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title: "Transmitting BACS files"
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description: "How to transmit BACS files in Cintra iQ."
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# Transmitting BACS files

Once your payroll is finalised, you can pay employees using your preferred payment method and report the details to **HMRC** in a **FPS** submission.

## To transmit BACS files

1. Navigate to the **Pay HMRC** window.

Go to **Cintra iQ**: Payroll > Payroll Tools > Paying Out > Pay HMRC
2. Click the **Create BACS** button. The **Process BACS and Other Payments Files** form appears. The dates generated in this form is taken from your control record for the payroll.
3. Click the **Transmit** button. The **Cintra Data Transfer Client Logon** window appears.
4. Enter your secure username and password to send the file to **Cintra**.
5. Click the **Next** button. The **Review Previous Submissions** window appears and displays a summary of previous payments.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** Where you have multiple payrolls, select the payroll the payment relates to and then click the Next button.
6. Click the **Next** button. The **Upload BACS file to Cintra** window appears.
7. Confirm the **Payment** date and click the **Next** button. The **Verify Totals** window appears.
8. Select the **I confirm the above details are correct** checkbox to confirm all payments are correct.
9. Click the **Next** button. The **Submission Complete** window appears.
10. Continue to **Print Report** or **Close**.

For more information on setting up BACS, see this training guide (opens in new window): [BACS Move - SAAS Customers v1.0 | Rise 360](https://rise.articulate.com/share/K4yLltfL28q-vUTwFRG_cfw5C1B0VlXr#/lessons/HDm5RiABlm_2ssGGMEwffMxP_v3TgyJX).