To set up payroll on your system:
Create payroll accounts for each payroll account needed (for example, Cash, Salaries Expense, and so on) using the Chart of Accounts form.
Create tax codes for federal, state, and local taxes using the Tax Codes - Exempt form.
Create tax tables for federal, state, and local taxes using the Tax Codes - Exempt form.
Acquire tax bulletins for federal withholding tax, state withholding tax, and any city or other local withholding taxes.
Determine which tax tables you need.
Enter the annual tax tables from the bulletins into the system's Tax Codes - Exempt form.
Create Deduction and Earning Codes.
Create an employee record for each employee using the Employees form, and enter earnings, tax, and deduction information on the appropriate tabs.
Update pay period data; set up general work hours, retirement, and direct deposit payroll account information; and set up expense, liability, and other payroll accounts using the Payroll Parameters form.
Specify direct deposit employee account information using the Employee Direct Deposit Bank Accounts form.