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  • How do I set the payroll expenses to go straight to a Shareholder loan account rather than the 5000 wage expense accounts?

    My client has a staff that they pay through the company, that is accounted for in the shareholder loan. Is there a way to link the shareholder loan instead of the wage expense accounts so that I do not have to make manual general journal entries each…
  • Payroll check not printing.

    I have an employee who's check is processed but will not print. It's a $0 check because it's all going to 401K but it should still complete the payroll process.
  • Payroll Entry Unbalanced

    We posted a payroll entry that wasn't balanced. From looking at it, it appears that we used an earnings code that wasn't liked to a GL account and now the trial balance is unbalanced. I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this and see how they…
  • Payroll Entries

    Hi, have never used the payroll function in sage for very long. I want to confirm how to deal with the payroll entries specifically with relation to benefits. I cannot find an answer. We enter the paycheck into Sage and then we pay it online manually…
  • Benefits entry

    Hi, How to post the journal entries for the paying the benefits statement to the benefits company at the beginning of the month the employee and employer portion is automatic out of the account. How to post the payroll entry with the employee deduction…
  • Timecard Hours Only

    We book payroll by journal entry BUT I'm wanting to post the hours from a timecard - no dollars - nothing to the GL - only total hours to the jobs/work orders listed on the timecard. Is this possible?
  • If I forgot to close January P/R before starting first payroll for February 2,

    can I still close January while the payroll entries for February are processed but still in the new file?
  • After you final compute payroll, does it matter what order you do the rest (Creating Direct Deposit File, Posting Payroll to GL & Emailing Deposit Notices)?

    I was told in training that I had to email deposit notices first, then create a NACHA file through the Direct Deposit File Manager, then post payroll to GL. They seemed very adamant it had to be done in that order but reading through Sage help and trying…
  • Source Deduction Payment entry

    Hi, I am new to SAGE 50 Canadian version. After every payroll cycle we pay source deductions to CRA. My question is how to do the entry on SAGE for this payment. We already have a line item as 'payroll receiver general'. Should I directly record it as…
  • Payroll error message One or more projects is overallocated

    Sage 50 Canada - We have always allocated payroll costs to projects. When trying to post a paycheque this week I'm getting the error message "one or more project is overallocated because you have decreased this transaction's payroll hours or expenses…
  • Employee Reimbursement in Paycheck

    We use Sage 100 Contractor 2022. Is there a way to process employee reimbursement in their paychecks? There are a few employees who receive a monthly stipend for their cell phone. We currently cut paper checks. I'd like to add this to their weekly paychecks…
  • Vacation Pay - confused about expense vs liability

    Looking at an Income statement for a period, under Payroll Expenses is "Wages & Salaries" along with EI and CPP employer portions. Clicking on "Wages & Salaries" here opens its General Ledger and Vacation pay amounts are not included. Do we have something…
  • Dental Insurance Refund

    Our insurance policies are not a cafeteria plan, so they are deducted after-tax. We have been given a credit for our dental policy due to COVID. We would like to pass this credit on to our employees but can only find a way to do it for pre-tax plans.…
  • Payroll

    We just switched banks and I need to know how to change my bank account for Payroll deposits-direct deposits? please help
  • Void direct deposit

    I made an extremely rookie mistake (30-yr Sage/PT veteran) - I was intending to void a payroll check for this week, prior to transmitting direct deposits. I inadvertently pulled one from December and voided it, obviously long after the transmission -…
  • How to pay out retained vacation for terminated employee - Canada

    Hi, I terminated an employee (salaried). How do I pay out his retained vacation on his last pay cheque?
  • Can I make 941 penalty payment thru Aatrix?

    We received a note from the IRS noting we had a late 941 deposit. Can I make this payment thru Aatrix? Will the IRS know it isnt an additional deposit rather the penalty payment?
  • Why would labor hours charged to a certain union code for a specific job be posting to the suspense account during time entry?

    For some reason, when I enter hours for employees with a union classification of Foreman (JC cost code 01-006) to a certain job, they post to the suspense account. It's specific to that job and cost code, no problem with other jobs. I have no idea why…
  • Default Pay Rate Table in Payroll

    For the past 10+ years, we've used the same pay rate table in payroll, making changes to certified classes and wage rates as required. The table allows you to input job, certified class, certified?, pay rate, base rate. For reference: I currently…
  • Posting Payroll

    Our payroll period is 5.9.22 - 5.22.22. Payday is 5.27.22. After we are done with payroll, we post payroll. Our GL manager stated that there are unposted items. Can we run a repost? Before our next payroll pay date?
  • 3rd Party Sick Pay

    An employee is on Long-term Disability where the Third Party pays the employer and employee taxes with the exception of SUTA and FUTA. They also issue a W-2 to the employee. I need to process their 3rd party sick pay through the system to pay the FUTA…
  • 114 attempt to access item beyond bounds of memory (signal 11)

    Hello lately we are getting this while processing payroll. BV is installed on server 2012R2, we are remotely connecting to the server to access BV. - Bv Version 2019 - 7.92.11 Thank you
  • RRSP and Health Benefits paid by Employer but not a group plan

    I have an unusual situation. The employer is too small for Group RRSP, so they have agreed to pay one employee a rrsp contribution each paycheque. The amount is $100.00, which then the employee is responsible to contribute to an RRSP. How do I record…
  • Payroll

    Can I input hours for 2022 payroll if 2021 is not closed?
  • What is the best method for adding a premium pay to an employee's paycheck?

    We are giving a $0.50 "raise" or what I have been calling a "premium pay" to employees working a specific job in a specific cost code. I have been calculating and adding this to their checks manually (including a calculation for OT at $0.75). The process…