Define Legal Entity Registrations

When defining legal entities, you must consider the context in which the legal entity is used. There are no predefined legal entities. The type of registration information required is based on the Registration Code Assignment information you defined when you create the jurisdiction.

Before You Start

You must have defined an identifying jurisdiction United Kingdom HMRC and the legal address.

Legal Entity Registrations

To interact with the income tax and social insurance legal authorities, the legal entity must be registered with the United Kingdom HMRC jurisdiction. If the legal entity interacts with other legal authorities, you must create additional registrations, as required.

To create legal entity registrations:

1. Click Navigator -> Setup and Maintenance.

2. On the Setup page, select the Workforce Deployment offering.

3. Select the Legal Structures functional area and then Define Legal Entities for Human Capital Management.

4. On the scope selection window, click Select and Add. Search for and select the legal entity you created.

5. Click Save and Close.

6. Select Manage Legal Registrations task.

   The Manage Registrations page displays the registrations for the legal entity. A default registration was automatically created for the United Kingdom HMRC jurisdiction when the legal entity was created based on the registration details.

7. Click Create to add a registration.

8. Enter the required information::

   1. Select the jurisdiction, for example, United Kingdom Income Tax. The territory field is automatically set to United Kingdom.

   2. Select the relevant registered address.

   3. Select the Issuing Legal Authority from the list of legal authorities available for the jurisdiction and the legal authority address.

   4. Enter the registered name.

   5. Enter the company name.

9. Click Save and Close.

Legal Entity HCM Information

To define HCM information for the legal entities you have created:

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, search for the Define Legal Entities for Human Capital Management task. Expand the entry to display a list of related tasks.

2. Click the Select Scope link for the Manage Legal Entity HCM Information task. Set the scope for this task as given in the previous task.

3. Click Go to Task for the Manage Legal Entity HCM Information task.

4. Click Edit, and then select Correct.

5. If the legal entity is an employer, complete the fields on the Legal Employer tab.

   • Select the required Employment Model. The United Kingdom supports all delivered employment models.

6. If this entity is a payroll statutory unit, select the Payroll Statutory Unit tab.

7. Click Payroll Statutory Unit Details.

8. Enter the Fiscal Year Start Date, and select the Associated Legislative Data Group.

   Note: The Fiscal Year Start Date must be set to 06-April of the year the enterprise setup is being implemented and going live You must associate the legislative data group at the PSU level.

9. Click Submit.