Payroll software Ireland: PAYE, USC and MyFutureFund
Payroll software in Ireland calculates income tax, Universal Social Charge (USC) and Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) for each employee and sends a payroll submission to Revenue on or before every pay date under PAYE Modernisation. Since 1 January 2026 it also sends payroll submissions and contributions to MyFutureFund, the automatic enrolment retirement savings system.
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- Tax authority
- Revenue
- Payroll submission
- On or before pay date
- MyFutureFund start
- 1 January 2026
What payroll software in Ireland has to handle
PAYE Modernisation: the employer reports pay and deductions to Revenue each time it pays staff, on or before the pay date. Revenue generates a monthly statement by the 5th of the following month; the employer accepts it by the 14th, or Revenue deems it the monthly return on that day. Deductions: income tax, PRSI and USC. USC for 2026 is 0.5% on the first €12,012, 2% on the next €16,688, 3% on the next €41,344 and 8% on the balance, and applies once total income exceeds €13,000. MyFutureFund: from 1 January 2026 eligible employees are enrolled, and the employer makes a payroll submission to the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) each pay run, through an API from payroll software, a file upload or manual entry, before 18:30 on the pay date. Contributions are 1.5% of gross pay from the employee and 1.5% from the employer, with 0.5% from the State, for 2026 to 2028, rising to 6%, 6% and 2% from 2035. Prices: BrightPay is €229 per tax year for up to 10 employees, €349 for up to 25 and €459 unlimited, excluding VAT, with a free licence for single-employee companies; Thesaurus Payroll Manager is €239, €359 and €479 per tax year, excluding VAT, with a 60-day free trial.
Common questions
When must Irish employers report payroll to Revenue?+
On or before every pay date. Revenue issues a monthly statement by the 5th of the following month, and it becomes the monthly return on the 14th.
Does payroll software handle MyFutureFund auto-enrolment?+
Payroll software can send payroll submissions to NAERSA through an API. Employers whose software does not support the API upload a payroll file or enter pay details in the MyFutureFund employer portal.
What are the MyFutureFund contribution rates?+
From 2026 to 2028 the employee and employer each pay 1.5% of gross pay and the State adds 0.5%. Rates rise every three years to 6%, 6% and 2% from 2035.
How much is BrightPay in Ireland?+
BrightPay is €229 per tax year for up to 10 employees, €349 for up to 25 and €459 for unlimited employees, excluding VAT. Single-employee companies get a free licence.
Payroll software in Ireland
BrightPay and Thesaurus Payroll Manager are desktop payroll packages sold per tax year to Irish employers and payroll bureaus. Deel runs payroll in over 150 countries, Ireland among them.
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