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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 Sage 50. 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 Sage 50, you first need to complete the Payroll Setup wizard in Sage 50. 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 the full service payroll solution offered by Sage, you need to set up the appropriate payroll formulas in Sage 50. This topic shows you where and how to set up a payroll formula in Sage 50. It also shows you how to create a basic equation that is used to calculate the result of a payroll formula in Sage 50.

Employee defaults

Learn how to set up employee defaults in Sage 50. This topic shows you how to enter basic information that applies to all of the employees in your business.

Add an employee

This topic shows you how to add an employee's details into Sage 50 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.

Recording a salary payment

This topic explains where and how a salary payment is recorded in Sage 50.

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