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Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

Hi there

 

I set up SMP for my employee a couple of months ago and it has run along with my payroll for the past to runs, however this payroll run (august) it has not auto populated my employees payslip, what has gone wrong please, during the set top it all seemed straight forward, all dates are within the payroll run parameters also.

please advise you Quickbooks gurus!

 

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Best answer August 28, 2020

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Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

SMP going forwards

unfortunately not, one of  the reasons that error message could be coming up maybe due to the LEL it maybe calculating 112 is the most that could be paid.

What we'd suggest is if you can ring the helpline on 0808 234 5337 and the agent will be able to set up a screen share with you and watch you do the whole process as we don't have the option here and it does look like it possibly maybe related to the amount it expects to be calculated.

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Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

SMP going forwards

Hello Danster75, 

 

Welcome to the Community post, 

 

In order to help you, can we ask which payroll it is you use is it Standard payroll or Advanced payroll in your Quickbooks. 

Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

HI Ashleigh, Standard Payroll

Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

SMP going forwards

Thanks for clarfiying this for us Danster75, 

 

Can we ask is it just this one employee's payslip that has not been produced when you have done the august payrun or has it done it to other employees as well? 

Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

no its not that its not producing a payslip, its that the system has not recognised her as SMP and has not put any figures into her SMP payments box

 

Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

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GeorgiaC
QuickBooks Team

SMP going forwards

Thanks for the information and screenshots Danster75, 

 

Having looked into why it is not producing a value for the wage for this employee form the screenshots you provided us with, we can see that the reason in which it has done the payroll on a 0 balance is because in the leave section you have missed the average weekly earning out. 

 

You will need to calculate the average weekly earnings and then put it in that box save it and then roll back this payroll and then re-roll it and it should produce the figure for you. 

 

Get back to us below if you have any questions :smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

Not working at all.

 

Also Its says to not input in the AWE box unless switching software etc, hence why I left it blank, Ive now deleted the payroll run and re-inputted the amount in the AWE box, but to no avail as it won't let me save it.

 

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Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

SMP going forwards

Thanks for letting us know. 

 

When did you start the SMP in Quickbooks Standard payroll? 

 

Have you checked the HMRC SMP calculator as we?  

Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

it would've been the previous payroll run so July's.

 

 

Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

SMP going forwards

Thanks for clarifying that, 

 

Has any of the data changed? 

 

Can you make sure the data you have in matches HMRC SMP Calculator.  

 

If it doesn't match you will need to roll back to the start of the maternity leave, correct and redo the payrolls and then just paying the employee any differences that may arise.

  

Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

Thankyou, I will investigate further, how does 1 roll back please?

Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

SMP going forwards

Hello Danster75, 

 

Thanks for coming back to us here. 

 

The way in which to roll back in standard payroll is- 

 

Click into the lastest pay run in payroll history>download the payslips so you have a copy of the information> action top right-hand corner > delete pay run

 

You would do these steps for each pay run until you get to when you started the SMP. 

 

Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

Okay so now I'm trumped, I believe the number 167 is higher than 112!! please advise..4E85F736-D3AE-4008-A5DA-B37802523DD4_4_5005_c.jpeg

Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

SMP going forwards

Have you calculated The AEW figure on HMRCS calculator as this will tell you how much it should be. This link will take you there. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/statutory-maternity-pay-manually-calculate-your-employees-payments

Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

Yes , figure to be inputted should be 167.6457692, rolled back etc no probs

 

Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

SMP going forwards

Right, ok so it is just not letting you save that number so you can re-run the payroll, is it? 

Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

Indeed:(

Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

SMP going forwards

Hello Danster75, 

 

When you rolled back did you roll back to July or June? 

Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

Both June & July, re did June no probs? laptop is going out the window very soon!

 

Danster75
Level 2

SMP going forwards

Is their a way to override this, as I need to run payroll and get people paid?

 

Ashleigh1
QuickBooks Team

SMP going forwards

unfortunately not, one of  the reasons that error message could be coming up maybe due to the LEL it maybe calculating 112 is the most that could be paid.

What we'd suggest is if you can ring the helpline on 0808 234 5337 and the agent will be able to set up a screen share with you and watch you do the whole process as we don't have the option here and it does look like it possibly maybe related to the amount it expects to be calculated.

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