Using Windows Explorer, look at the size of your payroll data files. Follow the path indicated in the lower left corner of the Payroll Command Center to locate the payroll data set. If any of the .PR files is extremely large, i.e. 300+MB, do the following: Try to copy the folder to another part of […]
Miscellaneous
Error message- “Duplicate Document number found. Document not imported,” when posting Payroll to MultiLedger?
There are three possible explanations for this error message. 1 You have imported the payroll checks already. You should verify in MultiLedger that the checks you are trying to post have not already been posted. To do this: Click Transaction Journals in MultiLedger’s Command Center, then select the month from the month list. Select the […]
Deduction no longer is taken out of check, but limit is not reached yet.
There could be two reasons for this: 1 You entered the limit amount as the total amount of the deduction to be taken for the year, but you selected “Annual Wages” for the limit type. If you have “Annual Wages” selected, it is going to stop taking the deduction as soon as the employee’s gross […]
Make opening your files easier by creating a Shortcut Or creating and working with Shortcuts on Windows.
A shortcut is a file that points to another item (such as a program, document, folder, or disk). When you open the shortcut, the original item that the shortcut points to opens. You can make a shortcut of the application, and if you have “Open Last Company on Launch” selected in your program, it will […]
Make it easy to open your files by creating an alias on Mac OS9.
An alias is a file that points to another item (such as a program, document, folder, or disk). When you open the alias, the original item that the alias points to opens. You can make an alias of the application, and if you have “Open Last Company on Launch” selected in your program, it will […]
Increasing Macintosh application memory size.
If you are on OS9 or earlier and process a large number of paychecks or transactions, or have an unusually large number of employees, customers, vendors, or items, you may need to increase the Memory Requirements for Payroll or MultiLedger. You may also need to increase the Memory Requirements if you are doing a process […]
Closing the year in CheckMark Payroll (versions 7.7.4a and lower) and Canadian Payroll. For CheckMark Payroll versions 7.7.5 and higher, see New Year command instructions.
Before you process payroll in a new calendar year, you must first close the previous year using the Close Year command. When the year is closed, all employees’ earnings are “zeroed” out and inactive employees are deleted. These instructions are for Payroll versions 7.7.4a and lower and all versions of Canadian Payroll. Note: Usually you […]
Recording an Employee Advance in CheckMark Payroll
There are two ways you can pay an advance to an employee. You can either write the initial advance check out of your accounting program or out of CheckMark Payroll. Either way, you still need to deal with the taxes in CheckMark Payroll. If you write the check out of your accounting program, skip to […]
How to delete and reissue an employee check for a different amount than was originally posted to MultiLedger. Or correcting a payroll posting in MultiLedger?
The easiest way to correct this is to delete the General Journal entries that were created in MultiLedger and then repost the entire payroll after the correction is made. Remember, Payroll posts two journal entries, an ET and a PR entry. You need to delete them both before trying to repost.
Federal or State payroll tax is calculating incorrectly. Or, tax is calculating the same amount as previous year?
CheckMark makes every effort to have the latest payroll tax tables installed. If your payroll tax is calculating incorrectly, there are several things you can look for. Make sure you are referring to the correct tables in your Circular E. You should be comparing the tables in the Payroll program to Table 7 (Annual Pay […]