Latest Payroll Updates

Big Red Book Payroll can notify you each time an update is available. As Big Red Book Payroll is a real-time PAYE reporting application, updates should be run without delay as they are required to ensure that Payroll and ROS remain synchronised, as well as to allow fixes and improvements to be installed.

Should you not get this ‘Update Available’ notification when opening Big Red Book Payroll you should check the Help Menu in Payroll under Help > Check for Update and click the option to ‘Switch On Auto Check’.

The latest update can also be downloaded from here and installed manually.

19th March 2025 – v25.01.00

SEPA Changes
We now allow for ISO20022 SEPA files to be created.
Restarting an Employee
Fixed an issue where PRSI Class would not initially be correctly set for some restarted employees.
Payroll Screen Focus
Fixed an issue where Payroll would not be the active screen when opening a company.
Net & Actual Preview Values
Fixed an issue where Net & Actual Preview values in Timesheets could be different to the values when Processed.
Tax Deduction Card
Fixed an issue where negative PRSI could cause miscalculation of Totals.
Department Report
Fixed an issue where YTD would include Previous Employment from RPNs.

11th December 2023 – v25.00.00 (Initial Release)

PRSI Threshold Changes
For payment dates on or after January 1st 2025, the threshold at which Class A contributions move from AL to A1 has increased to €527 weekly.
Changes to PRSI rates
For payment dates on or after October 1st 2025, all PRSI contribution rates will increase by 0.1 percent.
Changes to Emergency Tax
Due to Income Tax Cut Off Point increases, the 2025 Emergency Tax Cut Off Point has been increased to €846.16 per week, €1,692.31 per fortnight and €3,666.67 per month, for applicable payments.
State Pension Contributory
RPNs will now inform an employer if an employee is in receipt of State Pension Contributory (SPC). Payroll will flag this in the Employee PRSI Status Panel.