Sage BusinessWorks

Where can I go to print the instructions for setting up and using Direct Deposit? I tried to print the instructions via Business Works in Payroll but the pop up appears on top of the list so this is useless. The list is great but I need the detail printed…

Our current Illinois SUI is now 3 decimal places, 0.525%, but the Enhanced Tax Reporting feature rounds this off to 0.53% for calculations, resulting in extra tax... Can this be fixed or is there a work-around?

My CA SDI tax percentage is correct in the tax tables. However, the calculation is not matching/correct? Does anyone know a fix?

I am using BusinessWorks 2017 SP2. I tried to print my 2017 W-2s and when I got to confirming the state wages the program gave me the following error. The error appears to be the reduction in taxable state wages caused by a SIMPLE IRA deduction or a…

Aatrix is indicating negative values in Box 16 SWT Taxable due to BusinessWorks passing the pretax deductions as negative amounts (401k, Cafeteria plans, etc). Aatrix is indicating this also was an issue in 2016 but wrote something to ignore negative…

I need to set up a payroll deduction for Roth contributions. The only suggestion I can find in the Knowledge base is for Sage 100 which recommends setting the deduction type to pension and deselecting all taxes. Is this the same for Businessworks?

I'm wondering if there will be an update to address the Illinois State Income Tax increase. Now that we have a state budget, my payroll department is anxious to get everything set up. I didn't find any information so I thought I'd ask. Thanks! Heat…

We have had a delay in closing December and 2016 because of my accountants unexpected absence from work. We have payroll tomorrow. Can we run January payroll without closing the month AND or year (2016). thanks for fast answers here.

Do I just need to close my current month (December) first and download the service pack? Will the service pack change my w-2 numbers because of the new 2017 tax tables even if December is closed before it is downloaded? Can I still make changes to…

Does anyone do deferred compensation through payroll? We have some employees who do on call work, and have the option of deferring compensation. We have to pay the FICA on the compensation when it is funded, but other taxes are paid upon distribution…

I just recently upgraded to Businessworks V2015, and realized that I can no longer do an Employee Global change to put employees on and take them off HOLD all at one time...do I now have to do each employee individually? What a pain! Thank you, P…

Hello, I recently upgraded to V2015 and when I ran payroll for the first time today, I noticed that my NC withholding amounts were different than before. Upon further investigation, it seems that all of my employees were changed to Head of Household…

Hi Kim or Payroll Question Answerer! One of my clients has hundreds (and hundreds and hundreds...) of employees. She finally printed her W-2s for them last week (from an archived company). She has yet to e-file the official forms to the UST. Is it okay…

Somehow, my 2015 tax tables got changed and reflect the federal and state limits for 2014. So, the Social Security limit of $117000 was used in 2015 rather than $118500. The withholding allows was off as well by the $50. Other than the tax brackets, most…

Somehow in the process of voiding and re-entering a payroll advance check, the Payroll system thinks there is an extra advance out there. It does not show up on any report but when we enter a timecard for this employee it wants an advance repayment. Is…

Visit the links below for assistance on year-end topics. Year-end processing general info: Year-end tips - Article ID 24694 How and when to install Tax Table updates Article ID 18039 What are the Aatrix eFiling deadlines? Article ID 56088 …

Hi I'm using BusienssWorks 2015. Has anyone created a report for keeping track of hours/employees for the Affordable Care Act, ACA? Has Sage developed any ACA specific reporting tools? We are under 50 FTE's this year - but I still think we may have…

Is it possible to link fields, specifically Job ID (on time card entry) or make available for choosing, from JCJob database when customizing the Check Register Detailed Report in Payroll? A report has already been created and customized under a different…

A customer of mine was using version 2012, SP11. They had three employees which were added near the end of December, 2014, but with NO paychecks in 2014. Before closing December payroll, the Payroll Verification Report showed these three with zero amounts…

When I run a payroll register, which is a BW fixed report, the center column of information including the Regular Wages and the Gross pay (so I would assume any number in this column does not show the number that belongs in the millions position. It does…

I am having problems printing a good copy of the Employee Hours List Report in BW2013. I am up-to-date with service pack 8 installed. No other printing issues, just this report. It will print after a lengthy amount of time but, it cuts off several columns…

Using BusinessWork 2013 sp6, and using direct deposit file upload to our bank. We are adding an HSA plan effective July 1, so I'm trying to get things set up in payroll. How do we (or Can we) do the pre-tax employee deduction and employer contribution…

I am using Business Works 2013, SP4. Starting in 2014, our company started a 401k plan. The company is contributing 3.0% of Gross Wages to all eligible employees. I tried to do it as follows but am having a problem: #1 401K-Employer - Other Pay…

When I run the payroll register report for an employee, it shows the net pay and all the taxes that were taken out of the employee's check. When I run the employee history report, it reflects the same thing. However when I go to the general ledger for…

How can I reverse or delete a processed payroll? Will voiding the paychecks and time cards help?