Enter Historical Deductions, Pensionable 
 Earnings, and Paycheques for Employees
        
Before you can perform this task
        
        Make sure that 
 you have added all of your employees 
 to Sage Simply Accounting.
        To add deductions and paycheques for employees in History 
 mode:
        
Step 1:  Enter the historical information in each employee record
        
        
            - Open each employee record. 
How? 
            
                
                    - In the Home window, click Employees & Payroll on the navigation pane.
 
                    - In the Tasks pane, right-click the Employees icon and select Modify Employee from the menu.
 
                    - Select an employee from the list and click OK.
 
                
            
            - Enter the cumulative calendar year-to-date earnings, deductions, 
 pensionable earnings, and 
 expenses information for each employee as of the earliest transaction 
 date in the Historical Amount columns on the tabs.
 
            - Click Save and Close.
 
        
        
Step 2:  Enter the historical payroll advance information in your accounts
        
        
            - Open the account record for Payroll Advances. 
How?- In the Home window, click Company on the navigation pane.
 - In the Accountant's Tasks pane, right-click the Chart of Accounts icon and select Modify Account from the menu.
 - Select an account from the list and click OK.
 
 
            - On the Account 
 tab, type in this account's opening balance.
 
            - Click Save and Close.
 
        
        
Step 3:  Ensure the Payroll Advances and Vacation Payable accounts are balanced
        
        
            Note:  You 
 can generate a summary employee report (select the Include Historical 
 Difference check box in the Modify Report window) to display the 
 outstanding account balances
            
                - The opening balance 
 of the Payroll Advances payroll-linked account 
 mentioned in step 2 should be the same as the total payroll advances as 
 of the earliest transaction date.
 
                - The opening balance 
 of the Vacation Payable payroll-linked account 
 in the Accounts window should be the same as the total vacation pay owed 
 to employees.
 
            
         
        
Step 4:  If all your historical information has now been entered, close History mode
        
        
            If payroll 
 is the last historical information you need to enter into your company, then complete 
 the steps to finish entering 
 history. 
            Note: Once you finish 
 entering history, you will not be able to change any of the historical 
 boxes. Make sure all of the information is correct before proceeding.