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  1. Workers Comp

    This option was designed for the Oregon and Washington state worker’s compensation insurance that is deducted from employee checks based on hours worked. The worker’s compensation code is entered in W/C Code which should match the codes set on the...
  2. Payroll Tax Tables Setup

    The federal payroll tax tables that set the parameters for withholding non-voluntary taxes from employees' paychecks may change periodically. They generally are updated annually with new Circular E government publication in the month of December. Th...
  3. Tax Tables and Pay / Deduction Categories

    There are several configurations and tax tables that must be setup before employees can be entered successfully. These may be done in any order prior to entering the employee information. Federal Tax Tables – Both married and single tables are e...
  4. Making Company-Paid Benefits Viewable on Check Stub

    Some companies choose to show the company-paid benefits on the employee check stub. To be able to show this information to the employee, multiple offsetting voluntary deduction lines are used. Therefore, the company-paid deductions are displayed but...
  5. Applying a Paycheck to AR Balance

    Add a payment at the Payment on Account  screen, and enter the amount of the payroll deduction in the Discount Amount field. Change the Discount G/L Account to the same G/L Account that was used for the Payroll Deduction. If you don't know wh...
  6. Printing Paychecks

    Batch Print Checks If the Batch Print Checks option is selected at Setup / Preferences on the Payroll tab, going to Payroll / Batch Print Checks is where the checks are printed. The starting and ending check numbers that default in to thi...
  7. Processing Direct Deposit Checks

    Agvance can help manage direct deposits through participating banks. After establishing direct deposit capabilities with your bank, complete the information specific to the bank and the account at Payroll / ACH Data Management on the Setup tab...
  8. Edit or Void a Paycheck

    Although very little about a paycheck may be edited, this function is useful for viewing a check, changing a check number that was entered wrong on the run, or changing a date associated with a check. From this screen, Void and Reprint are avai...
  9. Payroll End of Period Checklist

    This process should be done after the last payroll of the month has been processed.          Make an image of the data ( Hub / Utilities / Make Database Image ). Backup the data directory – generally \avdata\lastimage .          From Agvance A...
  10. Use Attendance Tracking Module

    Set up each employee’s allotted time off at  Payroll / Attendance on the  Setup tab. Indicate the time in days (fractional parts of a day are allowable) or hours that each employee is allowed for each accrual period. For example, if an employee h...