Friday 23rd June
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IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Thursday 22nd June
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Total Remuneration Setup
Total Remuneration is when an agreed salary package includes the value of the KiwiSaver Employer contribution and any associated taxes.
Wednesday 21st June
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Ace Payroll On Apple Mac Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps
Tuesday 20th June ![]()
Voluntary Student Loan Repayments
Follow this tutorial on how to setup Student Loan repayments if your employee is wanting to pay it off quicker.
Monday 19th June
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Resuming Employee Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to resume an employee that previously worked for you.
Friday 16th June ![]()
IR File Amalgamation
You cannot lodge more than one electronic monthly schedule with the IRD each month, so if you run an executive payroll separate from your main payroll you have problems.
Thursday 15th June
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Employment Relations Sacking via text message is not OK
Wednesday 14th June
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Internet Backup Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
Tuesday 13th June ![]()
Cashing Up Holiday Pay
It is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Monday 12th June
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Direct Crediting Deductions
Employee deductions such as WINZ, Department Of Courts, IRD etc can be linked to a bank account for automatic payment by direct credit each pay.
Friday 9th June
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Bereavement Leave Bereavement leave is covered by Section 62 to Section 72 of the Holidays Act 2003.
Thursday 8th June ![]()
Time Bank
The time bank feature allows for the accumulation of hourly leave outside the legal requirements of the Holidays Act
Wednesday 7th June
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Public Holiday Worked Use this method for an employee who works at any time on a public holiday.
Tuesday 6th June
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Queens Birthday The Queen's Birthday is always observed in New Zealand on the first Monday in June.
Friday 2nd June ![]()
Holiday pay that attracts the extra pay tax rate
Inland Revenue has ruled that certain types of holiday pay must be taxed at the higher PAYE rate of extra pay, rather than the regular salary or wages rate.
Thursday 1st June
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IRFile Made Simple
Having Problems with IR Filing? This tutorial will give you a step by step guide on how to do this.
Inland Revenue has ruled that certain types of holiday pay must be taxed at the higher PAYE rate of extra pay, rather than the regular salary or wages rate.
Wednesday 31st May
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Employment Relations Truck driver unjustifiably dismissed after employer extends 90-day trial period
Tuesday 30th May
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Casual Employee Setup Casual employees are employees that do not work on a regular basis.
Monday 29th May ![]()
Earnings Certificate
Earnings Certificates provide your employees with a record of their earnings, tax payments and deductions for the financial year selected.
Friday 26th May
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Payslip Data Options From the Pay Calculation Menu on the front screen select Produce Payslips , then select Setup.
Thursday 25th May ![]()
Emailed Payslips - Overview
Payslips can be emailed to employees from all versions of Ace Payroll
Wednesday 24th May ![]()
Public Holiday Taken Use this method for an employee who did not work on the public holiday, but would have worked had the day not been a public holiday.
Tuesday 23rd May
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Multiple Pay Rates
There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum wage changes or someone does two jobs.
This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Monday 22nd May
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Ace Payroll Pricing No matter how many staff you employ, Ace Payroll costs $319 plus GST.
Friday 19th May
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IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Thursday 18th May
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Total Remuneration Setup
Total Remuneration is when an agreed salary package includes the value of the KiwiSaver Employer contribution and any associated taxes.
Wednesday 17th May
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Ace Payroll On Apple Mac Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps
Tuesday 16th May ![]()
Voluntary Student Loan Repayments
Follow this tutorial on how to setup Student Loan repayments if your employee is wanting to pay it off quicker.
Monday 15th May
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Payments To Non-Standard Accounts
Most employees have standard bank account numbers which are entered directly into the payroll. Some however may want their pay direct credited to a PSIS account or Credit Card.
Friday 12th May ![]()
Court Fine Deductions
The Ministry of Justice writes to an employer telling them to deduct money from an employee and pay it to them. Follow this tutorial to set these up
Thursday 11th May
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IR File Amalgamation
You cannot lodge more than one electronic monthly schedule with the IRD each month, so if you run an executive payroll separate from your main payroll you have problems.
Wednesday 10th May
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Resuming Employee
Follow this tutorial if you are wanting to resume an employee that previously worked for you.
Tuesday 9th May
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Delete Transaction Use this tutorial if you are wanting to delete payments that have been filed in Ace Payroll.
Monday 8th May ![]()
Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
Friday 5th May
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Direct Crediting Deductions
Employee deductions such as WINZ, Department Of Courts, IRD etc can be linked to a bank account for automatic payment by direct credit each pay.
Thursday 4th May
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Bereavement Leave Bereavement leave is covered by Section 62 to Section 72 of the Holidays Act 2003.
Wednesday 3rd May
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Employment Relations Mechanic fired for putting family first wins employment case
Tuesday 2nd May
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
It is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Monday 1st May
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Annual Closedown This tutorial shows you how to handle an annual compulsory closedown in Ace Payroll.
Friday 28th April
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Backing Up To Memory Stick
A memory stick is a device that plugs into a USB port on your computer and allows you to easily back up data.
Thursday 27th April
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IRFile Made Simple Having Problems with IR Filing? This tutorial will give you a step by step guide on how to do this.
Wednesday 26th April ![]()
Anzac Day
Yesterday was the Anzac Day public holiday. This tutorial shows you how to pay for Anzac Day in Ace Payroll if an employee did not work.
Monday 24th April
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Using The F1 Help Manual The F1 Help Manual contains hundreds of pages of written documentation.
Friday 21st April
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Backing Up To Memory Stick
A memory stick is a device that plugs into a USB port on your computer and allows you to easily back up data.
Thursday 20th April
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Payslip Data Options From the Pay Calculation Menu on the front screen select Produce Payslips , then select Setup.
Wednesday 19th April ![]()
Holiday pay that attracts the extra pay tax rate
Inland Revenue has ruled that certain types of holiday pay must be taxed at the higher PAYE rate of extra pay, rather than the regular salary or wages rate.
Tuesday 18th April
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Public Holiday Taken
Use this method for an employee who did not work on the public holiday, but would have worked had the day not been a public holiday.
Thursday 13th April
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Multiple Pay Rates There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum
wage changes or someone does two jobs. This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Wednesday 12th April
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Ace Payroll Pricing
No matter how many staff you employ, Ace Payroll costs $319 plus GST.
Tuesday 11th April ![]()
IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Monday 10th April
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Employment Relations Luxury resort to pay former employee $45,000
Friday 7th April ![]()
Ace Payroll On Apple Mac Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps
Thursday 6th April
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Kiwisaver Contribution Holiday
All applications for a contributions holiday must be made to the IRD using a KS6 Contributions Holiday request form
Wednesday 5th April
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Payments To Non-Standard Accounts
Most employees have standard bank account numbers which are entered directly into the payroll. Some however may want their pay direct credited to a PSIS account or Credit Card.
Tuesday 4th April ![]()
New Minimum Wage
From 1st April 2017 the adult rate is $15.75 an hour, and applies to all workers 18 years and over. The new entrants minimum hourly rate increases to $12.60, or 80 per cent of the adult minimum wage.
Monday 3rd April ![]()
Daylight Savings
Remember to turn your clocks back on Saturday - Daylight savings ends on sunday at 2.00am, 2 April 2017. This tutorial clarifies the payroll situation for any employee working when the time changes back.
Friday 31st March ![]()
Helpdesk Is OPEN This Saturday
Because its the end of financial year and we are dedicated to make the process as easy as possible, the Ace Payroll helpdesk will be open on saturday 1/4/17 between the hours of 11am and 3pm.
Thursday 30th March ![]()
Amalgamation of Electronic Monthly Schedules
We created an additional module that amalgamates ir-files for two or more companies. This means you keep your payrolls separate, but send just one file to the IRD.
Wednesday 29th March
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
Tuesday 28th March
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Employment Relations Sacked worker loses case because he had started 90-day trial period.
Monday 27th March
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Bereavement Leave Bereavement leave is covered by Section 62 to Section 72 of the Holidays Act 2003.
Friday 24th March ![]()
Direct Crediting Deductions
Employee deductions such as WINZ, Department Of Courts, IRD etc can be linked to a bank account for automatic payment by direct credit each pay.
Thursday 23rd March
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2017 Upgrade Newsletter The 2017 upgrade has been released - check out our newsletter for this years changes.
Wednesday 22nd March
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Employment Relations Food company fined a further $11k over immigrant's wages
Tuesday 21st March
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
From 1st April 2011 it is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Monday 20th March
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IRFile Made Simple Having Problems with IR Filing? This tutorial will give you a step by step guide on how to do this.
Friday 17th March ![]()
Using The F1 Help Manual
The F1 Help Manual contains hundreds of pages of written documentation.
Thursday 16th March ![]()
Backing Up To Memory Stick A memory stick is a device that plugs into a USB port on your computer and allows you to easily back up data.
Wednesday 15th March
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Payslip Data Options From the Pay Calculation Menu on the front screen select Produce Payslips , then select Setup.
Tuesday 14th March ![]()
Holiday pay that attracts the extra pay tax rate
Inland Revenue has ruled that certain types of holiday pay must be taxed at the higher PAYE rate of extra pay, rather than the regular salary or wages rate.
Monday 13th March
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Kiwisaver Contribution Holiday
All applications for a contributions holiday must be made to the IRD using a KS6 Contributions Holiday request form
Friday 10th March
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Transferring Ace to a new computer Follow this tutorial when moving Ace to another computer.
Thursday 9th March
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Ace Payroll Pricing
No matter how many staff you employ, Ace Payroll costs $319 plus GST.
Wednesday 8th March ![]()
Deleting Transaction Ace Payroll includes a feature that allows you to delete, and then if necessary undelete, any filed transactions.
Tuesday 7th March
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IRD number On Payslips How to show IRD numbers on payslips
Monday 6th March
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Multiple Pay Rates There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum
wage changes or someone does two jobs. This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Friday 3rd March
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Resuming Employee Use this tutorial if an employee is coming back to work.
Thursday 2nd March
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Employment Relations Have businesses pocketed money meant for employees out of work from quake?
Wednesday 1st March
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Payments To Non-Standard Accounts
Most employees have standard bank account numbers which are entered directly into the payroll. Some however may want their pay direct credited to a PSIS account or Credit Card.
Tuesday 28th February ![]()
Kiwisaver Contribution Holiday
All applications for a contributions holiday must be made to the IRD using a KS6 Contributions Holiday request form
Monday 27th February
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Ace Payroll On Apple Mac Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps.
Friday 24th February
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Employement Relations Marlborough vineyard contractors taken to ERA.
Thursday 23rd February
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One Off Payments The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run.
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
Tuesday 21st February
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Amalgamation of Electronic Monthly Schedules
We created an additional module that amalgamates ir-files for two or more companies. This means you keep your payrolls separate, but send just one file to the IRD.
Monday 20th February
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Ace Payroll Help System
This page demonstrates how Ace Payroll provides help on every screen as well as a comprehensive F1 help manual.
Friday 17th February
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2017 Upgrade Newsletter The 2017 upgrade has been released - check out our newsletter for this years changes.
Thursday 16th February ![]()
Direct Crediting Deductions
Employee deductions such as WINZ, Department Of Courts, IRD etc can be linked to a bank account for automatic payment by direct credit each pay.
Wednesday 15th February
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Bereavement Leave Bereavement leave is covered by Section 62 to Section 72 of the Holidays Act 2003.
Tuesday 14th February
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Employment Relations Authority Worker threatened to break into workshop with bolt cutters after text argument.
Monday 13th February ![]()
Using The F1 Help Manual
The F1 Help Manual contains hundreds of pages of written documentation.
Friday 10th February ![]()
Backing Up To Memory Stick A memory stick is a device that plugs into a USB port on your computer and allows you to easily back up data.
