Modify the Settings Used to Calculate an Employee's Income

Before you can perform this task

To modify the income settings in the employee record used to calculate their paycheck amount:

  1. Open the employee's record. How?
      1. In the Home window, click Employees & Payroll on the navigation pane.
      2. In the Tasks pane, right-click the Employees icon and select Modify Employee from the menu.
      3. Select an employee from the list and click OK.
  2. On the Income tab, you can:

Turn on or off displaying certain income items on paychecks

In the Use column, enter or remove a check mark next to the incomes this employee will receive on their paycheck.

Enter or modify the amount and type of income, benefits, and other supplementary income this employee will receive

  1. In the Use column, place a check mark next to the income this employee will receive on their paycheck.
  2. For every income item selected, enter the payroll rate in Amount Per Unit column, and the number of hours or pieces the employee is expected to complete in a pay period.
  3. (Required) In the Pay Periods Per Year list, select the number of times this employee is paid in a year.

Enter or modify a wage expense account

If you have turned on Payroll Expense Groups, you will not see this box. (Premium)

If you want to track this employee's wages in an expense account other than the default payroll expense account, in Record Wage Expenses In, select the blank box, and choose an account from the list.

  1. Click Save and Close.

What do you want to do?

Process an employee paycheck

Learn about payroll expense groups (Premium)

Add, change, or remove the default payroll expense account

Set up a payroll income

Modify the settings used to calculate an employee's deductions