• I need a 401K Formula for 3% whether employee contributes or not, and up to 4% match if employee contributes.

    Some employees contribute a flat amount which takes advantage of the 4% and some contribute 3%. This would be a maximum of 7% by the company. Example Employee contributes 3% so company contributes 7% Another employee contributes 4.5% so company…
  • PTO Accrual

    Is there a way to set up vacation accrual in payroll? My client is required to pay 1 hour of PTO for every 30 hours worked. I've been using a spreadsheet to calculate PTO hours earned and used but would like to have it on the payroll check. Any ideas…
  • Pension Deductions

    For some reason I can't get anyone from Sage to help me set up my deductions for a pension. I am hoping someone can help because none of the company benefits in retirement show a pension type calculation. This is what I need to do... I need to deduct…
  • Stop using Vacation fields

    We no longer want to use the Vacation calculations feature to track our Vacation Time nor do we want them to show up on our payroll checks. How do we stop using the Vacation feature? How can I delete a payroll field so that it does not appear in payroll…
  • Need Help setting up 401k Formula for safe harbor benefit

    I need help setting up the formula for our 401k Pretax & 401k Roth plan. See detail below. Company match for 401k is 100% up to 3%, then 50% match for next 2% = If Employee is 3%, company match is 3% = If Employee is 4%, company match is 3.5% …
  • Fifth Week Deductions

    We currently pay weekly on every Friday. Some of our deductions are based on a monthly amount. Health Insurance, Dental, Vision and child support for some of our employees. I was looking towards formulas, but I can't figure out a good way to solve this…
  • Time and Expense Reports Confusion with payroll

    2 Questions: 1. I have Sage 50 Cloud. I want to track employee time and some minor expenses for jobs ( lots of small jobs). I would also like the cost of that labor to be included in my P/ L for each job. However I want to put payroll through ADP and…
  • Can you use departments with payroll.

    Can you use departments with payroll. Will the expenses go to the appropriate departments.
  • Federal Payroll Taxes amount on Payroll Journal not matching Payroll Register total.

    The Federal Payroll Taxes amount on my payroll journal is $36.34 more than the total of fed w/h, SS & medicare when I add them up on my payroll register. Nothing has changed as far as our payroll procedure. I did get a new computer and this is the first…
  • Payroll

    Client opened payroll and no taxes at all are being calculated in the payroll fields. Worked fine last week....Any ideas as to why?
  • Ohio payroll withholding

    There is a new payroll tax withholding formula for Ohio that was effective 09/01/2021. Sage technical support is saying it may be available as an update by the end of September. Any suggestions as to how to process payroll correctly through September…
  • Washington State Long Term Care Tax 2022

    Has Sage started preparing for this new Washington State tax? Starting January 1, 2022, ESD will assess each Washington employee a 0.58% premium assessment based on their wages. The rate may be adjusted every two years but cannot be greater than 0.58…
  • State unemployment tax change mid year 2021

    Florida has made a change to my reemployment tax rate in the second quarter. How do I change without effecting 1st quarter?
  • 941 Federal Withholding wrong amount

    1st Quarter Form 941 Line 3 Federal income tax withheld is incorrect. Payroll Tax Liability report and Quarterly Earnings Report are correct. There are no voided payroll checks and a payroll exception report was not run. Also the 941 Schedule B was incorrect…
  • Withholding changes not updating in payroll

    An employee who was previously using the old w-4 wants to update her withholdings. She filled out the new form and I updated her information but when I try to do payroll the federal withholding amount doesn't change.
  • I need a formula for SICK Pay calculation for NYState.

    I need a formula for SICK Pay calculation for NYState. Sage does not support so am looking for some help. Got instructions from SAGE site and NO help to me . I just cannot do the calculations on formulas. I willl either need to be given the formula or…
  • How do I add a company benefit based on percentage of employee salary rather than employee contribution?

    My company has decided to start a benefit program where they contribute up to 4% of the employee's salary towards their retirement plan. This is not a 401(k) plan but rather a Roth IRA. I have already added the Roth IRA plan to Sage 50 using the payroll…
  • Sage 50 US payroll form 943 in error, lines 11 and 13 do not populate

    Sage 50 US Accountant's edition, form 943 lines 11 and 13 have no calculation entry. This can't be manually inputted as it is a form calculated total. I have downloaded updates. It appears this form in error. How do I fix?
  • Benefit deducting from W-2 wages

    I set up an insurance benefit as a company expense in payroll settings with yes to general ledger and reports and taxable for federal and state wages only. It is deducting rather than adding to Federal and state wages on W-2's. I've had this problem for…
  • 941 Fractions of Cents

    Last year and now this year the Tax Liability Report is not matching up with 941. I ran the 941 just to see if I was correct and I am. My 1st payroll the Tax Liability was off $0.04 and my 2nd Payroll for January it was off $0.09 and it just keeps keep…
  • How is the Schedule B of the 941 populated?

    The first 8 weeks of Q4 2020 are correct, the last 6 weeks are wildly off. I've spoken with support both online and over the phone and they said there is some fix in the works, but they don't have any way to help me. The solution they gave me was to…
  • ILSIT1 (ILSIT 21) Illinois State Withholding Tax 2021 - Calculation Incorrect

    In reference to ILSIT1 (ILSIT 21) the Illinois State Withholding Tax 2021 calculation is incorrect. The calculation for IL tax withheld for Line #1 allowances has not been updated from 2020 which had a value of $2,325. The correct value should be $2…
  • New Jersey Family Leave (EE) / State Unemployment Insurance (EE)

    Happy 2021 everyone Wondering if any fellow Garden State'rs are having any luck with Sage's Formula for New Jersey Family Leave Insurance (FLI) Sage got on board and added it to their latest Payroll Tax Update (for 2020 and 2021) back in Nov / Dec…
  • Payroll

    I am running the first payroll of 2021 It is not deducting any taxes on any employees checks. Every time I call for support they just say no available agents to help at this time and hang up! Very frustrating and payroll is due today If anyone can…
  • 941 for Q4 2020 not calculating field 5a correctly

    My 941 Q4 2020 is not calculateing field 5a correctly. It is including in the wages that are in 5a(i) which are documented to NOT be included in 5a (as they are not subject to ER portion of SS tax. Why is Sage not taking care of this? Also, my field…