Thursday 9th February
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Payslip Data Options From the Pay Calculation Menu on the front screen select Produce Payslips , then select Setup.
Wednesday 8th February ![]()
Cashing Up Holiday Pay
From 1st April 2011 it is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Tuesday 7th February
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Waitangi Day The official Waitangi Day is always observed on the 6th of February.
Friday 3rd February
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Holiday pay that attracts the extra pay tax rate
As of March 2016, Inland Revenue has ruled that certain types of holiday pay must be taxed at the higher PAYE rate of extra pay, rather than the regular salary or wages rate.
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Public Holiday Worked
This tutorial shows you how to pay Public Holiday Worked for an employee who works on one of the public holidays.
Wednesday 1st February
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Ace Payroll Pricing
No matter how many staff you employ, Ace Payroll costs $319 plus GST.
Tuesday 31st January
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Deleting Transaction
Ace Payroll includes a feature that allows you to delete, and then if necessary undelete, any filed transactions.
Monday 30th January
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Multiple Pay Rates There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum
wage changes or someone does two jobs. This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Friday 27th January
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IRD On Payslips How to show IRD number on payslips
Thursday 26th January
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Resuming Employee Use this tutorial if an employee is coming back to work.
Wednesday 25th January
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Transferring Ace to a new computer Follow this tutorial when moving Ace to another computer.
Tuesday 24th January
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Kiwisaver Contribution Holiday
All applications for a contributions holiday must be made to the IRD using a KS6 Contributions Holiday request form
Monday 23rd January
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Wellington Anniversary Day
Today is Wellington Anniversary Day. This document shows you how to pay this public holiday in Ace Payroll.
Friday 20th January
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Ace Payroll On Apple Mac Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps.
Thursday 19th January ![]()
One Off Payments
The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run.
Wednesday 18th January
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Internet Backup Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
Tuesday 17th January ![]()
Tax Bills & Refunds
My employee received a tax bill for the last financial year. I know I have them on the right tax code and am sure Ace Payroll is right. Is it possible to do everything right each pay, but still have a tax bill or tax refund at the end of the year?
Monday 16th January ![]()
Download Our Trial Version
Looking for a new payroll Software? Download our latest Demo for free and see how Ace Payroll can make wages the efficient, error free and easy task it should be.
Friday 13th January
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Amalgamation of Electronic Monthly Schedules
We created an additional module that amalgamates ir-files for two or more companies. This means you keep your payrolls separate, but send just one file to the IRD.
Thursday 12th January
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Child Support Variation Codes
A child support variation code is used if you regularly deduct child support from an employee's wages, but the amount deducted in a certain pay period is different.
Tuesday 10th January
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Direct Crediting Deductions
Employee deductions such as WINZ, Department Of Courts, IRD etc can be linked to a bank account for automatic payment by direct credit each pay.
Monday 9th January
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Bereavement Leave Bereavement leave is covered by Section 62 to Section 72 of the Holidays Act 2003.
Friday 6th January ![]()
Changing Frequencies
This document explains how to change all employee pay frequencies from say weekly to fortnightly.
Thursday 5th January
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Ace Payroll Pricing No matter how many staff you employ, Ace Payroll costs $319 plus GST.
Wednesday 4th January
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Happy New Year!
This tutorial shows you how to pay Public Holiday Worked for an employee who works on one of the public holidays.
Friday 30th December
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Payslip Data Options This tutorial shows you how to add leave balances onto your employees payslips.
Thursday 29th December ![]()
Cashing up Holiday Pay
It is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Wednesday 28th December
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Merry Christmas From Ace Payroll
Merry Christmas! Our helpdesk will continue to be available during the christmas period, Public holidays Excepted.
Friday 23rd December
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Public Holiday Worked
Merry Christmas! This tutorial shows you how to pay Public Holiday Worked for an employee who works on one of the public holidays.
Thursday 22nd December
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Christmas Bonuses This tutorial shows you how to pay Christmas Bonuses in Ace Payroll and how to ensure they are taxed correctly.
Wednesday 21st December ![]()
Holiday pay that attracts the extra pay tax rate
As of March 2016, Inland Revenue has ruled that certain types of holiday pay must be taxed at the higher PAYE rate of extra pay, rather than the regular salary or wages rate.
Tuesday 20th December ![]()
Christmas and New Year 2016/2017 Transferring of Christmas and New Year this year.
Monday 19th December
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Employment Relations Bankrupt franchisee's wife liable to pay wages
Friday 16th December
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Employment Relations Rotorua business fined for minimum wage breach
Thursday 15th December ![]()
Amalgamating IR Files We created an additional module that amalgamates ir-files for two or more companies
Wednesday 14th December
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Transferring Ace to a new computer Follow this tutorial when moving Ace to another computer.
Tuesday 13th December
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Backing up to a memory stick
A memory stick is a device that plugs into a USB port on your computer and allows you to easily back up data.
Monday 12th December
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IRD On Payslips How to show IRD number on payslips
Friday 9th December
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Resuming Employee Use this tutorial if an employee is coming back to work.
Thursday 8th December
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Public Holiday Taken
Use this method for an employee who did not work on the public holiday, but would have worked had the day not been a public holiday
Wednesday 7th December
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Payslip Data Options Use this tutorial if you are wanting to add additional information to your payslips
Tuesday 6th December ![]()
Deleting Transaction
Ace Payroll includes a feature that allows you to delete, and then if necessary undelete, any filed transactions.
Monday 5th December
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Employment Relations Authority Rotorua kebab shop fined $73,000 for not paying hard-working employee the minimum wage
Friday 2nd December
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Public Holiday Calendar From anywhere in Ace Payroll, hit the F7 key on the keyboard. This brings up the Calendar.
Thursday 1st December ![]()
Internet Banking
Ace Payroll interfaces with all New Zealand banking systems. Follow this guide in how to set up Interent Banking
Wednesday 30th November
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Employment Relations Authority Coffee shop fined $6000 after receiving money to help employee with her visa.
Tuesday 29th November ![]()
Running On A Mac Computer
Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps.
Monday 28th November
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Ace Payroll Pricing No matter how many staff you employ, Ace Payroll costs $319 plus GST.
Friday 25th November
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Employment Relations Authority
Christchurch man was awarded $8000 compensation after the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) found he was unfairly dismissed, and had his pay withheld unfairly.
Thursday 24th November
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0800 Support Line Update
MYOB Ace Payroll are making some improvements to our phone lines over the next couple of days.
If the 0800 number is unavailable for any reason then please call the international number directly 04 5869600 and this should go straight to one of our Helpdesk Support Team.
Wednesday 23rd November ![]()
Bonus Payments
Extra Emoluments are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Tuesday 22nd November
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Cashing up Holiday Pay
It is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Monday 21st November
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Allowance Rules - Taxable Or Non Taxable? Unsure whether an Allowance is taxable or not? This useful guide from Inland Revenue may assist.
Friday 18th November
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Payroll News
The Government has announced a package of support for small businesses in Kaikoura that will be badly affected for months to come.
Thursday 17th November
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Multiple Pay Rates There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum
wage changes or someone does two jobs. This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Wednesday 16th November
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KiwiSaver Reversals
I made KiwiSaver contributions for an individual which I now need to reverse because they have opted out. How can I do this in Ace Payroll?
Tuesday 15th November
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Changing From Casual I have a casual employee who has recently become a permanent employee.
How do I change their holiday pay from 8% each pay?
Monday 14th November ![]()
Payments To Non-Standard Accounts
Most employees have standard bank account numbers which are entered directly into the payroll. Some however may want their pay direct credited to a PSIS account or Credit Card.
Friday 11th November ![]()
Using The F1 Help Manual
The F1 Help Manual contains hundreds of pages of written documentation, all carefully grouped, linked and indexed.
Thursday 10th November
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F2 Employee Index How to search for an employee on the Ace Payroll employee index.
Wednesday 9th November
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One Off Payments
The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run. You can produce a payslip,
create a direct credit and save the one off payment without waiting until your normal payroll day.
Tuesday 8th November
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Recording Hours Worked Is there a way I can record the hours my staff work each day, and report this on their payslip?
Monday 7th November ![]()
Payroll News. Novopay botch-up, investigation after personal pay details sent to wrong schools.
Friday 4th November
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Bereavement Leave. There is no bereavement leave entitlement within the first 6 months of employment.
Thursday 3rd November
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Employment Relations Authority. Whangarei woman awarded $4,000 for unfair dismissal
Wednesday 2nd November
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Work and Income Deductions.
Sometimes, WINZ writes to an employer telling them to deduct money from an employee and pay it to them
Tuesday 1st November
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Mulitple Companies. Ace has the ability to have multiple companies loaded.
Monday 31st October ![]()
Amalgamation of Electronic Monthly Schedules.
We created an additional module that amalgamates ir-files for two or more companies. This means you keep your payrolls separate, but send just one file to the IRD.
Friday 28th October
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Employment Relations Authority. Eketahuna pub company ordered to pay $32,000 to former staff members.
Thursday 27th October ![]()
Backing Up to Memory Stick.
Ace Payroll should be backed up, each payrun, onto a removable drive.
Wednesday 26th October ![]()
Deleting Transaction. Follow this tutorial if there is a pay or payrun that needs to be deleted out of Ace Payroll.
Tuesday 25th October
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Labour Day In New Zealand. Labour Day is always observed on the 4th Monday in October
Friday 21st October
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Resuming Employees. Follow this tutorial if you have an employee coming back to work for you.
Thursday 20th October ![]()
Password For Ace.
There is a facility within the program to set a password on entry into Ace Payroll
Wednesday 19th October
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Internet Backup. The internet backup is available to clients that are on a support contract.
Tuesday 18th October
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Ace Payroll on Apple Mac.
Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps.
Monday 17th October
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Public Holiday Calendar. From anywhere in Ace Payroll, hit the F7 key on the keyboard. This brings up the Calendar.
Friday 14th October ![]()
Payments To Non-Standard Accounts.
How to setup direct credits from an employees bank account to a credit card.
Thursday 13th October ![]()
Time Bank. The time bank feature is used to accumulate unpaid time worked, and then allow that time off at a later date.
Wednesday 12th October
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Public Holiday Entitlements. Ace Payroll receives many calls after a public holiday.
Tuesday 11th October
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IRFile Made Simple. It is important the IRD receive both the IR348 and the IR345 each month.
Monday 10th October ![]()
Employment Relations Authority. Two farm workers were paid out after an unfair dismissal claim was upheld by the ERA.
Friday 7th October
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Employment Relations Authority. A food court on Auckland's North Shore will pay $164,397 for forcing its cleaners to work without pay for 20 hours a week.
Thursday 6th October
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Child Support Variation Codes.
A child support variation code is used if you regularly deduct child support from an employee's wages
Wednesday 5th October
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay.
It is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday
Tuesday 4th October
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Bills and Refunds. This helps you understand the reason why an employee could be entitled to a refund or if they have a tax bill.
Monday 3rd October
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Employment Relations Authority.
Vintage Farm Trust has been ordered to pay at least $87,000 for employment breaches including paying workers below the minimum wage.
Friday 30th September ![]()
Annual Holiday Payments.
Payment for Annual Holidays is covered by Section 21 to Section 28 of the Holidays Act 2003
Thursday 29th September
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Reducing Balance Deductions
A reducing balance deduction automatically ceases once a set amount has been deducted. They are especially useful when a third party asks an employer to deduct a certain amount from employee wages over a period of time.
Wednesday 28th September ![]()
Recording Hours Worked Each Day
Ace Payroll has the ability to record the hours an Employee works on that specific day.
Tuesday 27th September
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Extra Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Monday 26th September
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Daylight Saving
Remember to turn your clocks forward 1 hour this sunday. This tutorial clarifies the payroll situation for any employee working when the time changes.
