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Employees & Payroll Navigation Center

This section shows you how to use the Employees & Payroll Navigation Center to record the key steps in the payroll cycle. You will start by learning how to use the Payroll Setup wizard to set up payroll options and then set up a basic payroll formula in Peachtree. Next, you will discover how to set up employee records and record a salary payment to an employee.

The topics covered in this section are summarized in the Key Topics list below. To view our step-by-step instructions and screen illustrations of a particular topic, just click on that topic link now.

Key Topics

Payroll Setup wizard

Before you are able to process payroll transactions using Peachtree, you first need to complete the Payroll Setup wizard in Peachtree. This topic guides you through the steps to using the Payroll Setup wizard so that you know the information you need when you set up payroll defaults for your business.

Set up a payroll formula

After you have completed the Payroll Setup wizard, if you choose to run payroll yourself instead of using Peachtree's full service payroll solution, you need to set up the appropriate payroll formulas in Peachtree. This topic shows you where and how to set up a payroll formula in Peachtree. It also shows you how to create a basic equation that is used to calculate the result of a payroll formula in Peachtree.

Employee defaults

Learn how to set up employee defaults in Peachtree. This topic shows you how to enter basic information that applies to all of the employees in your business.

Add an employee using Peachtree Complete Accounting 2009

This topic shows you how to add an employee's details into Peachtree Complete Accounting 2009 so you are ready to record transactions relating to that employee. It also shows you how to modify or delete employee records in case you ever need to do this.

Add an employee using Peachtree Complete Accounting 2011

If you are using Sage Peachtree Complete Accounting 2011, we recommend you to read this topic to find out how to create an employee record in Peachtree.

Recording a salary payment

This topic explains where and how a salary payment is recorded in Peachtree.

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