Here are quick
instructions for writing payroll with
Goldenseal payroll software.
HINT-- These instructions will work immediately with the Sample Company file. They'll also work
for your company file, if you have already set up employee accounts and imported payroll tax tables. Entering Employee Hours
To enter employee hours, follow these steps:
- Choose Labor
Hours from the Costs menu.
- Click the New button.
- Enter an employee into the Employee field.
- Type in a brief description of the work done.
- If you want to enter a detailed listing of the employee's work, click on the Breakdown
popup field on the left side of the window and enter Categories, then enter each item of
work into the breakdown table. Otherwise you can just enter the total hours worked.
- Enter a job into the Job Class and Job fields. You can expense to overhead or to a specific project.
- Enter a cost category to which this work applies.
- Hit the Enter key to save the record.
Writing Payroll and Paychecks
To calculate wages and withholding and write a paycheck, follow these steps:
- Choose Write
Payroll from the Bank menu.
- Put a checkmark next to each employee you want to pay now.
- Click the Write Payroll button.
- Goldenseal will ask you for a checking account to use for paychecks. Enter an account, then click OK.
- Goldenseal will create checks for each employee.
To print paychecks, follow these steps:
- Choose Print
Forms from the File menu.
- Enter Paycheck into the Form Type popup field.
- Enter Unprinted Checks into the Record Range popup field.
- Click the Print button.
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