Set Up a Payroll Income

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Payroll incomes are used to track and calculate your employee's income. In your company settings, set up your payroll income by making the following modifications to the default payroll incomes:

Note:  The payroll incomes in the blue area of the table cannot be modified. You may not be able to rename all payroll incomes.

To change the income type used to track an employee's income

  1. In the Home window on the Setup menu, choose Settings.
  2. Click on Payroll, and then Income.
  3. In the Type column, double-click the income type next to the payroll income you want to modify.
  4. Select the income type you want and click Select.
  5. Click OK.

To include or exclude the taxes, benefits, contributions, or vacation pay in the payroll income

  1. In the Home window on the Setup menu, choose Settings.
  2. Click on Payroll, and then Income.
  3. In the Calc. columns, select or clear the taxes, benefits, or deductions you want associated with this modified payroll income.
  4. Click OK.

To rename a payroll income

  1. In the Home window on the Setup menu, choose Settings.
  2. Click on Payroll, and then Names, followed by Income and Deductions.
  3. In the Name column of the income table, click the income you want to modify and type in the new name.
  4. Click OK.

You also need to add a linked account for the payroll income, so that the correct payroll expense account will be updated automatically.

After you have set up the payroll incomes, you need to modify the employee's record to use these payroll incomes in the payroll calculations.

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