Payroll Processing

Use the Payroll Processing form to process payroll.

When you have entered all the information into the fields on this form, save the information and click Compute Payroll to process the payroll.

NOTE: You must select Save from the Actions menu before computing the Payroll. If the data is not saved first, the Payroll calculation may not be accurate.

Before running Payroll Processing you must set up parameters in the Payroll Parameters form.

Users must be assigned either the Employee - Hourly or the Employee - Salaried group in order to use all the features of this form.

Use the Pay tab of the Payroll Processing form to perform the following functions:

Generate payroll transactions from both Posted Job Transactions and records entered onto the Payroll Hours form.
Update and add payroll transactions via the Payroll Log Hours for Pay Period form.
Compute taxes, withholdings, deductions, net pay, and Medicare amounts for each payroll transaction based upon the Employees and Payroll Parameters forms.
Manually distribute the payroll to various wage accounts.
Print checks and check register.
Post payroll transactions to the Employees form, General Ledger Journal, and the Posted Payroll Transactions.

Use the Tax tab of the Payroll Processing form to view the wages and distributions calculated for the payroll transactions. If transactions are generated and the Compute Payroll option is executed, it is possible to view the computed distributions on this form before they are posted. However, it is not possible to update generated transactions.

Use the D & E tab of the Payroll Processing form to maintain both Permanent and Temporary Deductions and Earnings.

On the D & E tab, under the heading PERM D/E Codes, there are fields available to enter up to 15 permanent Deduction/Earning Codes and domestic currency amounts to be deducted or earned for this pay period. These fields cannot be updated for standard and vacation transactions. For standard and vacation transactions, the permanent D/E values are pulled the Employees form when Compute Payroll is executed.

On the D & E tab, under the heading Temp D/E Codes, there are fields available to enter up to three temporary Deduction/Earning Codes and domestic currency amounts to be deducted or earned for this pay period.

Payroll Processing

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