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Release Version 25.120 - March 2026
Introduction
These release notes provide details on the final (End-of-Life) release for Earnie IQ. This is in line with previous communications issued on the product’s end of life after the 2025-2026 Tax Year.
Please note that this release contains P60 statutory configurations and is therefore mandatory for all customers completing their payrolls for 2025/2026 Tax Year in Earnie IQ.
P60 – 2025/2026 Tax Year
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New P60 layout
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Updated for the 2025-2026 Tax Year.
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Includes the new Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (SNCP) payments.
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End-of-Life Message
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A hard-coded in-app message will inform all users that this is the final release, intended only for producing P60s for the 2025–2026 Tax Year.
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This message will appear:
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Before the log in screen.
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When payroll calculation is triggered.
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On attempt to run Year End re-start for rolling over to the 2026/2027 Tax Year as the product will no longer be legislatively compliant from 6th April 2026 onwards.
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Disable Year-end-Restart
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The Year-End Restart option will no longer be functional.
Preventing New Company Creation
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Users will not be able to:
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Create a new company after the 2025/2026 tax year has finished
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If selected, users will see:
“The task cannot be completed. The product has come to its End-of-Life.”
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Use Copy Company (except for receivership, which will continue to work as normal)
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