Revert back to a previous Tax Year

In a previous tax year you can do the tax certificate submission, correct any company or employee validations for the specific tax year and you will also be able to do year to date adjustments.

On your Sage Business Cloud Payroll (SBCP) home screen:

1. Click on the drop down on Current period: end date in the black navigation bar.
2. Click on Previous Tax Year:
   
   
   NOTE:

   If the current period is not visible in the menu bar, your application is not in maximised view. To access the previous tax year, go to Payroll then Previous Tax Year.

    

    
3. Select the applicable tax year from the drop down menu.
4. Click on Continue on the bottom right hand side of your screen.
5. A pop up message will appear advising you that you are now in your chosen previous tax year. 
6. Click on OK to continue.
7. Once in the chosen previous tax year you will be able to:
   • Clear your company validations, view this guide
   • Clear your employee validations view this guide
   • You will be able to do year to date adjustments
   • You will be able to export your tax certificates for the year you reverted too
   • Print payslips for the previous tax year
   • Print reports for the previous tax year

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