New year, new reporting processes. Yes, Revenue’s Enhanced Reporting Requirements (ERR) are officially in effect. Feeling overwhelmed by the challenges ERR might bring? Fear not! Enter BrightExpenses, your ultimate solution to streamline the reporting and compliance process. Whether you're a current BrightPay, Thesaurus Payroll Manager, or Surf Payroll user, or you’re considering becoming one, BrightExpenses is the gateway to simplifying ERR compliance. Have a hassle-free ERR experience with BrightExpenses. 

How does BrightExpenses integrate with Bright’s payroll solutions? 

BrightExpenses, Bright's reporting solution, smoothly integrates with Bright's payroll tools, BrightPay, Thesaurus Payroll Manager, and Surf Payroll. If you have a 2024 license for any of these products, you’ll automatically have access to BrightExpenses. And, to sweeten the deal, it's absolutely free for 2024 for our payroll users*. 

*You will not be able to use BrightExpenses if you are not using BrightPay, Thesaurus Payroll Manager or Surf Payroll. 

How will BrightExpenses simplify Enhanced Reporting Requirements? 

BrightExpenses allows you to maintain compliance with ERR. But how does it work? 

Expenses and benefits paid through the payroll 

Acting as a seamless alternative to the ROS manual system, BrightExpenses saves time, enhances accuracy, and offers guidance on qualifying criteria. The software offers a user-friendly platform to quickly send your expenses directly to ROS, ensuring a hassle-free experience.  

You won’t need to manually enter any employer or employee information into BrightExpenses, the information that is set up in the payroll software will be transferred to BrightExpenses. When you add any payments which fall under ERR to an employee’s payroll, you will be prompted by the software to report the payment to Revenue. In BrightPay, from the ‘Expenses’ tab, you will see a list of any expenses that need to be sent to Revenue and you can choose to transfer the data to BrightExpenses. From here you can open BrightExpenses. 

If you need to, you can change any payment details from within BrightExpenses, such as the payment date or the category which the payment falls under. Once happy with everything, you simply choose ‘Submit”’ The data will be sent to Revenue. You will be notified that the submission has been successfully submitted to ROS.  

Non-payroll expenses and benefits 

BrightExpenses also caters for the manual entry of non-payroll expenses. Simply choose ‘Manual Submission’ from with BrightExpenses and enter the details. Once entered, the information can be sent directly to ROS in the correct format. Again, you will be notified when the submission has been successfully sent to ROS. 

Accessing BrightExpenses 

You can login to BrightExpenses at expenses.brightsg.com. BrightPay, Thesaurus Payroll Manager, and Surf Payroll users will need to follow specific steps before gaining access, ensuring a smooth transition.  

*BrightPay users will be able to login once they have sent expense/benefit details under ERR from BrightPay to BrightExpenses.  

*Thesaurus Payroll Manager users will be able to login once they have sent expense/benefit details under ERR from Thesaurus Payroll Manager to BrightExpenses.  

*Surf Payroll users will be able to login once they have submitted a payroll to Revenue in 2024.  

Help on the application can be accessed here.  

Stay informed with ERR resources  

With Enhanced Reporting Requirements well and truly underway, you may have some specific questions or concerns. Thankfully, our ERR hub is here to help! Here, you can delve into webinars, guides, and additional resources to enrich your comprehension and ensure compliance.