Please refer to the ‘Quick Start Guide’. principles
Payback is available in various versions to cater for various numbers of employees and employers, to suit everyone from a small single-company employer to payroll bureaux.
If you wish to upgrade your version of payback, you won’t have to retype any information you’ve already entered with your existing version.
· Unique, simple to use interface. No other payroll software has our easy to use system.
· No need to worry about Pay Periods, PRSI Codes or Tax.
· Pay Fortnightly, Monthly, Weekly, Four-Weekly, and User Defined.
· No requirement to purchase any special stationery etc.
· Set up Pensions, Benefit in Kind, Holidays, Social Welfare payments with ease.
· If you require further assistance, our payroll professionals can be contacted via the support hotline.
If you wish to use Payback for more than one company, or more than four employees, you must have a valid Licence Code. Please phone 1800 211 425 or visit www.payback.ie to get a Licence Code.
If you are upgrading from an older version, the installation process is the same.
Before using the Payback CD, make sure that your CD-ROM drive is properly installed.
1. Put the Payback CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Payback should automatically install. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
3. If Payback does not automatically install when you insert the CD, open the start menu and choose the Run option. The Run dialog box appears.
4. In the Open text box type D:\setup.exe then choose the OK button. If you are installing from a different drive replace D:\ the above command with the appropriate letter.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
The file size is about 6.6Mb. If you have a dial-up connection, this will take about 20 minutes to download. If you have broadband, it should only take about 3 minutes.
1. Type ‘http://www.payback.ie/downloads/payback.exe’ into your web browser.
2. A dialogue box will appear. Click OK to save Payback.exe.
3. Run Payback.exe and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
When the installation process in complete, you should see a Payback icon on your desktop. Double-click this to run the program.
The first time you run the program, you will be asked if you want to run payback in Wizard mode or Classic mode. You can switch between classic and wizard modes at any time, while you are using the software. Wizard mode helps you set up your payroll by asking you a series of questions. In classic mode, you are free to enter information in whatever order you wish.
Use the Lifesaver icon at the top right of the screen to see on-screen guidance relating to the current function.
Click the Wizard Hat at the top right of the screen to enter Wizard mode.
The main menu is down the left hand side of the screen.
The steps to running your first payroll are:
1. Type in your company details.
2. Enter your employees’ information.
3. Process the payroll.
4. Produce reports.
If you have previously installed Payback, and are upgrading to a newer version, please follow these instructions to import your payroll information.
BACKUP your database before installing the new version.
1. Exit from Payback if it's running
2. Install the update (refer to installation instructions above)
3. When the installation is complete, start up Payback.
4. Click 'File' on the left hand menu
5. Click the 'Backup' Icon
6. Select 'Upgrade' tab
7. Click the 'Upgrade' button.
Payback will search for any old versions and copy across your payroll information. You will not be able to upgrade if you enter any information into the new version prior to following the above instructions. This is to prevent accidental deletion of data.
If you need more information about a particular screen within payback, click on the Lifesaver icon at the top right of the screen. A help window will appear along the left hand margin of the window, detailing the screen’s main functions. When you have finished reading this window, click on the x at the top of the help window to close it.
If the help window doesn’t fully explain what you want to do, and it’s not in this manual, please refer to the support section of the payback website: http://www.payback.ie/support.html
If you still are having problems, then please email us on support@payback.ie or call our support helpline on 01 451 4943.
If your question is a general question about PAYE (Income tax), PRSI or other employment issues then please refer to the following:
· Your Local Tax Office
· Revenue Commissioners www.revenue.ie
· Department of Social and Family Affairs www.welfare.ie
· Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment www.entemp.ie
· Social and Civil Rights website www.oasis.gov.ie
· This User Guide contains a general description of the most important parts of Payback Payroll software.
· Payback is regularly updated and improved. Due to this, there may be variations between this user guide and the detailed operation of the latest version of Payback.
· The help text that is displayed within payback when the Lifesaver icon is clicked will always be up to date.
· For the most up-to-date help, please refer to our website. (www.payback.ie)
· For help on the PAYE system, please refer to the revenue website (www.revenue.ie). They have detailed guides that are free to download. If you do not have Internet access, you may request these guides from your local tax office.