Friday 23rd September
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Payroll News 'Defects' delay delivery of police payroll system to next year
Thursday 22nd September
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Amalgamation of Electronic Monthly Schedules
You cannot lodge more than one electronic monthly schedule with the IRD each month,
Wednesday 21st September
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Voluntary Student Loan Repayments Employees can pay more into their student loan to pay it off quicker.
Tuesday 20th September ![]()
Jury Service
There is no legal obligation to pay an employee for time on jury service.
Monday 19th September ![]()
Installing Ace Payroll Without A CD Ace Payroll is easily installed on a computer without needing a CD.
Friday 16th September
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Changing Frequencies This document explains how to change all employee pay frequencies from say weekly to fortnightly.
Thursday 15th September ![]()
WINZ deduction
Sometimes, WINZ writes to an employer telling them to deduct money from an employee and pay it to them.
Wednesday 14th September
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Internet Banking Ace Payroll interfaces with all New Zealand banking systems.
Tuesday 13th September
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
Monday 12th September
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Period & Payment Dates This article describes the differences between using period end and actual payment dates in Ace Payroll.
Friday 9th September ![]()
Using The F1 Help Manual
The F1 Help Manual contains hundreds of pages of written documentation.
Thursday 8th September ![]()
Deleting Transactions Ace Payroll includes a feature that allows you to delete, and then if necessary undelete, any filed transactions.
Wednesday 7th September
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Backing Up To Memory Stick Backups should be made each payrun. Follow this Tutorial on how to backup.
Tuesday 6th September ![]()
Employment Relations Authority A woman worked at a cafe for four months, but was only paid $92 for her 275 hours of work
Monday 5th September
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Paying Contractors Follow this tutorial when paying contractors.
Friday 2nd September
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Employment Relations Authority
Four early childcare teachers have successfully argued that not stating an official start date for a 90-day trial period in an employment agreement voided the entire trial.
Thursday 1st September ![]()
Pay Rate Change Mid Period
There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period
Wednesday 31st August
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Employment Relations Authority
Marlborough labour contractor calls for harsher penalties for 'dodgy contractors' breaching employment regulations.
Tuesday 30th August
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Bereavement Leave This tutorial outlines the rules around bereavement leave and when to use it.
Monday 29th August
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Networking Ace Payroll
The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy.
Friday 26th August
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Employment Relations Authority Employee was dismissed as a duty manager after calling a customer 'Miss Piggy'
Thursday 25th August
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IrFile Made Simple Please follow this tutorial on how to file your returns to the IRD.
Wednesday 24th August
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Child Support Variation Codes
A child support variation code is used if you regularly deduct child support from an employee's wages.
Tuesday 23rd August
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Using The Leave Calendar Under the Holidays Act 2003 it is important to identify actual dates taken for all leave types.
Monday 22nd August ![]()
Recording Hours Worked Each Day
By defining a pay rate to represent each day of the week you can record the hours worked each day.
Friday 19th August
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Small Business News Havelock North businesses are feeling the pinch of the gastro outbreak.
Thursday 18th August
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Emailed Payslips Payslips can be emailed to employees from all versions of Ace Payroll.
Wednesday 17th August
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KiwiSaver Contribution Holidays
This tutorial covers KiwiSaver contribution holidays including when they can be taken, what the process is and how this is handled in Ace Payroll.
Tuesday 16th August
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Amalgamation Of IR348
We created an additional module that amalgamates ir-files for two or more companies. This means you keep your payrolls separate, but send just one file to the IRD.
Monday 15th August
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Employment Relations Authority Christchurch carpenter gets $20,000 compensation for constructive dismissal
Friday 12th August ![]()
Internet Backup
If you have a support contract, use this tutorial on how to setup Internet backup to backup to our secure data centre.
Thursday 11th August
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Court Fine Deduction Follow this tutorial if you have received a request to deduct money from an employee.
Wednesday 10th August
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Employment Relations Authority A former Corrections worker has netted $7000 following a years-long employment dispute.
Tuesday 9th August ![]()
Apple Mac Transferring Ace Payroll onto an Apple Mac computer.
Monday 8th August ![]()
Resuming Employee
Use this tutorial for when you have a staff member coming back to work for you.
Friday 5th August
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Employment Relations Authority Filipino dairy worker did not receive minimum wage for hours worked.
Thursday 4th August
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Amalgamation Of IRD Returns
We created an additional module that amalgamates ir-files for two or more companies
Wednesday 3rd August ![]()
One Off Payment The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run.
Tuesday 2nd August
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Employment Relations Authority Marlborough man gets paid for former colleague's work
Monday 1st August
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Moving Computers Follow this process on how to move Ace Payroll onto a different computer
Friday 29th July
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Employment Relations Authority Father and son sentenced for failing to pay $137K in income taxes on behalf of employees
Thursday 28th July ![]()
Cashing Up Leave
It is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave each year and take the money rather than a holiday
Wednesday 27th July
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Inland Revenue A Kiwi businessman has been left bemused by an Inland Revenue demand for a tax bill of 25c.
Tuesday 26th July
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Employment Relations Authority Rubbish truck driver who lost his job after he failed a workplace drug test has been awarded $32,300.
Monday 25th July
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Minimum Wage From 1st April 2016 the adult rate is $15.25 an hour, and applies to all workers 18 years and over
Friday 22nd July ![]()
Bereavement Leave This tutorial explains the rules on bereavement leave and how it works.
Thursday 21st July ![]()
Paying Contractors
There are generally five things to do when setting up a contractor. This tutorial explains the process.
Wednesday 20th July
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Payment Reconciliation Report I have deductions set up for many of my staff. Some of these deductions are
linked to a bank account, but some (such as "Repayment of Advance") are not. How can I see which deductions have been direct credited?
Tuesday 19th July
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Resume Employee Wizard
This tutorial shows you how the easily resume a previous employee and, if they are returning as a casual, easily include the holiday pay with their pay each period.
Monday 18th July
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Adding Deductions Ace Payroll handles an almost unlimited number of allowances and deductions
Friday 15th July ![]()
Downloading Upgrade
You are able to download versions of Ace Payroll as they are released if you are on a support plan, or you have paid for the latest major version release.
Thursday 14th July
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Accessing Employee Details
What are the different ways to access employee details from anywhere in Ace Payroll?
Wednesday 13th July ![]()
IR File Made Simple This tutorial shows you how to import your monthly returns into IRD.
Tuesday 12th July
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Download our trial version
Looking for new payroll software? Download our latest demo for free and see how Ace Payroll can make wages the efficient, error free and easy task they should be.
Monday 11th July
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IRD Payroll News Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 74 July 2016.
Friday 8th July ![]()
Payroll Giving Payroll Giving is a mechanism that allows staff to make charitable donations on a regular basis, and receive an immediate one third tax credit for the donation made.
It is voluntary from both the employer and employee perspectives.
Thursday 7th July ![]()
PAYE Returns
I have received a letter from the IRD telling me to pay my PAYE twice a month from now on. How do I do this in Ace Payroll?
Wednesday 6th July
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Direct Credits I have created my direct credits, filed the pay, but I have now discovered an error. Is there any way I
can create the schedule again?
Tuesday 5th July ![]()
Ace Payroll Testimonials
Looking for new payroll software? Our testimonials page contains comments made by our clients every day. If you're struggling with your payroll, see what Ace Payroll customers are saying.
Monday 4th July ![]()
Opting Out Of KiwiSaver
Some of the new staff I hire are wanting to opt out of KiwiSaver. How do I go about doing this in Ace Payroll?
Friday 1st July
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90 Day Trial Periods
This tutorial covers the 90 Trial Period legislation and offers useful advice about the offering of trial periods as part of an employment contract.
Thursday 30th June ![]()
Overwriting PAYE deductions
This FAQ explains how to overwrite the PAYE in Ace Payroll.
Wednesday 29th June ![]()
Backing Up Data
How can I back up my Ace Payroll data to a memory stick or flash drive?
Tuesday 28th June ![]()
Annual Closedown In this tutorial we look at annual compulsory closedowns. That is, where a business traditionally closes down for a number of weeks each year, usually over Christmas.
Monday 27th June ![]()
Employment Relations Authority KiwiRail is being accused of breaching a collective agreement with the Rail and Maritime Union.
Friday 24th June
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Understanding Termination Accruels
This is one of those questions that everyone asks once and can be difficult to explain verbally. We have created a tutorial to explain how it works.
Thursday 23rd June
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Provincial Anniversary Date How can I set the Provincial Anniversary Date on a company wide basis
so that Ace Payroll knows this is a public holiday for my staff?
Wednesday 22nd June ![]()
Earnings Certificates Earnings Certificates provide your employees with a record of their earnings, tax payments and deductions for the financial year selected.
Tuesday 21st June
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Internet Banking Setup
How do I set up Ace Payroll to create a file to import into my internet banking each pay run?
Monday 20th June
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Changing From Casual I have a casual employee who has recently become a permanent employee.
How do I change their holiday pay from 8% each pay?
Friday 17th June ![]()
Time Banking
Is there a place in Ace Payroll where I can record hours in lieu that have nothing to do with a public holiday? For example, if an employee works three hours on a Saturday and
I wish to hold these in lieu?
Thursday 16th June ![]()
Casual Employee Setup
The casual employee features in Ace Payroll are designed so you can keep a permanent record of these employees, without having them clutter your regular payroll.
Wednesday 15th June
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Pay Frequencies
Is it possible to handle multiple frequencies in Ace Payroll, for example some people being paid weekly and others being paid fortnightly?
Tuesday 14th June
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Running Ace From A Memory Stick
Because of the way Ace Payroll has been developed it can be run directly from a memory stick. This can be useful if you are travelling or want to work from a number of different computers
Monday 13th June ![]()
KiwiSaver KS10 Opt Out Form
The KiwiSaver KS10 New Employee opt out form is designed to be given to new employees. This PDF document opens in a new window and can be printed.
Friday 10th June
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F2 Employee Index How to search for an employee on the Ace Payroll employee index.
Thursday 9th June
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IRD Payroll News Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 73 June 2016.
Wednesday 8th June
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Automatic Backups
Ace Payroll automatic backups are made Immediately prior to filing a regular payroll, After an upgrade is installed that changes the version number and Prior to restoring a previous backup.
Tuesday 7th June ![]()
Delete Incorrect Payment
I have accidentally filed a pay for an employee and it is showing on my reports. How do I delete it?
Monday 6th June
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Queen's Birthday This tutorial shows how to pay for the Queens Birthday public holiday in Ace Payroll.
Friday 3rd June
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Download our trial version
Looking for new payroll software? Download our latest demo for free and see how Ace Payroll can make wages the efficient, error free and easy task they should be.
Thursday 2nd June
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Cashing Up Leave
It is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave per entitlement year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Wednesday 1st June
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One Off Payments
The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run. You can produce a payslip,
create a direct credit and save the one off payment without waiting until your normal payroll day.
Tuesday 31st May
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Payslip Options What are the different types of payslips available for the Ace Payroll system? Am I able to email payslips?
Monday 30th May ![]()
WINZ Dedutions
Sometimes, WINZ writes to an employer telling them to deduct money from an employee and pay it to them, sometimes weekly and sometimes on a monthly basis.
Friday 27th May
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Link To Ace Payroll
Wanting to promote Ace Payroll to your clients or potential clients? This page contains several versions of the Ace
Payroll logo if you are wanting to use it either for a newsletter or an internet link.
Thursday 26th May ![]()
Ace Payroll For Apple Mac Using Ace Payroll on an Apple Mac? This tutorial shows you the best way to handle direct credits and your monthly return for IRD.
