Pension in QuickBooks Online Advanced Payroll and QuickBooks Bureau Payroll

If you'd like to automate your pension reporting, you can use the inbuilt PensionSync integration.

Important: Once you select a scheme, you cannot change to an alternative scheme. PensionSync is only available for the following pension providers:

• NEST
• Aviva Company Pension
• Smart Pension
• The People's Pension
• NOW Pension

When using PensionSync in Advanced Payroll, pension details (including Qualifying Earnings) are imported directly from the pension provider into QuickBooks Online via PensionSync.

If changes are needed (for example, Qualifying Earnings change), this change has to be actioned directly with your pension provider first, and the update is then imported into QuickBooksOnline via PensionSync. These changes cannot be made in QuickBooks.

Note: NEST will automatically collect contributions, as well as update any changes to employee details (such as, employees who opt-out, cease membership and changes to employee contributions) directly into payroll.

You can complete the PensionSync by following these steps:

These steps are for businesses that do not currently use PensionSync through their payroll provider. If you already have a PensionSync account, please proceed to step 6.

1. Go to Payroll Settings and then Pension Settings.
2. Click the Add pension scheme via PensionSync button.
3. Click Connect to PensionSync button. This will connect your business file to PensionSync.
4. Once your business file is connected to PensionSync you can launch the Scheme Management Tool (SMT) which you can use to manage all your PensionSync interactions.

Because you're setting up a new PensionSync account, you'll need to click the Open PensionSync dashboard option under Actions.

5. Once you've opened the scheme management tool, you'll need to create a PensionSync account by providing the following details:
   1. Company name
   2. Logo (optional)
   3. Phone number
   4. Email address

If you already have a pension scheme, proceed below.  If you don't have a pension scheme, you can create one from within PensionSync.

6. Once you've set up your PensionSync account, you're now ready to import your pension scheme details into your business. You can do this by clicking on the Import from PensionSync button.
7. You will now need to enter:
   • your pension provider
   • your employer ID.

If you do not know your employer ID you will need to contact your pension provider.

Once you have entered these details click Link Scheme.

8. You will now need to authorise your pension scheme to be used with PensionSync. To do this, click the button to launch the PensionSync Authorisation Gateway.
9. Once you've authorised the PensionSync gateway, your pension scheme information will be imported into your business file and you'll be able to start processing pensions payments for that employee

Note: You cannot pay the contributions to the provider through QuickBooks Advanced Payroll.