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Easy to use payroll software for businesses with up to 5 employees

FirstPayroll is a subscription based fully supported payroll service, designed for businesses with up to 5 employees. It is available through the FirstPage of FirstBooks and is completely free for 100 days. With FirstPayroll, you can securely keep all records required by HMRC and file your year-end returns online.


  • About the software
  • System requirements

Using FirstPayroll you can -

  • Create employee records containing all of the information you need to run your payroll
  • Process employees' wages, automatically calculating tax and National Insurance
  • Use TASNav flow charts to guide you through all the tasks you need to carry out
  • Quickly and easily deal with statutory payments, such as Statutory Sick Pay and Maternity Pay
  • File P45 and P46 information online with HMRC
  • Produce and file your year-end reports

System requirements

  • Microsoft Windows XP (recommended) or Windows Vista
  • Microsoft .NET v2 framework
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer v7 or higher
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader v7 or higher
  • Microsoft Excel XP or higher (to use Excel Integrated Reporting)

Minimum hardware requirements

  • A PC with a 1GHz processor
  • At least 512MB of RAM on Windows XP, 1GB of RAM on Windows Vista
  • A hard disk with at least 500MB of free space
  • A CD-ROM drive
  • A monitor with 1024x768 resolution and 24-bit colour
  • An Internet connection

Recommended hardware requirements

  • A PC with a 2GHz processor
  • At least 1GB of RAM on Windows XP, 2GB of RAM on Windows Vista
  • A hard disk with at least 500MB of free space
  • A CD-ROM drive
  • A monitor with 1280x1024 resolution and 32-bit colour
  • A broadband Internet connection

Additional requirements for workgroup versions

  • 100Mbps network, 1Gbps recommended
  • Microsoft Windows networking, with TCP/IPv4

 Additional requirements for network versions

  • A network server running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Server 2003 or Windows Small Business Server 2003, with 2GB of RAM and 500MB of free disk space
  • 100Mbps network, 1Gbps recommended
  • Microsoft Windows networking, with TCP/IPv4

Performance will be improved with higher specification computers.

Please ensure that you have the latest Microsoft Windows service packs and updates installed, including those for the .NET v2 framework. This product is not designed to operate on Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000.

You'll need an Internet connection (ideally a broadband connection) on the same computer as  this program  in order to access online services and download program updates. If you require program updates on CD, they are available on request at a small charge.

 It is not possible to run multiple copies of this product on a single computer.