• Employee Beginning Balances

    I'm trying to enter and employee beginning balance in that window within the Maintain Employees & Sales Rep window. Any date I enter I get the message that "The payroll date is invalid". I would like to be able to use 1/1/18, but even 2/1/18 OR 3/1/18…
  • Pastor salary

    I have a new payroll client, a minister. He receives a salary and housing allowance. I was told this is not taxed for Federal, SS and Medicare but it is for state and local. How can I set this up?
  • 08-21-2017-how to void a payroll check that was written in a prior tax period.

    I searched for an answer to this and all the answers I got seemed "poor accounting" . First was "Delete Transaction" then create a new $-0- value check that reverses the first check (or something--Activity suggested, not clear.Here is how I finally did…
  • Payroll Formula Help

    I need to create a formula that excludes portions of Gross Pay from Retirement contribution. For example: RegularPay (Include) OvertimePay (Include) Incentive (exclude) Holiday (exclude) The employee must contribute 5% in accordance with the…
  • Issue calculating automatic tax deductions

    So I'm having a problem calculating automatic tax deductions in payroll. In payroll entry, no deductions are listed in the taxes - benefits - liabilities section. I checked the employee's withholding info tab in the maintain employees section and they…
  • not greater than formula

    Can I set up a payroll formula for my employer portion of Simple IRA to say 3% but not greater than the employees contribution? I have a few EEs who contribute a flat rate and I am not sure how to get them to calculate the 3% and then one who is paid…
  • Changing the pay period dates

    We issue a monthly bonus check to employees who are regularly paid on a weekly basis. During an investigation with the Department of Labor, it was noted that the monthly bonus check pay period is incorrect because it will only list a 7 day period for…
  • Hourly payroll rates on the employee pay info tab

    I have the employee set up and up until I upgraded to Quantum, I never had a problem. My problem is his rate is $27.00 per hour. I need to change it to $27.32. It won't let me do the cents. It let's me type it, but then reverts back to the $27.00.
  • Converted from DacEasy to Sage 50 and the payroll is confusing

    My company is a seafood wholesaler- 1. we have boats that catch product daily and the crew paid by the pound harvested, I converted from DacEasy that allowed for us to enter each day of pounds separately and in Sage 50 we had to do a total sum for the…
  • What journal entries do I complete for outsourced payroll?

    The payroll company deducts one lump sum from our business checking which includes: Gross Payroll, Tax Withholding, 401K, Medical and a 401K loan payment as well as a service fee. This is my first time entering outsourced payroll so I am not sure how…
  • Posting payroll so that it goes into job reports

    I have been using Peachtree/Sage for 18 years, and in my entire career, to process payroll I've always just gone to tasks > payroll entry, and then posted the hours for whoever worked. Obviously then this won't show up on reports, so I've created spreadsheets…
  • Announcement: January 2016 Sage 50 US Payroll Solutions Update releasing on December 17th

    The January 2016 Sage 50 US Payroll Solutions Update will be available the afternoon of December 17, 2015. This update includes 2016 payroll tax tables changes to the Federal, State and Local Payroll Tax calculations for Alaska, California, Connecticut…
  • Uncommon Payroll Deduction

    I have an employee that was issued a payroll check back in 11/2014, and it was lost. The owner decided not to stop payment and reissue, she just had me reissue another payroll check. Understandably, this employee is the most trustworthy individual on…
  • Word SICK_ACCRUE not recognized?

    When i try to complete the KB: How to setup a vacation/sick formula based on hours worked and hours earned, i receive the error message saying, the work SICK_ACCRUE not recogized by Sage? What am i doing wrong, if i am following the exact steps in the…
  • Announcement: July 2015 Sage 50 US Payroll Solutions Update releasing on July 14th

    The July 2015 Sage 50 US Payroll Solutions Update will be available the afternoon of July 14th. This update includes 2015 payroll tax tables changes to the City Tax calculations for Philadelphia. To receive this update you must be subscribed to a Sage…
  • US based organization paying Canadian independent contractor tax question

    Could anybody tell me if it would be ok to send a 1099 to a recently hired Canadian employee? If so, what tax ID do I use for him? Additionally, do I send a 1099 to the Canadian Fed, or does it need to be a different document?
  • Announcement: 2nd June 2015 Sage 50 US Payroll Solutions Update releasing on June 23rd

    The 2nd June 2015 Sage 50 US Payroll Solutions Update will be available on the afternoon of June 23rd. This update includes 2015 payroll tax tables changes to the State Income Tax calculation for North Dakota, effective on June 15, 2015. To receive…
  • Announcement: June 2015 Sage 50 US Payroll Solutions Update releasing on May 28th

    The June 2015 Sage 50 US Payroll Solutions Update will be available on the afternoon of May 28th. This update includes 2015 payroll tax tables changes to the Local Income Tax calculation for New York City, effective on June 1, 2015. To receive this…
  • How do I enter sick reduction & overtime?

    how do I enter sick dedection or overtime of employees? I am using excel for sick dedection and overtime computation. Then I enters the computated amount of deduction and overtime in PayType row. I need a sample formula for sick dedection or overtime…
  • Over Time formula for payroll

    Help with Over Time formula.
  • Anyway to do a special overtime calculation in Sage 50?

    One of our Worker's Comp providers wants to see payroll records where the dollar amount for regular is incremented by the (base hourly pay) * (number of OT hours) and the same sum is subtracted from the dollar amount from the OT field. Really! ----…
  • how to manage loan to employee?

    My company is situated at qatar and we are using sage 50 u.s quantum accounting. We provides loan to employees and it is interest free. Most of the employees are expatriate. So, loan to employees includes immigration fee, visa fee, renew passport and…
  • KY Employee Taxes Formula

    Does anyone have a tax formula for KY employees? I have a new employee that lives in KY but my business is in TN. I'm trying to set up the KY payroll formula but am having trouble doing it. You can email me directly at [email protected] or…
  • Change period 12 to 13 for disbursed Payroll transactions.

    How do I change payroll transactions that were posted and disbursed in period 12 to period 13? The actual disbursement date was January 3, posted as December 3.
  • LEARNING: Payroll Troubleshooting and Problem Resolution

    Gain valuable troubleshooting skills and learn to resolve common payroll issues. After attending this course you will understand and know how to correct: Incorrect withholding amounts Vacation/sick time errors Form 941 errors W2 errors Creating…