Wednesday 25th May
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Increasing Student Loan Repayments My employee wants to pay back more than the minimum student loan so has
asked me to increase the amount I deduct each week. How is this done in Ace Payroll?
Tuesday 24th May
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Government Payroll Projects
A troubled overhaul of a payroll and HR system for police has a "burn rate" of $2 million for each month it is delayed, documents reveal.
Monday 23rd May
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KiwiSaver Contribution Holidays
This tutorial covers KiwiSaver contribution holidays including when they can be taken, what the process is and how this is handled in Ace Payroll.
Friday 20th May
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Networking Ace Payroll
The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy.
Thursday 19th May
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Tax Bills & Refunds
My employee received a tax bill for the last financial year. I know I have them on the right tax code and am sure Ace Payroll is right. Is it possible to do everything right each pay, but still have a tax bill or tax refund at the end of the year?
Wednesday 18th May ![]()
Ace Payroll Passwords
This tutorial documents the password feature in Ace Payroll and answers some frequently asked questions about this feature.
Tuesday 17th May
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Resume Employee Wizard
This tutorial shows you how the easily resume a previous employee and, if they are returning as a casual, easily include the holiday pay with their pay each period.
Monday 16th May
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Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a mechanism that allows staff to make charitable donations on a regular basis, and receive an immediate one third tax credit for the donation made.
It is voluntary from both the employer and employee perspectives.
Friday 13th May ![]()
Import Specifications The import utility reads data from a file called IMPORT.TXT located in the same folder as the other associated payroll data files unless a path is specified.
Thursday 12th May ![]()
Jury Service
We are sometimes asked if an employer has to pay for an employee that is doing Jury Service. They do not - this article explains the details.
Wednesday 11th May
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Setting Up For IR-File Tired of sending in your PAYE return manually? This document shows you how to set up for the IRD's IR-File
system in both Ace Payroll and at the IRD website.
Tuesday 10th May ![]()
Printing Reports To PDF
If you have a PDF Driver on your computer, you can print any report from Ace Payroll (and all other programs) to a PDF File.
Monday 9th May
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Bereavement Leave Employee's are entitled to Bereavement Leave after 6 months service.
Friday 6th May
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Court Fine Deductions How to set up a deduction for repayments to the Ministry of Justice.
Thursday 5th May ![]()
Alphabetical Site Index
The Ace Payroll Site Index is an alphabetical listing of items on our website - it makes searching for the items you wish to learn about quick and easy.
Wednesday 4th May
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Internet Backup
Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
Tuesday 3rd May
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Employment Relations Authority A Manawatu boarding school has been told it should be paying its staff, no matter if they are asleep or awake.
Monday 2nd May
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Employment Relations Authority Two farm workers who did long hours and were underpaid at a farm in Leeston near Christchurch have been awarded $21,907.42.
Friday 29th April
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 72 April 2016.
Thursday 28th April
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Recording Hours Worked
Is there a way I can record the hours my staff work each day, and report this on their payslip?
Wednesday 27th April
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KiwiSaver ESCT What is ESCT? This tutorial talks about the tax on KiwiSaver employer contributions and answers some
common questions about it.
Tuesday 26th April ![]()
Link To Ace Payroll
Wanting to promote Ace Payroll to your clients or potential clients? This page contains several versions of the Ace
Payroll logo if you are wanting to use it either for a newsletter or an internet link.
Monday 25th April ![]()
Anzac Day 2016 Today is the Anzac Day public holiday. This tutorial shows you how to pay for Anzac Day in Ace Payroll.
Friday 22nd April
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Multiple Pay Rates There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum
wage changes or someone does two jobs. This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Thursday 21st April
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IR File Made Simple This tutorial shows you how to import your monthly returns into IRD.
Wednesday 20th April
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Termination Pays
Using the As Per Act holiday pay method, I have an employee who has been employed for more than a year, receives four weeks holidays a year, and is terminating their employment. How does Ace Payroll calculate their final holiday pay?
Tuesday 19th April ![]()
Emailed Payslips
For Ace Payroll to correctly send emailed payslips, it needs to know the settings of your Internet Service Provider
Monday 18th April
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Apple Mac Computer Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps.
Friday 15th April ![]()
Child Support
A child support variation code is used if you regularly deduct child support from an employee's wages, but the amount deducted in a certain pay period is different from the usual deduction.
Thursday 14th April
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Employment Relations Authority Solo Christchurch mother to front fight against Novopay
Wednesday 13th April
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Direct Crediting Deductions
Employee deductions such as WINZ, Department Of Courts, IRD etc can be linked to a bank account for automatic payment by direct credit each pay.
Tuesday 12th April
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Payslip Options How can I show the employee IRD number on the payslips each week?
Monday 11th April
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Cashing Up Leave
It is legal for an employee to cash up to one weeks annual leave per entitlement year and take the money rather than a holiday.
Friday 8th April
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IR330 Tax Declaration Form
Staff wanting to change tax codes? This PDF copy of the IR330 tax code declaration form they will need to fill in opens in a new browser window.
Thursday 7th April
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Accessing Employee Details What are the different ways to access employee details from anywhere in Ace Payroll?
Wednesday 6th April ![]()
Casual Employee Setup
The casual employee features in Ace Payroll are designed so you can keep a permanent record of these employees, without having them clutter your regular payroll.
Tuesday 5th April
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Ace Payroll Passwords
I am the only person who has the password for Ace Payroll. How would my company gain access if something happened to me?
Monday 4th April
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Frequently Asked Questions
Looking for help with Ace Payroll? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions where we answer well over one hundred questions about Ace Payroll with simple explanations and screenshots to demonstrate the answers.
Friday 1st April ![]()
Earnings Certificates
Earnings Certificates provide your employees with a record of their earnings, tax payments and deductions for the financial year selected.
Thursday 31st March ![]()
Daylight Savings
Remember to turn your clocks back this Sunday. This tutorial clarifies the payroll situation for any employee working when the time changes back.
Wednesday 30th March
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Download our trial version
Looking for new payroll software? Download our latest demo for free and see how Ace Payroll can make wages the efficient, error free and easy task they should be.
Tuesday 29th March
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Recording Annual Leave
This document shows you how to itemise the actual dates taken off by employees when they take leave. This then allows reports to be run which show what days have been taken.
Monday 28th March ![]()
New Minimum Wage
From 1st April 2016 the adult rate is $15.25 an hour, and applies to all workers 18 years and over. The new entrants minimum hourly rate increases to $12.20, or 80 per cent of the adult minimum wage.
Friday 25th March
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Public Holiday Surcharges
The Commerce Commission has confirmed businesses can apply a public holiday surcharge - but only where the days it applies are public holidays, and Easter Sunday is not.
Thursday 24th March
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Easter 2016
Happy Easter from Ace Payroll! This document shows you how to pay for the Easter Public Holidays in Ace Payroll.
Wednesday 23rd March
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Overwriting PAYE deductions This FAQ explains how to overwrite the PAYE in Ace Payroll.
Tuesday 22nd March
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Time Banking Is there a place in Ace Payroll where I can record hours in lieu that have nothing to do
with a public holiday? For example, if an employee works three hours on a Saturday and I wish to hold these in lieu?
Monday 21st March
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KiwiSaver KS3 Guide
The KiwiSaver KS3 Introduction To KiwiSaver PDF is designed to be given to new employees. This PDF document opens in a new window and can be printed.
Friday 18th March
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Pay Frequencies
Is it possible to handle multiple frequencies in Ace Payroll, for example some people being paid weekly and others being paid fortnightly?
Thursday 17th March
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Automatic Backups
Ace Payroll automatic backups are made Immediately prior to filing a regular payroll, After an upgrade is installed that changes the version number and Prior to restoring a previous backup.
Wednesday 16th March
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 71 March 2016.
Tuesday 15th March
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Inland Revenue Department
Tax workers are taking double the number of sickies than the national average, government figures have revealed.
Monday 14th March
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Employment Relations Authority
A Whanganui company must pay a former employee more than $20,000, after it was found to have placed the worker in a dangerous position after he revealed a culture of drug use.
Friday 11th March ![]()
Ace Payroll Testimonials
Looking for new payroll software? Our testimonials page contains comments made by our clients every day. If you're struggling with your payroll, see what Ace Payroll customers are saying.
Thursday 10th March ![]()
KiwiSaver Reversals
I made KiwiSaver contributions for an individual which I now need to reverse because they have opted out. How can I do this in Ace Payroll?
Wednesday 9th March
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Internet Banking Setup How do I set up Ace Payroll to create a file to import into my internet banking each pay run?
Tuesday 8th March ![]()
Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a mechanism that allows staff to make charitable donations on a regular basis, and receive an immediate one third tax credit for the donation made.
It is voluntary from both the employer and employee perspectives.
Monday 7th March ![]()
Setting Up For IR-File Tired of sending in your PAYE return manually? This document shows you how to set up for the IRD's IR-File system in both Ace Payroll and at the IRD website.
Friday 4th March ![]()
Tax Bills & Refunds
My employee received a tax bill for the last financial year. I know I have them on the right tax code and am sure Ace Payroll is right. Is it possible to do everything right each pay, but still have a tax bill or tax refund at the end of the year?
Thursday 3rd March ![]()
Extra Pays
Extra Pays are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Wednesday 2nd March
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Understanding Termination Accruels
This is one of those questions that everyone asks once and can be difficult to explain verbally. We have created a tutorial to explain how it works.
Tuesday 1st March
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Provincial Anniversary Date How can I set the Provincial Anniversary Date on a company wide basis
so that Ace Payroll knows this is a public holiday for my staff?
Monday 29th February
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Changing From Casual I have a casual employee who has recently become a permanent employee.
How do I change their holiday pay from 8% each pay?
Friday 26th February
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KiwiSaver KS10 Opt Out Form
The KiwiSaver KS10 New Employee opt out form is designed to be given to new employees. This PDF document opens in a new window and can be printed.
Thursday 25th February
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Employment Relations Authority New Zealand Aluminium Smelters is staring down the barrel of a multi-million-dollar payout to its workers .
Wednesday 24th February
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Networking Ace Payroll
The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy.
Tuesday 23rd February
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Internet Backup Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
Monday 22nd February ![]()
Emailed Payslips - Overview
Payslips can be emailed to employees from all versions of Ace Payroll
Friday 19th February ![]()
Link To Ace Payroll Wanting to promote Ace Payroll to your clients or potential clients? This page contains several versions of the Ace
Payroll logo if you are wanting to use it either for a newsletter or an internet link.
Thursday 18th February
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Multiple Pay Rates There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum
wage changes or someone does two jobs. This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Wednesday 17th February
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F2 Employee Index How to search for an employee on the Ace Payroll employee index.
Tuesday 16th February
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Payslip Options
What are the different types of payslips available for the Ace Payroll system? Am I able to email payslips?
Monday 15th February
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 70 February 2016.
Friday 12th February
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IR File Made Simple This tutorial shows you how to import your monthly returns into IRD.
Thursday 11th February
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Wages Protection Act The Wages Protection Act governs the way in which wages are paid, the
making of deductions, and recovery of over payments.
Wednesday 10th February ![]()
Termination Pays
Using the As Per Act holiday pay method, I have an employee who has been employed for more than a year, receives four weeks holidays a year, and is terminating their employment. How does Ace Payroll calculate their final holiday pay?
Tuesday 9th February ![]()
Recording Hours Worked
Is there a way I can record the hours my staff work each day, and report this on their payslip?
Monday 8th February
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Waitangi Day 2016
Waitangi Day was on Saturday, but depending on your employee, it could be on Monday! Confused? This page explains the rules and how to pay for Waitangi Day in Ace Payroll.
Friday 5th February ![]()
Employment Relations Authority
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has been ordered to pay a former assistant nurse more than $8000 after it misjudged the difference between a casual and permanent employee.
