Smart Pension

Things to consider if you wish to make one-off contributions for your employees.

Help your employees by boosting their pension savings

How to set up a payment solution if you don't have a UK bank account

If I don’t have a UK bank account, what payment solutions are available?

Frequently asked questions about our new pay now feature

View and edit contribution information for your employees

Understanding your contributions

Which employees are eligible?

There are two HMRC approved methods for paying contributions into a Pension Scheme.

Pension tax relief

If your payroll application doesn't calculate contributions, our tool can do it for you

How to calculate contributions with our assessment tool

How we take your contributions

Find answers to frequently asked questions about paying contributions by bank transfer

Our top frequently asked questions about paying contributions by bank transfer

How to apply to pay by bank transfer if you're unable to set up a Direct Debit mandate

Can I pay pension contributions using a bank transfer?

Our pay now feature gives you flexibility and control over when payments are taken from your bank account.

You can pay contributions into Smart Pension at any point in the month

Learn about 'week 53' and check if you need to make contributions for this tax period.

Week 53 contributions

How do I do a bonus exchange for my employees?

This guide outlines the steps to process adjustments and refunds for payroll contributions due to administrative errors.

How to make adjustments or refunds for payroll contributions

Review upcoming dates for employee contributions and identify any missed dates

Employee next pay period date report

Understanding what pay period data needs to be submitted to the pension provider

Pay period data submission requirements

Explaining how salary sacrifice works, with examples

How salary sacrifice works

Make the most of your Smart Pension employer account with key functionalities that keep your pension operations running smoothly, especially at tax year-end when reviewing your pension scheme.

Maintaining your Smart Pension employer account

An overview of key Auto-Enrolment and Statutory Maternity Pay calculations. This article does not cover parental leave pay. Please note that this article is only applicable to Smart Pension -…

Automatic Enrolment and Maternity Leave

Smart Pension Support

Contributions and payroll

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