Ace Payroll version history

Version 3.45A 15/03/2018  

• The 10.5% flat rate used to calculate extra pay for NSW tax code holders will no longer apply.

• Calculations for extra pay will be rounded to whole cents.

• The maximum ACC earner’s levy threshold increases from $1,724.33 to $1,755.37

• The Student loan repayment threshold has increased to $19,448 for the 2018/19 tax year.

Version 3.44B 31/03/2017 

• You can now automatically post accounting journal entries to MYOB Essentials.
• Contractors can nominate their own withholding tax rate up to 100%.
• The no-notification withholding tax rate has been updated to 45% for all contractors.

 Version 3.44A 31/01/2017 

• Filter One Off reports by department
• Improvements to holiday pay entitlement calculations when employees change their working days
• 2017 compliance changes and bug fixes

Version 3.43D 31/03/2016 

• IRD Ruling on extra pays

Version 3.43C 29/02/2016 

• Leap Year Patch

Version 3.43B 12/01/2016 

• MYOB AccountRight Live integration

Version 3.43A 01/01/2016 

• ACC Earner Premium reduces to 1.39% from 1st April 2016.
• Maxumum ACC earner premium increased to $122,063 annually from 1st April 2016.
• This is our formal 2016 compliance release.

Version 3.42F 15/10/2015 

• Parental Leave updated for 16 weeks paid parental leave, increasing to 18 weeks from 1st July 2016.
• Terms of use added for downloaded upgrades.
• Cashing up holiday pay - additional wizard step added to provide more information.

Version 3.42E 27/08/2015 

• Employee Single Allowance Report significantly enhanced, with payslip drill down and sort order features added.
• Reducing Balance Deduction report added.
• SMTP password field lengthened.
• View All Employee Alerts report added.
• Entry of SMTP host settings updated.
• Public Holidays updated for 2018.
• Southland Anniversary dates and documentation updated.
• Parental Leave increases from $504.10 to $516.85 weekly.

Version 3.42D 23/07/2015 

• Updated Ace Payroll Installer
• Resume Employee tutorial updated.
• All public holiday documentation updated.
• Sharepoint integration completed.

Version 3.42C 24/06/2015 

• Clearance date facility added for Westpac Business Online.
• Ace Payroll Installer updated.
• F1 Help Manual updated.
• Bank names & contact numbers updated where necessary.

Version 3.42B 03/03/2015 

• Minimum Wage updated.

Version 3.42A 05/01/2015 

• ACC maximum earner premium updated.

Version 3.41L 01/12/2014 

• Public Holidays Taken & Worked - links added to help manual for all mondayised public holidays.

Version 3.41K 19/11/2014 

• KiwiSaver employer contribution percentage rates changes.

Version 3.41J 04/11/2014 

• Rabobank detail records updated to Format B.
• IRFile made simple details added re IR345.
• Leave Owing Report export file viewer added.
• Leave Owing Report time bank data added to end of export data lines.
• FAQ134 ESCT - What Is It? updated as per IRD request.
• All KiwiSaver documentation updated.
• Significant enhancements to Cloud Payslip Server.
• Parental Leave increased to $504.10 gross per week.

Version 3.41H 23/10/2014 

• Leave owing report setup options added.
• IRFile path length is now unlimited.

Version 3.41G 10/10/2014 

• Reducing Balance Deductions can now show balance on payslips.
• All upgrade methods before 3.27 removed.

Version 3.41F 16/9/2014 

• Public Holidays added for 2017.
• GlobVars.MaxRecRange increased to 2018.
• TurnOfCentury changed to 2024. DayOfWeekOffset adjusted.
• Quantum file signature updated to QC05-51.
• Resume employee wizard added.
• Purge Unpaid Employees utility added.

Version 3.41E 07/8/2014 

• Import Style #15 Import New Employee enhanced.
• Export file paths user definable.
• Generic Accounting Data export method added.
• Quantum now exports ESCT data.
• IRFile unfiled pays message more detail added.

Version 3.41D 25/6/2014 

• Import style #52 added.

Version 3.41C 16/3/2014 

• Fine tuning option added to not calculate witholding tax on the cents part of a gross pay.

Version 3.41B 03/2/2014 

• Intermediary functionality added.

Version 3.41A 01/1/2014 

• ACC Earner Premium reduces from 1.7% to 1.45%.
• View Latest Changes removed.
• MaxRecRange increased to 2017.