Set up client payroll information

In the
Payroll Information
tab of the
Clients
screen, you can select 1 or more payroll schedules for your clients, select the default method of time entry (for live payroll processing only), and specify how checks are to be handled at print time.
  1. Select
    Setup
    ,
    Clients
    , then the
    Payroll Information
    tab.
  2. Select the client in the
    Clients
    list, then
    Edit
    .
  3. For live payroll processing only: In the
    Employee Data Integration
    section, turn on client service options for your client, if appropriate.
  4. For live payroll processing only: In the
    Default Time Entry Method
    section, select the default method that the client uses for entering time into the application. Manual: Email in time, Fax in time, Phone in time, Other. Import: Excel Time Entry, Time Clock, or Timerack.
    note
    This default time entry method is used for all of the client's payroll schedules unless you specify that different time entry methods should be used for specific payroll schedules, as explained in the following step
    .
  5. In the
    Payroll schedules
    section, select Ellipsis to open the
    Payroll Schedules
    window, where you can add or modify the payroll schedules to use for this client and you can specify the time entry method to use for a specific payroll schedule.
    • You can enter an unlimited number of payroll schedules for a client, but for live payroll processing at least 1 payroll schedule must be set up for each client.
    • The Payroll schedules field includes all payroll schedules that the client uses, separated by commas.
  6. For live payroll processing only: In the
    Default Check Output
    section, choose either
    Paper checks/stubs
    or
    Remote check printing
    as appropriate for this client. If you're using remote check printing, you can also choose to send payroll or vendor checks to FileCabinet CS after printing by marking the appropriate checkboxes.
  7. For live payroll processing only: In the
    Negative Check Treatment
    section, specify how you want the application to handle the treatment of negative net pay checks, if applicable.
  8. Select
    Enter
    to save the client payroll information.

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