Thursday 4th February ![]()
One Off Payments
The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run. You can produce a payslip,
create a direct credit and save the one off payment without waiting until your normal payroll day.
Wednesday 3rd February
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Delete Incorrect Payment I have accidentally filed a pay for an employee and it is showing on my reports. How do I delete it?
Tuesday 2nd February ![]()
Resume Employee Wizard
This tutorial shows you how the easily resume a previous employee and, if they are returning as a casual, easily include the holiday pay with their pay each period.
Monday 1st February
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WINZ Deductions
WINZ have asked me to deduct an amount for my employee to repay WINZ each pay, and send it to them. How do I do this in Ace Payroll?
Friday 29th January ![]()
Emailed Payslips
Not using Emailed Payslips yet? Learn how to set up the routine, decide which staff are to receive payslips by email, and start saving time, money and paper today.
Thursday 28th January
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Running On A Apple Mac
Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps.
Wednesday 27th January
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Court Fine Deductions How to set up a deduction for repayments to the Ministry of Justice.
Tuesday 26th January
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Student Loans
Student chiefs fear the airport arrest of a Kiwi over an unpaid loan will create "student loan refugees", and that many New Zealanders living abroad will be "scared to come home".
Monday 25th January
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Employment Relations Authority
A dairy manager has been awarded $25,000 after a finding that his employer was paying him as little as $10 an hour, and had forced him to reimburse the PAYE payments.
Friday 22nd January
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Public Holiday Taken
Use this method for an employee who did not work on the public holiday, but would have worked had the day not been a public holiday.
Thursday 21st January
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Employment Relations Authority A flight attendant sacked after being accused of eating a pie meant for passengers and berating a customer has lost a bid to get her job back at Air New Zealand.
Wednesday 20th January ![]()
KiwiSaver ESCT
What is ESCT? This tutorial talks about the tax on KiwiSaver employer contributions and answers some common questions about it.
Tuesday 19th January
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Casual Employee Setup
The casual employee features in Ace Payroll are designed so you can keep a permanent record of these employees, without having them clutter your regular payroll.
Monday 18th January
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Import Specifications
The import utility reads data from a file called IMPORT.TXT located in the same folder as the other associated payroll data files unless a path is specified.
Friday 15th January
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Employment Relations Authority
Early childhood support worker Kathy Power has been hit, bitten, and had things thrown at her in her job helping vulnerable children.
Thursday 14th January
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KiwiSaver Contribution Holidays
This tutorial covers KiwiSaver contribution holidays including when they can be taken, what the process is and how this is handled in Ace Payroll.
Wednesday 13th January
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Direct Credits
I have created my direct credits, filed the pay, but I have now discovered an error. Is there any way I can create the schedule again?
Tuesday 12th January
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Tax Bills & Refunds
My employee received a tax bill for the last financial year. I know I have them on the right tax code and am sure Ace Payroll is right. Is it possible to do everything right each pay, but still have a tax bill or tax refund at the end of the year?
Monday 11th January ![]()
Increasing Student Loan Repayments
My employee wants to pay back more than the minimum student loan so has asked me to increase the amount I deduct each week. How is this done in Ace Payroll?
Friday 8th January
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Networking Ace Payroll
The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy.
Thursday 7th January
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Jury Service
We are sometimes asked if an employer has to pay for an employee that is doing Jury Service. They do not - this article explains the details.
Wednesday 6th January
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Payment Reconciliation Report I have deductions set up for many of my staff. Some of these deductions are
linked to a bank account, but some (such as "Repayment of Advance") are not. How can I see which deductions have been direct credited?
Monday 5th January
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Public Holidays Mondayised holidays delivered a double dose of headaches for some southern businesses during the holiday break.
Monday 4th January
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Link To Ace Payroll
Wanting to promote Ace Payroll to your clients or potential clients? This page contains several versions of the Ace
Payroll logo if you are wanting to use it either for a newsletter or an internet link.
Friday 1st January ![]()
Public Holiday Worked Happy New Year! This tutorial shows you to how to pay Public Holiday Worked for an employee who works on one of the public holidays.
Thursday 31st December
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Inland Revenue Department
Taxpayers were ripped off nearly $11 million this year by tax evaders, with disgraced Heart of the City chief executive Alex Swney taking the dubious title of being the country's biggest tax fraudster of 2015.
Wednesday 30th December ![]()
Ace Payroll Passwords
I am the only person who has the password for Ace Payroll. How would my company gain access if something happened to me?
Tuesday 29th December
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Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a mechanism that allows staff to make charitable donations on a regular basis, and receive an immediate one third tax credit for the donation made.
It is voluntary from both the employer and employee perspectives.
Monday 28th December ![]()
Christmas and New Year 2015/2016
Today is Alternative Boxing Day, for those who don't work on a Saturday. This tutorial covers which days this Christmas are the public holidays for payroll purposes and guides you through
the process.
Friday 25th December ![]()
Merry Christmas from Ace Payroll
Merry Christmas! Our helpdesk will continue to be available during the Christmas period, Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm, public holidays excepted.
Thursday 24th December
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Public Holiday Worked
Merry Christmas! This tutorial shows you to how to pay Public Holiday Worked for an employee who works on one of the public holidays.
Wednesday 23rd December
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IRD Transformation News
IRD Transformation News Issue 6, December 2015, covers progress being made under the IRD's IT Transformation project.
Tuesday 22nd December
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Christmas Bonuses This tutorial shows you how to pay Christmas Bonuses in Ace Payroll and how to ensure they are taxed correctly.
Monday 21st December ![]()
Merry Christmas from Ace Payroll
Merry Christmas. Our helpdesk will continue to be available during the Christmas period, Monday - Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm, public holidays excepted.
Friday 18th December
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Employment Relations Authority A Northland Regional Council worker who had bleach thrown in his eyes while going to work has lost his claim for unfair dismissal.
Thursday 17th December ![]()
Alphabetical Site Index
The Ace Payroll Site Index is an alphabetical listing of items on our website - it makes searching for the items you wish to learn about quick and easy.
Wednesday 16th December
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Frequently Asked Questions
Looking for help with Ace Payroll? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions where we answer well over one hundred questions about Ace Payroll with simple explanations and screenshots to demonstrate the answers.
Tuesday 15th December ![]()
Printing Reports To PDF
If you have a PDF Driver on your computer, you can print any report from Ace Payroll (and all other programs) to a PDF File.
Monday 14th December
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Employment Relations Authority
An Auckland employer who accused one of his workers of taking sick leave because of kava parties before hitting him in front of police has been ordered to pay out $12,000 in damages.
Friday 11th December ![]()
Annual Closedown
In this tutorial we look at annual compulsory closedowns. That is, where a business traditionally closes down for a number of weeks each year, usually over Christmas.
Thursday 10th December ![]()
Inland Revenue Kiwis flying home for christmas could be arrested on arrival if they have defaulted on their student loan.
Wednesday 9th December
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Bereavement Leave Bereavement leave is covered by Section 62 to Section 72 of the Holidays Act 2003
Tuesday 8th December
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Employment Relations Authority
School principals' plans for next year have been thrown into disarray as a groundbreaking teacher training programme is ruled illegal.
Monday 7th December
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Christmas and New Year 2015/2016
This tutorial covers which days this Christmas are the public holidays for payroll purposes and guides you through the process.
Friday 4th December
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Employment Relations Authority
A Richmond takeaway restaurant company has been ordered to pay $92,000 in unpaid wages, penalties, interest and costs after the Employment Relations Authority determined that it underpaid two foreign workers and provided false evidence.
Thursday 3rd December ![]()
Paying Wages To Credit Card
One of my staff wants to have their wages paid straight to their credit card. How do I set this up in Ace Payroll?
Wednesday 2nd December
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$56m police payroll project in trouble, says Treasury report Another government payroll project appears to be running into trouble, this time the police's.
Tuesday 1st December
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Running On A Mac Computer
Moving Ace Payroll to an Apple Mac is not difficult. It is even easier if you follow these steps.
Monday 30th November
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Fringe Benefit Tax
Revenue Minister Todd McClay today announced that the new prescribed interest rate used to calculate fringe benefit tax on low-interest loans provided by employers to their employees will be 5.99%.
Friday 27th November
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Inland Revenue Department
A New Plymouth couple jailed for tax fraud have been slammed by the Inland Revenue Department for "ripping off decent New Zealanders."
Thursday 26th November
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IRFile Made Simple Having Problems with IR Filing? This tutorial will give you a step by step guide on how to do this.
Wednesday 25th November
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Christmas Party
The taxman's watchful eye is never far away. Giving Christmas gifts and parties for staff and clients will have tax consequences for employers.
Tuesday 24th November
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Accessing Employee Details What are the different ways to access employee details from anywhere in Ace Payroll?
Monday 23rd November ![]()
Inland Revenue Department John George Russell, the 81-year old man who owes around $500 million to Inland Revenue, has been formally declared bankrupt.
Friday 20th November
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Automatic Backups
Ace Payroll automatic backups are made Immediately prior to filing a regular payroll, After an upgrade is installed that changes the version number and Prior to restoring a previous backup.
Thursday 19th November
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Employment Relations
A Christchurch social worker has been awarded $14,000 compensation after allegedly being made a victim of bullying by her Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) manager.
Wednesday 18th November
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Employment Relations
A contractor for Housing NZ fired for being "over-friendly" to a colleague has been awarded $20,000 for hurt feelings.
Tuesday 17th November
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Extra Pays
Extra Emoluments are lump sum payments made to an employee and include bonuses, commissions, backpay, retiring or redundancy payments.
Monday 16th November
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Debt Collectors Chase Teachers Debt collectors have been called in by the Government to recoup $1.8 million from almost 2000 school staff who were overpaid by Novopay.
Friday 13th November ![]()
Minimum Wage
From 1st April 2015 the adult rate is $14.75 an hour, and applies to all workers 18 years and over. The new entrants minimum hourly rate increased to $11.80, or 80 per cent of the adult minimum wage
Thursday 12th November
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Christmas Party Do's and Dont's It wouldn't be an office Christmas party without someone doing something a bit regrettable
Wednesday 11th November
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Employment Relations Authority
An Auckland telco has been ordered to pay more than $50,000 in fines and compensation after it unfairly fired a former migrant worker.
Tuesday 10th November
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 68 November 2015
Monday 9th November
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Understanding Termination Accruels
This is one of those questions that everyone asks once and can be difficult to explain verbally. We have created a tutorial to explain how it works.
Friday 6th November
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Employment Relations
Yesterday, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) reminded employers about their obligations to keep accurate employment records
Thursday 5th November
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Emailed Payslips
For Ace Payroll to correctly send emailed payslips, it needs to know the settings of your Internet Service Provider
Wednesday 4th November
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Understanding Termination Accruals
I have an employee that is about to leave. When I looked at the Leave Owing report, it showed they were owed a certain number of days. However, when I went into Termination Pay, it appears the number of days is different. What is going on?
Tuesday 3rd November
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Sick Leave
If there is an empty desk next to you right now where a die-hard rugby fan would usually sit, you might be wondering: Is a hangover a legitimate reason to take a sick day?
Monday 2nd November ![]()
Changing From Casual
I have a casual employee who has recently become a permanent employee. How do I change their holiday pay from 8% each pay?
Friday 30th October ![]()
Public Holiday Worked
Use this method for an employee who works at any time on a public holiday.
Thursday 29th October
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Employment Relations Authority A road construction supervisor sacked for refusing to move a portaloo from a work site has won $4000 after an investigation found he was unfairly dismissed.
