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Use the Description and W-2 Info tab of the Pay Items dialog or the Deduction Items dialog to specify both the description of the payroll item that you will see during paycheck data entry and the description that will appear on checks and reports. In addition, use this tab to mark W-2 settings for the selected payroll item. This is required information for W-2 processing.
Choose Setup > System Configuration and then choose Pay Items or Deduction Items.
See also
Pay Items dialog
Deduction Items dialog
Fields & buttons
Enter a unique description for this payroll item, using up to 20 characters. This is the descriptive text that you will see for this payroll item during data entry.
Note: The program automatically copies the text you enter in this field to the Report Description field for printing on paycheck stubs, forms, and reports. However, you may modify the report description text.
Examples
|
Description |
Report Description |
| {Pay Item} |
Gross Pay 1 |
Salaried Wages |
| {Pay Item} |
Commissions L1 |
Commissions |
| {Deduction Item} |
CAFÉ |
Cafeteria Benefits Plan |
| {Deduction Item} |
Loan, Rate 1 |
Loan Repayment |
The text in this field is the payroll item description that actually appears on printed paycheck stubs, forms, and reports. The program automatically copies text from the Description field (used in data-entry) to this field, but you may modify the report description text.
Examples
|
Description |
Report Description |
| {Pay Item} |
Gross Pay 1 |
Salaried Wages |
| {Pay Item} |
Commissions L1 |
Commissions |
| {Deduction Item} |
CAFÉ |
Cafeteria Benefits Plan |
| {Deduction Item} |
Loan, Rate 1 |
Loan Repayment |
The selection grid contains a line for each W-2 box, along with Add or Subtract checkboxes. Click a checkbox to mark or unmark it.
Selected box numbers are shown in the text line immediately above the grid (with subtractions shown in parentheses).
You may choose from any of the available options in the drop-down list for this field.
A description is required for any payroll item to be listed in Box 14 of the W-2. You may enter up to 10 alphanumeric characters.
Mark the checkbox for any of the following descriptive items to which the current payroll item applies:
- Statutory employee
- Retirement plan
- Third-party sick pay
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