Posting payroll in detail

When you post payroll records to the general ledger, Sage 100 Contractor creates a journal transaction for each payroll record. Each payroll calculation in a payroll record becomes a separate line in the associated journal transaction.

To post payroll in detail:

1. Open 5-2-6 Post Payroll to GL.
2. In the Checking Account text box, enter the ledger account number for the checking account.

3. Do one of the following:

   • To post all previously unposted pay periods, leave the Pay Period Ending text boxes empty.

   • To limit the posting to a range of pay periods:

     1. In the first Pay Period Ending text box, enter the ending date of the first pay period you want to post.
     2. In the second Pay Period Ending text box, enter the ending date of the last pay period you want to post.

4. Do one of the following:

   • To post all previously unposted records, leave the Record# text boxes empty.

   • To limit the posting to a range of records, do the following:

     1. In the first Record# text box, enter the first payroll record you want to post.
     2. In the second Record# text box, enter the last payroll record you want to post.

5. Do one of the following:

   • Leave the Record Pick List box empty
   • Create a Record Pick List of payroll records to post.
   • Do not select the Post in Summary check box.
   • Leave the Summary Acct text box empty.
6. Click Post Payroll.