It is now possible to have a default attribute that is automatically set on foreign customers that are outside any customs trading blocks.

It is now possible to store an EORI number in "Customer Properties" and "Supplier Properties".

It is now possible to store an incoterm in "Customer Properties".

It is possible to print incoterms and EORI numbers on "Stock Control", "Order Processing", "Unit Sales" and "Unit Workshop" documents.

Stock Control, Order Processing & Unit Workshop Document Tokens

~248

• Incoterm.

~249

• EORI Number.

Unit Sales Document Tokens

~237

• Finance Company Incoterm.

~238

• Client Incoterm.

~239

• Client EORI Number.

~249

• Finance Company EORI Number.

• See our Knowledge Base for the full details of the above token(s).

It is also possible to import and report on incoterms and EORI numbers.

Import Variable

AD71

• EORI Number

AD72

• Incoterm

• See our Knowledge Base for the full details of the above data import variables(s).

Report Generator Variable

A071

• EORI Number

A072

• Incoterm Code

A073

• Incoterm Description

• See our Knowledge Base for the full details of the above report generator variables(s).

Changes to Platinum's "Payroll" module that allow you to start processing the year 2021/22, including:

• New: Student Loans Plan Type 4 (Scottish Student Loans).
• Printed report P11 has been updated for the new tax year.
• Updated England and Northern Ireland PAYE tax rates and bandwidths for 6th April.
• Updated Scotland PAYE tax rates and bandwidths for 6th April.
• Updated Wales PAYE tax rates and bandwidths for 6th April.
• Updated Class 1 National Insurance Contributions rates.
• Updated SSP rates.
• Updated SMP/SAP/SPP/ShPP/SPBP rates.
• Updated Collection of Student Loans "Plan 1", "Plan 2" (plus new "Plan 4") and "Postgraduate Loans" thresholds and rates.

• Operating PAYE in real time, aka Real Time Information - or RTI:

  • Full Payment Submission (FPS), which happens automatically when you close off a period, has been updated for the year 2021/22.
  • Employer Payment Summary (EPS) has been updated for the year 2021/22 (to clarify this, the year is included in the option name).
  • If you have not yet submitted your final EPS for 2020/21 then you can still do this by selecting the "2020/21 Final submission for the year" box, or going to "End of Year Payroll Routines" -> "Employer Payment Summary".

• See Payroll End of Year for more information, including details of changes you must make yourself that are not handled automatically, including:

  • Altering employee tax codes.
  • Taking employees off week 1/month 1 tax.

• For employers who have chosen to opt in to the system of deducting tax for certain expenses and benefits in kind through the payroll, you must record details of company car and fuel benefits in the payroll to be included in your Full Payment Submissions (FPS). See How do I Record Benefits in Kind? for more information.

• As always, look out for any other Payroll release announcements in Platinum Updates news.

Changes to Platinum's "Payroll" module that allow you to process your end-of-year 2020/21, including:

• Printed report P60 has been updated for this year's layout.

  • Platinum now prints directly on to plain paper - you no longer need to obtain HMRC stationary.

• See our knowledge base article Payroll End of Year for more details.

The facility to import new customer delivery addresses has been added to the "Data Import".

It is also possible to make changes to existing delivery addresses.

• See our Knowledge Base for the full details of the above data import variables(s).

It is now possible to prevent jobs with certain statuses from appearing.

It is now possible to limit the jobs shown to only those at the technician's depot.

It is now possible to see jobs that have not been scheduled a date.

• See our Knowledge Base to connect to your Platinum Online.

It is now possible to import and report on country of origin and commodity code in the "Stock Control" "Data Import" and "Report Generator".

Import Variables

ST82

• Country of Origin

ST83

• Commodity Code

• See our Knowledge Base for the full details of the above data import variables(s).

Report Generator Variables

S82

• Country of Origin

S83

• Commodity Code

• See our Knowledge Base for the full details of the above report generator variables(s).

It is now possible to import and report on country of origin and commodity code in the "Unit Sales" "Data Import" and "Report Generator".

Import Variables

VE95

• Country of Origin

VE96

• Commodity Code

• See our Knowledge Base for the full details of the above data import variables(s).

Report Generator Variables

V100

• Country of Origin

V101

• Commodity Code

• See our Knowledge Base for the full details of the above report generator variables(s).

It is now possible to print country of origin, commodity code, total weight and total volume on "Unit Workshop" documents.

~238

• Print the total weight.

~239

• Print the total volume.

~255

• Print spaces if the account does not have the specified account attribute set on the keeper account.

~657

• Print country of origin.

~658

• Print commodity code.

• See our Knowledge Base for the full details of the above token(s).

It is now possible to print country of origin and commodity code on "Unit Sales" documents.

~170

• Print sale unit country of origin.

~171

• Print sale unit commodity code.

~255

• Print spaces if the account does not have the specified account attribute set.

~657

• Print extras and accessories country of origin.

~658

• Print extras and accessories commodity code.

• See our Knowledge Base for the full details of the above token(s).