Payroll Items grid

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The payroll items in this grid are for the selected department and appear in the same order in which they appear in the employee's record in the Setup > Employees window. As you tab through the fields in this grid, the cursor will automatically skip over any fields and columns that you have marked in the Data Entry Options dialog (which is accessible from the Edit menu when the Payroll Check Entry window is active).

Notes

  • If one of these columns is disabled, you can enable it from the Payroll Check Entry > Data Entry Options dialog.
  • If a particular pay item does not appear within the Payroll items grid, make sure the frequency specified for that pay item matches that specified for the calculation profile currently selected in the Payroll Check Entry > Data Entry Options dialog.
    • To view or modify the default calculation profile, either choose Setup > Calculation Profiles to make the changes in the Calculation Profiles dialog, or choose Edit > Options when the Payroll Check Entry window is open and then click the Edit Profile button.
    • To view or modify the frequency set up for the pay item for this employee, choose Setup > Employees, double-click the employee record, click the Earnings tab, and then click the Item properties button for the pay item. The frequency is specified on the Pay Info tab.

PAY ITEMS: Description, Regular Hrs, O/T Hrs, D/T Hrs, Pay Rate, Pay Amount

  • The description fields are not editable in this grid. If you need to change a pay item description, open the Pay Items dialog from the Setup > System Configuration menu.
  • For each pay category, enter the number of regular, overtime, and double-time hours worked during the pay period(s) reflected in this check.
  • The application automatically enters the pay rate specified for each pay item in the employee's record, but you may override these fields as necessary. An override value appears in red.
  • The application automatically calculates the amount fields but you may override these fields as necessary. An override value is shown in red.

GROSS PAY ROW
The application automatically sums the hours and amounts for all pay items (except any that are marked Exclude from gross pay presentation in the Special Information tab of the Setup > System Configuration > Pay Items dialog) and displays the employee's totals for the current department.

DEDUCTION ITEMS and WITHHOLDING ITEMS: Description, Amount

  • The description fields are not editable in this grid. If you need to change a description, open the Deduction Items dialog or the Withholding Items dialog from the Setup > System Configuration menu.
  • The application automatically calculates the amount fields but you may override these fields as necessary. An override value is shown in red.

NET PAY AMOUNT
The application automatically sums the amounts for all pay items (including any pay items deliberately omitted from the gross pay presentation) and then subtracts all deduction and withholding amounts (excluding any deductions that are marked Don't include in net pay in the Calculations tab of the Setup > System Configuration > Deduction Items dialog) and displays the result as the net pay amount.

See also: Payroll Check Entry [Tasks menu]

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