Wednesday 28th October ![]()
Running Ace From A Memory Stick
Because of the way Ace Payroll has been developed it can be run directly from a memory stick. This can be useful if you are travelling or want to work from a number of different computers
Tuesday 27th October ![]()
Taxation Of Holiday Pay
In this article we look at the taxation of holiday pay. We quote from the IRD Payroll News as shown on the left.
Monday 26th October
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Labour Day 2015 Today is Labour Day 2015. This tutorial shows how to pay for the Labour Day public holiday in Ace Payroll.
Friday 23rd October
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Employment Relations Authority
A company that believed an employee had quit because he told his boss to "stick this" has been ordered to pay out for constructive dismissal
Thursday 22nd October
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Paying Contractors There are generally five things to do when setting up a contractor. This tutorial explains the process.
Wednesday 21st October
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Employment Relations Authority
A woman who won an employment case against her former employer for unjustified dismissal, said workplace bullying was just as prevalent as domestic violence.
Tuesday 20th October
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Kiwisaver ESCT
From 1 April 2012 employers must deduct Employer Superannuation Contribution Tax (ESCT) from all KiwiSaver employer contributions.
Monday 19th October
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Court Fine Deductions How to set up a deduction for repayments to the Ministry of Justice.
Friday 16th October
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Networking Ace Payroll
The standard version of Ace Payroll can be networked - there is no additional software needed, nor additional licenses to buy.
Thursday 15th October
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Ace Payroll F1 User Manual
Need help with Ace Payroll? This page documents how to use the F1 Help Manual that is shipped with every copy of Ace Payroll and shows the ways it can be used to find what you are looking for.
Wednesday 14th October ![]()
Transferring Ace To A New Computer
Learn how to transfer your Ace Payroll package to a new computer.
Tuesday 13th October
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 67 October 2015
Monday 12th October
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Taxation Of Holiday Pay Due to increasing marginal tax rates, tax on holiday pay reduces if apportioned over a number of weeks.
Friday 9th October ![]()
IRFile Made Simple Having trouble doing your monthly returns?
This is a step by step tutorial on how to lodge your monthly return to the IRD's website.
Thursday 8th October
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Internet Backup Internet Backup automatically backs up your data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre each pay.
This is handy if you wish to use your Ace Payroll on multiple devices.
Wednesday 7th October ![]()
Opting Out Of KiwiSaver Some of the new staff I hire are wanting to opt out of KiwiSaver. How do I go about doing this in Ace Payroll?
Tuesday 6th October
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Ace Payroll for Apple Mac
Moving to a Mac? Swap your Ace Payroll from Windows to your new Mac computer by following this tutorial.
Monday 5th October
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Setting Up For IR-File Tired of sending in your PAYE return manually? This document shows you how to set up for the IRD's IR-File
system in both Ace Payroll and at the IRD website.
Friday 2nd October ![]()
Emailed Payslips
Not using Emailed Payslips yet? Learn how to set up the routine, decide which staff are to receive payslips by email, and start saving time, money and paper today.
Thursday 1st October
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Employment Relations Authority
A Mighty River Power engineer has been sacked after running up $23,500 in roaming charges on his work phone on a trip back to Sri Lanka and then turning up for work a day late.
Wednesday 30th September
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Employment Relations Authority
A transport company employee of more than 20 years has been awarded thousands of dollars in compensation after he was made redundant.
Tuesday 29th September
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Link To Ace Payroll
Wanting to promote Ace Payroll to your clients or potential clients? This page contains several versions of the Ace
Payroll logo if you are wanting to use it either for a newsletter or an internet link.
Monday 28th September
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Termination Pays
Using the As Per Act holiday pay method, I have an employee who has been employed for more than a year, receives four weeks holidays a year, and is terminating their employment. How does Ace Payroll calculate their final holiday pay?
Friday 25th September
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Employment Relations Authority
A company that believed an employee had quit because he told his boss to "stick this" has been ordered to pay out for constructive dismissal.
Thursday 24th September
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Employment Relations Authority A pair of contractors who raised the alarm about patients potentially being exposed to asbestos at Christchurch Hospital have been awarded $9000 compensation.
Wednesday 23rd September ![]()
Daylight Savings
Daylight savings begins on Sunday 27th of September with clocks moving one hour forward. If staff are
employed during the transition, our Daylight Saving and the Time Act 1975 clarifies the situation.
Tuesday 22nd September
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Increasing Student Loan Repayments My employee wants to pay back more than the minimum student loan so has
asked me to increase the amount I deduct each week. How is this done in Ace Payroll?
Monday 21st September
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Drunk Staff?
Employers are being told to prepare for inevitable absenteeism and the odd drunk employee at work during the Rugby World Cup.
Friday 18th September
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Employment relations Jetstar pilots will ask the budget airline for "significant compensation" after years of missed lunch breaks, the New Zealand Airline Pilots Association says.
Thursday 17th September ![]()
Employment Agreement Builder Every employee must have a written employment agreement. The MBIE Employment Agreement Builder helps you build an agreement with all relevant clauses covered.
Wednesday 16th September ![]()
Ace Payroll Passwords
This tutorial documents the password feature in Ace Payroll and answers some frequently asked questions about this feature.
Tuesday 15th September
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Link To Ace Payroll
Wanting to promote Ace Payroll to your clients or potential clients? This page contains several versions of the Ace
Payroll logo if you are wanting to use it either for a newsletter or an internet link.
Monday 14th September
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Direct Crediting Deductions
Employee deductions such as WINZ, Department Of Courts, IRD etc can be linked to a bank account for automatic payment by direct credit each pay.
Friday 11th September
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 66 September 2015.
Thursday 10th September
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KiwiSaver ESCT What is ESCT? This tutorial talks about the tax on KiwiSaver employer contributions and answers some
common questions about it.
Wednesday 9th September
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Employment Relations Authority
A Dunedin bus driver sacked for letting his wife ride for free has won a 10,000 payout from his former employer.
Wednesday 9th September
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Paid Parental Leave
The IR881 form is used for Paid Parental Leave, when the primary caregiver wishes to transfer part of the entitlement to their spouse or partner. This PDF opens in a new browser window.
Tuesday 8th September ![]()
Employment Relations Authority A man sexually harassed by his boss at a Wellington hostel has been awarded more than $35,000 after being sacked for complaining about the treatment.
Monday 7th September
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Employment Standards Authority
A Filipino hospitality worker in Auckland fired for not signing the contract he was offered has won his employment case.
Friday 4th September
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KiwiSaver Contribution Holidays
This tutorial covers KiwiSaver contribution holidays including when they can be taken, what the process is and how this is handled in Ace Payroll.
Thursday 3rd September
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Employment Relations Authority A judge has reserved his decision in a long-running employment dispute between Air New Zealand and a former flight attendant.
Wednesday 2nd September
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Delete Incorrect Payment I have accidentally filed a pay for an employee and it is showing
on my reports. How do I delete it?
Tuesday 1st September ![]()
Child Support
A child support variation code is used if you regularly deduct child support from an employee's wages, but the amount deducted in a certain pay period is different from the usual deduction.
Monday 31st August
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Inland Revenue Department
A carpet layer found guilty of not paying taxes for the second time in six years is one of a number of hardcore tax evaders who refuse to comply with tax law.
Friday 28th August
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KiwiSaver Reversals
I made KiwiSaver contributions for an individual which I now need to reverse because they have opted out. How can I do this in Ace Payroll?
Thursday 27th August
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IRD Electronic Filing
Moving onto IR-File or considering it? This document shows you how to create the file in Ace Payroll and how to navigate the IRD website to import the file.
Wednesday 26th August
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Notice Periods
Ending an employment relationship can be a time of mixed emotions for employees. Depending on the way they feel about the situation, laughing, crying or throwing toys are all within the range of common responses.
Tuesday 25th August ![]()
Payslip Options
How can I show the employee IRD number on the payslips each week?
Monday 24th August ![]()
One Off Payments The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run. You can produce a payslip,
create a direct credit and save the one off payment without waiting until your normal payroll day.
Friday 21st August
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Running Ace Payroll From A Memory Stick
I have heard I can run Ace Payroll entirely from a memory stick when I'm away. Is this true and how do I do it?
Thursday 20th August
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Earnings Certificates Earnings Certificates provide your employees with a record of their earnings, tax
payments and deductions for the financial year selected.
Wednesday 19th August
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IR330 Tax Declaration Form Staff wanting to change tax codes? This PDF copy of the IR330 tax code declaration form
they will need to fill in opens in a new browser window.
Tuesday 18th August ![]()
Guide To Paying Contractors Do you have contractors you need to pay alongside employees in Ace Payroll? This tutorial guides you through the steps to set someone up as a contractor.
Monday 17th August ![]()
Ace Payroll For Apple Mac
Using Ace Payroll on an Apple Mac? This tutorial shows you the best way to handle direct credits and your monthly return for IRD.
Friday 14th August
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90 Day Trial Periods
This tutorial covers the 90 Trial Period legislation and offers useful advice about the offering of trial periods as part of an employment contract.
Thursday 13th August
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Download our trial version
Looking for new payroll software? Download our latest demo for free and see how Ace Payroll can make wages the efficient, error free and easy task they should be.
Wednesday 12th August
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Ace Payroll Testimonials
Looking for new payroll software? Our testimonials page contains comments made by our clients every day. If you're struggling with your payroll, see what Ace Payroll customers are saying.
Tuesday 11th August ![]()
Switching Computers
Need to move Ace Payroll to a new computer? This tutorial shows you the procedure for easily moving Ace Payroll and your data to your new computer.
Monday 10th August
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 65 August 2015.
Friday 7th August
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Paying Wages To Credit Card One of my staff wants to have their wages paid straight to their credit card. How do I set this up
in Ace Payroll?
Thursday 6th August ![]()
Understanding Termination Accruals
I have an employee that is about to leave. When I looked at the Leave Owing report, it showed they were owed a certain number of days. However, when I went into Termination Pay, it appears the number of days is different. What is going on?
Wednesday 5th August ![]()
Casual Employee Setup
The casual employee features in Ace Payroll are designed so you can keep a permanent record of these employees, without having them clutter your regular payroll.
Tuesday 4th August
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Payment Reconciliation Report I have deductions set up for many of my staff. Some of these deductions are
linked to a bank account, but some (such as "Repayment of Advance") are not. How can I see which deductions have been direct credited?
Monday 3rd August
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Balances On Payslips Is there a way I can show leave and other balances on the emailed and printed payslips for my staff?
Friday 31st July ![]()
WINZ Deductions
WINZ have asked me to deduct an amount for my employee to repay WINZ each pay, and send it to them. How do I do this in Ace Payroll?
Thursday 30th July
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Multiple Pay Rates There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum
wage changes or someone does two jobs. This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Wednesday 29th July
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Accessing Employee Details What are the different ways to access employee details from anywhere in Ace Payroll?
Tuesday 28th July ![]()
Inland Revenue Department IRD staffers who take even one day off when they're ill are being summoned to meetings to explain themselves.
Monday 27th July
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Creating PDF's For Reports
This tutorial shows you how to set up your computer to be able to print any document to a PDF file, allowing it to be emailed if desired.
Friday 24th July
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Jury Service
We are sometimes asked if an employer has to pay for an employee that is doing Jury Service. They do not - this article explains the details.
Thursday 23rd July
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Alphabetical Site Index The Ace Payroll Site Index is an alphabetical listing of items on our website - it
makes searching for the items you wish to learn about quick and easy.
Wednesday 22nd July ![]()
Ace Payroll Help System Not getting enough help with your current payroll system? This page demonstrates how Ace Payroll provides help
on every screen as well as a comprehensive F1 Help Manual. We also link to the latest version of our Getting Started guide.
Tuesday 21st July
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Ace Payroll On A Mac I am thinking of buying a Mac computer and want to use Ace Payroll on my
Mac. Is this possible and, if so, how do I go about it?
