Payroll Page
Use this page to set up basic payroll information for an employee. Besides data related to pay frequency, FLSA cycles, and special pays, the page provides tabs for entering the employee's tax filing information.
Payroll Processing Information
During payroll processing, the system references the Payroll page and its tabs for the following information:
Whether a timecard is required for the employee.
Pay frequency applicable to the employee's rates.
Location for sending paychecks or direct deposit vouchers.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) calculation information.
Exemptions and other withholding settings for federal, state, and local taxes.
Page Sections and Tabs
The Payroll page includes the following data entry areas. After you complete the page's Payroll and Special Pays sections, the Federal Tax, State Tax, Local Tax, and EIC tabs open in succession.
Payroll Section | Identifies the employee's check location, last date paid, pay frequency, and FLSA calculation data. It also has a field for determining whether the employee will be issued timecards and if so, whether the timecard applies to the Time Entry System. The information in this section applies to all of the employee's rates except special pays. |
Special Pays Section | Accepts pay codes that have special amount pay types. You can enter up to three codes per employee as well as the dollar amounts that should be issued in pay runs that include special pays. |
Federal Tax Tab | Enables you to identify an employee's exemption status and enter withholding information for federal taxes. Besides identifying the tax table to use for an employee, this tab also determines whether an employee receives a W2 form. |
State Tax Tab | Stores exemption and withholding settings for calculating the employee's state taxes. |
Local Tax Tab | Stores exemption and withholding settings for calculating the employee's local taxes. |
EIC Tab | Specifies the employees' Earned Income Credit filing status for historical purposes only. |