Payroll

An attachment of Earnings (AEO) is an official form issued to an employer, usually by the court.  It instructs the employer to deduct an outstanding debt directly from an employee’s wages.  There are various reasons why a court may issue an attachment, including unpaid fines and child support.  To cover administration costs, you can also deduct an administration fee of £1 from the employee for each pay period, for each attachment.

To set up an AEO

1. Double-click the required employee to open their record, then click the Employment tab.
2. Click Pay Element, then click Attachment of Earnings Orders.
3. Click the next available line under Attachment Name.
4. Click the dropdown button and select the required attachment.
5. Click OK and enter the AEO details:

• If the attachment if ongoing with no end date or total value, leave the Total Attachment value as 0.00.
• Some attachments have protected earnings built into the legislation. If you use an attachment without this set, you can enter an amount under the Protected Earnings column.

6. Click Save.
7. Click Save, then click Close.

If you need help setting up a AEO or need any other help or advice with your payroll, please contact us

Accounts

Customer Receipt

When a customer has paid you and you need to mark that the invoice has been paid: –

1. Click Bank accounts on the left-hand menu.
2. Click the bank account the money has been received into.
3. On the tool bar, click Customer receipt.
4. Select the correct customer either by typing in the customer’s code or by clicking the down arrow and selecting the customer or press F4.
5. Enter the date the money was received.
6. Enter a Reference if required.
7. Reference – enter if required.
8. Enter the amount received and record the payment.

• Full Payment – Click the invoice, then click Pay in full.
• Part Payment – Enter the value paid against the invoice in the Receipt
• Multiple payments – Enter the value paid for each invoice in the Receipt

9. Click Save and Close.

Record payments from customers in advance.

If you receive a payment from a customer before you issue the invoice, you can still record this as a payment on account.

1. Click Bank accounts on the left-hand menu.
2. Click the bank account the money has been received into.
3. On the tool bar, click Customer receipt.
4. Select the correct customer either by typing in the customers code or by clicking the down arrow and selecting the customer or press F4.
5. Enter the date the money was received.
6. Enter a Reference if required.
7. Reference – enter if required.
8. Enter the amount received.
9. Click Save then when prompted to post a payment on account, click Yes.
10. Click Close.

You can allocate the payment on account to future invoices for this customer at any time.

If you would like help entering customer receipts on customer payments on account or need any other help with your Sage Accounts, please contact us