Processing payroll

It is important to establish a routine for payroll entry. If you are unfamiliar with payroll entry or do not have a standard set of procedures, use the following guidelines to help you through the process. You may not need to perform every step outlined.

Tip: The individual payroll records can also be printed from 5-2-2 Payroll Records.

To process payroll:

Open 5-2-1 Employees, and enter any new employee records.
Open 5-3-4 Paygroups, and then:
1. Enter any new paygroups.
2. Do one of the following:
  - Open 5-2-2 Payroll Records, and enter the timecards.
  - Open 5-5-1 Daily Payroll Entry, and enter the daily records.
Open 5-2-8 Timecard Journal, and then:
1. Select one of the reports from the range of 5-2-8-51 through 5-2-8-72.
2. Then print the report and verify the timecard data.
3. If you enter any corrections, print a new file copy of the report.
Open 5-2-3 Compute Payroll , and then:
1. If you have added or changed employees, paygroups, or payroll calculations, trial-compute the records.
2. Open 5-1-2 Payroll Check Register.
3. Select Report 5-1-2-21 Payroll Check Register with Calculations.
4. Print the report.
5. Carefully review the timecards, employees, paygroups, and calculated amounts.
6. If you have changed the timecard calculations, then trial-compute the payroll, print the report, and review it again.
7. When you have resolved all errors, final-compute the records in 5-2-3 Compute Payroll.
Open 5-2-4 Payroll Checks, and print the payroll checks.
Open 5-1-2 Payroll Check Register. Select the register (report) you want to print, and then print a file copy.
Open 5-2-6 Post Payroll to GL, and post payroll.