Monday 20th July
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 64 July 2015.
Friday 17th July
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Pay Frequencies I am thinking of swapping my company from paying wages on a weekly basis to paying on a fortnightly basis. How
would I make this change in Ace Payroll?
Thursday 16th July ![]()
Ace Payroll On Linux
We are thinking of installing Ace Payroll on a Linux desktop, or hosting it on our Linux server. Is this possible?
Wednesday 15th July
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Inland Revenue Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 63 June 2015.
Tuesday 14th July ![]()
Recording Annual Leave
This document shows you how to itemise the actual dates taken off by employees when they take leave. This then allows reports to be run which show what days have been taken.
Monday 13th July ![]()
Resume Employee Wizard
This tutorial shows you how the easily resume a previous employee and, if they are returning as a casual, easily include the holiday pay with their pay each period.
Friday 10th July
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Reducing Balance Deductions
A reducing balance deduction automatically ceases once a set amount has been deducted. They are especially useful when a third party asks an employer to deduct a certain amount from employee wages over a period of time.
Thursday 9th July ![]()
Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a mechanism that allows staff to make charitable donations on a regular basis, and receive an immediate one third tax credit for the donation made.
It is voluntary from both the employer and employee perspectives.
Wednesday 8th July
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KiwiSaver KS3 Guide The KiwiSaver KS3 Introduction To KiwiSaver PDF is designed to be given to new employees. This PDF document
opens in a new window and can be printed.
Tuesday 7th July ![]()
Paid Parental Leave The IR880 form is used when an employee is applying for Paid Parental Leave. The form can be downloaded here.
Monday 6th July
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Free Internet Backup
Want to automatically have your data backed up offsite every pay period? Our internet backup routine takes care of your data security, making sure an offsite backup is always available.
Friday 3rd July ![]()
Provincial Anniversary Date
How can I set the Provincial Anniversary Date on a company wide basis so that Ace Payroll knows this is a public holiday for my staff?
Thursday 2nd July
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Payslip Options What are the different types of payslips available for the Ace Payroll system? Am I able to email payslips?
Wednesday 1st July ![]()
Windows 8
We are thinking of upgrading our computers to Windows 8. Is Ace Payroll compatible with Windows 8 and, while I know it isn't really your place to say, is Windows 8 any good?
Tuesday 30th June ![]()
Casual Employee Setup
The casual employee features in Ace Payroll are designed so you can keep a permanent record of these employees, without having them clutter your regular payroll.
Monday 29th June
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Pay Frequencies
Is it possible to handle multiple frequencies in Ace Payroll, for example some people being paid weekly and others being paid fortnightly?
Friday 26th June
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Frequently Asked Questions
Looking for help with Ace Payroll? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions where we answer well over one hundred questions about Ace Payroll with simple explanations and screenshots to demonstrate the answers.
Thursday 25th June ![]()
Setting Up For IR-File
Tired of sending in your PAYE return manually? This document shows you how to set up for the IRD's IR-File system in both Ace Payroll and at the IRD website.
Wednesday 24th June
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Data Security Written initially for prospective clients, this explanation of the different
routines in Ace Payroll designed to provide data security should be of interest to current users who wish to be prepared should disaster ever strike!
Tuesday 23rd June
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Termination Pays
Using the As Per Act holiday pay method, I have an employee who has been employed for more than a year, receives four weeks holidays a year, and is terminating their employment. How does Ace Payroll calculate their final holiday pay?
Monday 22nd June ![]()
Ace Payroll On A Mac
I am thinking of buying a Mac computer and want to use Ace Payroll on my Mac. Is this possible and, if so, how do I go about it?
Friday 19th June
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Paying Bonuses This tutorial shows the process for paying bonuses in Ace Payroll.
Thursday 18th June
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Internet Banking Setup
How do I set up Ace Payroll to create a file to import into my internet banking each pay run?
Wednesday 17th June
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Inland Revenue Conscious of the recent Novopay fiasco, Inland Revenue is cautiously developing its new system to make it faster and easier for taxpayers to meet their tax filing obligations.
Tuesday 16th June ![]()
Tax Bills & Refunds
My employee received a tax bill for the last financial year. I know I have them on the right tax code and am sure Ace Payroll is right. Is it possible to do everything right each pay, but still have a tax bill or tax refund at the end of the year?
Monday 15th June ![]()
Recording Hours Worked
Is there a way I can record the hours my staff work each day, and report this on their payslip?
Friday 12th June
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Networking Ace Payroll
I am going to ask my IT person to put Ace Payroll on the network so several of us can access it. How do they go about it?
Thursday 11th June
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
I have an employee that wants to cash up some of their holiday pay. Is this legal and how can I do it in Ace Payroll?
Wednesday 10th June
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 63 June 2015.
Tuesday 9th June
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Employment Relations Authority
The owners of a liquor store who were found to have racially harassed an employee have lodged an appeal against the judgment, saying they weren't given a chance to defend the claims.
Monday 8th June
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Human Resources
Cringe-worthy karaoke nights and other manufactured 'fun' activities are backfiring on employers, with one worker admitting to quitting his job rather than being forced to attend another miserable activity.
Friday 5th June ![]()
Free Internet Backup
Want to automatically have your data backed up offsite every pay period? Our internet backup routine takes care of your data security, making sure an offsite backup is always available.
Thursday 4th June ![]()
Download our trial version
Looking for new payroll software? Download our latest demo for free and see how Ace Payroll can make wages the efficient, error free and easy task they should be.
Wednesday 3rd June
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Direct Credits
I have created my direct credits, filed the pay, but I have now discovered an error. Is there any way I can create the schedule again?
Tuesday 2nd June
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Ace Payroll For Apple Mac Want to use Ace Payroll on your Apple Mac? This tutorial shows you how to swap over.
Monday 1st June ![]()
Queen's Birthday 2015
Today is the Queen's Birthday Public Holiday. This document shows you how to pay for this public holiday in Ace Payroll.
Friday 29th May
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Ace Payroll F1 User Manual
Need help with Ace Payroll? This page documents how to use the F1 Help Manual that is shipped with every copy of Ace Payroll and shows the ways it can be used to find what you are looking for.
Thursday 28th May ![]()
Accessing Employee Details
What are the different ways to access employee details from anywhere in Ace Payroll?
Wednesday 27th May ![]()
F2 Employee Index How to search for an employee on the Ace Payroll employee index.
Tuesday 26th May
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Earnings Certificates Earnings Certificates provide your employees with a record of their earnings, tax
payments and deductions for the financial year selected.
Monday 25th May
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Social Media Saying something controversial on Twitter, Facebook or other social media sites - especially about your employer or workmates - is a shortcut to unemployment, lawyers warn.
Friday 22nd May ![]()
ESCT Changes
I am doing my monthly return for IRD and the ESCT figure does not show on my IR348 return. What is wrong?
Thursday 21st May
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Time Banking Is there a place in Ace Payroll where I can record hours in lieu that have nothing to do
with a public holiday? For example, if an employee works three hours on a Saturday and I wish to hold these in lieu?
Wednesday 20th May
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IRD Electronic Filing
Moving onto IR-File or considering it? This document shows you how to create the file in Ace Payroll and how to navigate the IRD website to import the file.
Tuesday 19th May
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Casual Vs Part Time Employee Ace Payroll is sometimes asked what the difference is between a
casual and a part time employee.
Monday 18th May ![]()
Changing From Casual
I have a casual employee who has recently become a permanent employee. How do I change their holiday pay from 8% each pay?
Friday 15th May
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Delete Incorrect Payment I have accidentally filed a pay for an employee and it is showing on my reports. How do I delete it?
Thursday 14th May ![]()
Rest home worker's employment terminated after letting the gardener in to a flat
A rest home worker who was dismissed after being caught with a gardener in a dead resident's room has been awarded more than $28,000 in compensation.
Wednesday 13th May
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Running Ace Payroll From A Memory Stick
I have heard I can run Ace Payroll entirely from a memory stick when I'm away. Is this true and how do I do it?
Tuesday 12th May
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Employment Relations Authority Awards $9K To Worker Fired Over Magazine
A shop worker who was fired and reported to police for taking home a magazine has been awarded more than $9000 in compensation.
Monday 11th May
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Paid Parental Leave
The IR881 form is used for Paid Parental Leave, when the primary caregiver wishes to transfer part of the entitlement to their spouse or partner. This PDF opens in a new browser window.
Friday 8th May ![]()
KiwiSaver Scheme Provider
Regarding my staff who join KiwiSaver, do I need to load their nominated scheme provider into the Ace Payroll system?
Thursday 7th May
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 62 May 2015.
Wednesday 6th May
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Guide To Paying Contractors
Do you have contractors you need to pay alongside employees in Ace Payroll? This tutorial guides you through the steps to set someone up as a contractor.
Tuesday 5th May
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Ace Payroll Testimonials
Looking for new payroll software? Our testimonials page contains comments made by our clients every day. If you're struggling with your payroll, see what Ace Payroll customers are saying.
Monday 4th May ![]()
Download our trial version
Looking for new payroll software? Download our latest demo for free and see how Ace Payroll can make wages the efficient, error free and easy task they should be.
Friday 1st May
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IRD Transformation Project Inland Revenue's Business Transformation project is now expected to cost up to almost $2 billion, an auditor-general's report has revealed.
Friday 1st May
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Jury Service
We are sometimes asked if an employer has to pay for an employee that is doing Jury Service. They do not - this article explains the details.
Thursday 30th April ![]()
One Off Payments
The One Off Payment routine is used for paying amounts that fall outside of the regular pay run. You can produce a payslip,
create a direct credit and save the one off payment without waiting until your normal payroll day.
Wednesday 29th April
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KiwiSaver Reversals
I made KiwiSaver contributions for an individual which I now need to reverse because they have opted out. How can I do this in Ace Payroll?
Tuesday 28th April
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Balances On Payslips Is there a way I can show leave and other balances on the emailed and printed payslips for my staff?
Monday 27th April ![]()
Alternative Anzac Day 2015
Today, in some employment situations is Anzac Day 2015, although actual Anzac Day was on Saturday. This document shows you how to pay for Anzac Day in Ace Payroll.
Saturday 25th April
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Anzac Day 2015
Today, and in some employment situations, Monday, is Anzac Day 2015. This document shows you how to pay for Anzac Day in Ace Payroll.
Friday 24th April
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Resume Employee An old employee has come back to work for me again. How do I resume them in Ace Payroll?
Thursday 23rd April ![]()
Direct Crediting Deductions
Employee deductions such as WINZ, Department Of Courts, IRD etc can be linked to a bank account for automatic payment by direct credit each pay.
Wednesday 22nd April
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Emailed Payslips
Not using Emailed Payslips yet? Learn how to set up the routine, decide which staff are to receive payslips by email, and start saving time, money and paper today.
Tuesday 21st April
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Ace Payroll For Apple Mac
Using Ace Payroll on an Apple Mac? This tutorial shows you the best way to handle direct credits and your monthly return for IRD.
Monday 20th April
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Public Holidays Want to see what days the public holidays fall on this year, or check public holiday dates for future years? This
document shows you how.
Friday 17th April ![]()
Multiple Pay Rates
There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum
wage changes or someone does two jobs. This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Thursday 16th April
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Paid Parental Leave
The IR880 form is used when an employee is applying for Paid Parental Leave. The form can be downloaded here.
Wednesday 15th April
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Link To Ace Payroll
Wanting to promote Ace Payroll to your clients or potential clients? This page contains several versions of the Ace
Payroll logo if you are wanting to use it either for a newsletter or an internet link.
Tuesday 14th April
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Child Support A child support variation code is used if you regularly deduct child support from an employee's
wages, but the amount deducted in a certain pay period is different from the usual deduction.
