Revert back to a previous Tax Year

Summary

This article explains how to access a previous tax year in Sage Payroll.

Description

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.

Resolution

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:
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    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:

CAUTION:

You will not be able to terminate an employee or employ an employee again in the previous year.


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Fri Feb 06 07:18:51 UTC 2026
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