Monday 13th April
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Ace Payroll Help System
Not getting enough help with your current payroll system? This page demonstrates how Ace Payroll provides help
on every screen as well as a comprehensive F1 Help Manual. We also link to the latest version of our Getting Started guide.
Friday 10th April
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Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a mechanism that allows staff to make charitable donations on a regular basis, and receive an immediate one third tax credit for the donation made.
It is voluntary from both the employer and employee perspectives.
Thursday 9th April
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 61 April 2015.
Wednesday 8th April
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Creating PDF's For Reports
This tutorial shows you how to set up your computer to be able to print any document to a PDF file, allowing it to be emailed if desired.
Tuesday 7th April
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Tax Bills & Refunds
My employee received a tax bill for the last financial year. I know I have them on the right tax code and am sure Ace Payroll is right. Is it possible to do everything right each pay, but still have a tax bill or tax refund at the end of the year?
Monday 6th April ![]()
IR330 Tax Declaration Form
Staff wanting to change tax codes? This PDF copy of the IR330 tax code declaration form they will need to fill in opens in a new browser window.
Saturday 4th April
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Daylight Savings Turn your clocks back one hour on Sunday 5th April. If staff are employed during the transition, our
Daylight Saving and the Time Act 1974 section clarifies the situation.
Friday 3rd April ![]()
Easter Public Holidays 2015 The document shows you how to handle the Easter 2015 public holidays in Ace Payroll.
Thursday 2nd April
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Casual Employee Setup
The casual employee features in Ace Payroll are designed so you can keep a permanent record of these employees, without having them clutter your regular payroll.
Wednesday 1st April
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Minimum Wage Increase
From today the adult rate is $14.75 an hour, and applies to all workers 18 years and over. The new entrants minimum hourly rate increases to $11.80, or 80 per cent of the adult minimum wage.
Tuesday 31st March
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Inland Revenue
The way businesses, investors and the self-employed pay tax could change dramatically after the Inland Revenue Department completes a $1 billion-plus overhaul of the tax system.
Monday 30th March ![]()
KiwiSaver ESCT
What is ESCT? This tutorial talks about the tax on KiwiSaver employer contributions and answers some questions we are getting about it.
Friday 27th March
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Delete Incorrect Payment I have accidentally filed a pay for an employee and it is showing on my reports. How do I delete it?
Thursday 26th March
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Employment Law Employers who exploit their workers or breach employment standards are in line for a raft of harsher penalties.
Wednesday 25th March ![]()
Opting Out Of KiwiSaver
Some of the new staff I hire are wanting to opt out of KiwiSaver. How do I go about doing this in Ace Payroll?
Tuesday 24th March
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Data Security Written initially for prospective clients, this explanation of the different
routines in Ace Payroll designed to provide data security should be of interest to current users who wish to be prepared should disaster ever strike!
Monday 23rd March
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Minimum Wage Increase
From 1st April 2015 the adult rate is $14.75 an hour, and applies to all workers 18 years and over. The new entrants minimum hourly rate increases to $11.80, or 80 per cent of the adult minimum wage.
Friday 20th March ![]()
Paying Bonuses
This tutorial shows the process for paying bonuses in Ace Payroll.
Thursday 19th March ![]()
Cashing Up Holiday Pay I have an employee that wants to cash up some of their holiday pay. Is this legal and how can I do it in Ace Payroll?
Wednesday 18th March
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Payslip Options How can I show the employee IRD number on the payslips each week?
Tuesday 17th March ![]()
Paying Wages To Credit Card
One of my staff wants to have their wages paid straight to their credit card. How do I set this up in Ace Payroll?
Monday 16th March
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Setting Up For IR-File Tired of sending in your PAYE return manually? This document shows you how to set up for the IRD's IR-File
system in both Ace Payroll and at the IRD website.
Friday 13th March ![]()
Download our trial version
Looking for new payroll software? Download our latest demo for free and see how Ace Payroll can make wages the efficient, error free and easy task they should be.
Thursday 12th March
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Windows 8
We are thinking of upgrading our computers to Windows 8. Is Ace Payroll compatible with Windows 8 and, while I know it isn't really your place to say, is Windows 8 any good?
Wednesday 11th March ![]()
WINZ Deductions
WINZ have asked me to deduct an amount for my employee to repay WINZ each pay, and send it to them. How do I do this in Ace Payroll?
Tuesday 10th March
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Inland Revenue Department Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 60 March 2015.
Monday 9th March
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Payslip Options What are the different types of payslips available for the Ace Payroll system? Am I able to email payslips?
Friday 6th March ![]()
Earnings Certificates
Earnings Certificates provide your employees with a record of their earnings, tax payments and deductions for the financial year selected.
Thursday 5th March
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Switching Computers
Need to move Ace Payroll to a new computer? This tutorial shows you the procedure for easily moving Ace Payroll and your data to your new computer.
Wednesday 4th March
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Inland Revenue Department IT changes to implement child support reforms will cost $163 million, a cost blowout from the originally estimated $30m.
Tuesday 3rd March
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Time Banking Is there a place in Ace Payroll where I can record hours in lieu that have nothing to do
with a public holiday? For example, if an employee works three hours on a Saturday and I wish to hold these in lieu?
Monday 2nd March
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KiwiSaver Reversals
I made KiwiSaver contributions for an individual which I now need to reverse because they have opted out. How can I do this in Ace Payroll?
Friday 27th February ![]()
Internet Banking Setup
How do I set up Ace Payroll to create a file to import into my internet banking each pay run?
Thursday 26th February
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Guide To Paying Contractors
Do you have contractors you need to pay alongside employees in Ace Payroll? This tutorial guides you through the steps to set someone up as a contractor.
Wednesday 25th February
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IRD Electronic Filing
Moving onto IR-File or considering it? This document shows you how to create the file in Ace Payroll and how to navigate the IRD website to import the file.
Tuesday 24th February
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Tax Bills & Refunds
My employee received a tax bill for the last financial year. I know I have them on the right tax code and am sure Ace Payroll is right. Is it possible to do everything right each pay, but still have a tax bill or tax refund at the end of the year?
Monday 23rd February ![]()
Casual Vs Part Time Employee
Ace Payroll is sometimes asked what the difference is between a casual and a part time employee.
Friday 20th February
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Ace Payroll Passwords
This tutorial documents the password feature in Ace Payroll and answers some frequently asked questions about this feature.
Thursday 19th February
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F2 Employee Index How to search for an employee on the Ace Payroll employee index.
Wednesday 18th February
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Jury Service
We are sometimes asked if an employer has to pay for an employee that is doing Jury Service. They do not - this article explains the details.
Tuesday 17th February
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Ace Payroll F1 User Manual
Need help with Ace Payroll? This page documents how to use the F1 Help Manual that is shipped with every copy of Ace Payroll and shows the ways it can be used to find what you are looking for.
Monday 16th February ![]()
Multiple Pay Rates
There are times you need to pay an employee two different rates for the same period, such as when the minimum
wage changes or someone does two jobs. This tutorial shows how to set up a new pay rate to handle this in Ace Payroll.
Friday 13th February
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IRD Business Tax Update Inland Revenue Department Business Tax Update Issue 59 February 2015.
Thursday 12th February
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Special Tax Codes The IRD have sent me a Special Tax Code form asking me to deduct tax at a certain percentage. How do I handle
this in Ace Payroll?
Wednesday 11th February ![]()
Running Ace Payroll From A Memory Stick
I have heard I can run Ace Payroll entirely from a memory stick when I'm away. Is this true and how do I do it?
Tuesday 10th February
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Free Internet Backup
Want to automatically have your data backed up offsite every pay period? Our internet backup routine takes care of your data security, making sure an offsite backup is always available.
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Employment Matters A business owner drilled a hole through a wall and secretly filmed one of his employees while she used the toilet.
Friday 6th February
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Waitangi Day Today is Waitangi Day. This document shows you how to process the Waitangi Day public holiday in Ace Payroll.
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IRD Electronic Filing
Moving onto IR-File or considering it? This document shows you how to create the file in Ace Payroll and how to navigate the IRD website to import the file.
Wednesday 4th February
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Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a mechanism that allows staff to make charitable donations on a regular basis, and receive an immediate one third tax credit for the donation made.
It is voluntary from both the employer and employee perspectives.
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Reducing Balance Deductions
A reducing balance deduction automatically ceases once a set amount has been deducted. They are especially useful when a third party asks an employer to deduct a certain amount from employee wages over a period of time.
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Ace Payroll Upgrades
Ace Payroll releases an upgrade CD each year, and we are often asked when is the best time to install the upgrade.
Friday 30th January
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Ace Payroll Testimonials
Looking for new payroll software? Our testimonials page contains comments made by our clients every day. If you're struggling with your payroll, see what Ace Payroll customers are saying.
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KiwiSaver KS3 Guide
The KiwiSaver KS3 Introduction To KiwiSaver PDF is designed to be given to new employees. This PDF document opens in a new window and can be printed.
Wednesday 28th January
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Direct Crediting Deductions
Employee deductions such as WINZ, Department Of Courts, IRD etc can be linked to a bank account for automatic payment by direct credit each pay.
Tuesday 27th January
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Recording Hours Worked Is there a way I can record the hours my staff work each day, and report this on their payslip?
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Networking Ace Payroll
I am going to ask my IT person to put Ace Payroll on the network so several of us can access it. How do they go about it?
Friday 23rd January
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Wages Protection Act The Wages Protection Act governs the way in which wages are paid, the
making of deductions, and recovery of over payments.
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Annual Closedowns
This tutorial shows you how to handle an Annual Compulsory Closedown in Ace Payroll. The most common time for a compulsory closedown is at Christmas time.
Wednesday 21st January
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Changing From Casual I have a casual employee who has recently become a permanent employee.
How do I change their holiday pay from 8% each pay?
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Ace Payroll For Apple Mac Want to use Ace Payroll on your Apple Mac? This tutorial shows you how to swap over.
Monday 19th January
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Data Security Written initially for prospective clients, this explanation of the different
routines in Ace Payroll designed to provide data security should be of interest to current users who wish to be prepared should disaster ever strike!
Friday 16th January
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Total Remuneration
This tutorial shows how to implement a Total Remuneration scheme for KiwiSaver in Ace Payroll.
Thursday 15th January
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Alphabetical Site Index The Ace Payroll Site Index is an alphabetical listing of items on our website - it
makes searching for the items you wish to learn about quick and easy.
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Child Support A child support variation code is used if you regularly deduct child support from an employee's
wages, but the amount deducted in a certain pay period is different from the usual deduction.
Tuesday 13th January
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Emailed Payslips
Not using Emailed Payslips yet? Learn how to set up the routine, decide which staff are to receive payslips by email, and start saving time, money and paper today.
Monday 12th January
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Payment Reconciliation Report I have deductions set up for many of my staff. Some of these deductions are
linked to a bank account, but some (such as "Repayment of Advance") are not. How can I see which deductions have been direct credited?
Friday 9th January
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Cashing Up Holiday Pay
I have an employee that wants to cash up some of their holiday pay. Is this legal and how can I do it in Ace Payroll?
Thursday 8th January
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Accessing Employee Details What are the different ways to access employee details from anywhere in Ace Payroll?
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Casual Employee Setup
The casual employee features in Ace Payroll are designed so you can keep a permanent record of these employees, without having them clutter your regular payroll.
Tuesday 6th January
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Termination Pays
Using the As Per Act holiday pay method, I have an employee who has been employed for more than a year, receives four weeks holidays a year, and is terminating their employment. How does Ace Payroll calculate their final holiday pay?
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Windows 8
We are thinking of upgrading our computers to Windows 8. Is Ace Payroll compatible with Windows 8 and, while I know it isn't really your place to say, is Windows 8 any good?