Posting Employee Checks to MultiLedger for Macintosh
Employee check information from CheckMark Payroll for Macintosh can be posted to MultiLedger for Macintosh by following these instructions.
Set up Ledger Accounts in CheckMark Payroll
Before posting to MultiLedger, you should assign account numbers to payroll categories in CheckMark Payroll.
- In CheckMark Payroll, click Ledger Accounts in the Command Center.
- Assign MultiLedger account numbers to all applicable Payroll Categories.
For more information on setting up Ledger Accounts, see your CheckMark Payroll User’s Manual.
Review Posting Summary
After you have calculated payroll and created checks in CheckMark Payroll, you should review the Posting Summary to make sure the information is correct before you post to MultiLedger.
- Click Employee Paychecks in the Command Center, then select Posting Summary.
- Select the check date(s) from the list.
- Select the desired checks from the list on the left.
If no checks are highlighted, information for all checks will be reported.
- Click View or Print.
The Posting Summary report shows check information in a summarized format. The net for each check is shown, along with totals for wages, income, taxes, and deductions. Employer payroll taxes are shown as an entry at the bottom of the report. These are accrued tax liabilities and total expense for FICA, FUTA, and SUTA.
- Verify that all ledger accounts are assigned correctly.
For help with incorrectly assigned Ledger Accounts, see your CheckMark Payroll User’s Manual.
Posting to MultiLedger for Macintosh
- Make sure you have your MultiLedger company open.
- In CheckMark Payroll, click Employee Paychecks in the Command Center, if you haven’t already.
- Select the check date(s) from the list.
- Select the desired checks from the list on the left.
If no checks are selected, all checks for the selected check date(s) will be posted.
- If you enter hours or distribute wages by MultiLedger Job, check the Include Jobs in Post Summary check box.
- Make sure the ‘x’ Post Summary Entries check box is checked.
That way, the checks that have been posted to MultiLedger will be marked with an X.
- Verify that the Checks Reference #, Taxes Reference #, Checks Posting Date, and Taxes Posting Date are correct.
You can use these edit boxes to enter reference numbers and posting dates for checks posted to MultiLedger. The default name for the
Checks Reference # is “PR” followed by the date of the first unmarked check in the list. The default name for the Taxes Reference # is “ET” followed by the date of the first unmarked check in the list. For information on marking checks that have been posted to MultiLedger, see step 13 above.
The default date for the Checks Posting Date and Taxes Posting Date is the date of the first unmarked check in the list. If necessary, you can change the information in these edit boxes.
Note: If you need to post payroll checks that have the same date as checks you’ve already posted, you should change the Checks Reference # and Taxes Reference #. Otherwise, you will receive an error message and the posting will fail, as MultiLedger cannot accept entries with both the same reference number and same date.
- Click the Post to MultiLedger button.
A Save As dialog appears. The file is named Posting Summary by default.
Note: The Posting Summary file is a temporary file that can be dragged to the trash when posting is complete. Or, if you save it in the same location each time, you can simply choose to replace it each time you post payroll, thus avoiding confusion of having multiple Posting Summary files on your hard drive.
- Choose where you want to save the file, then click Save.
When the posting is complete, you will receive a message. Two files are posted to the General Journal in MultiLedger. A PR-[date] entry for employee checks and an ET-[date] entry for employer taxes.
Note: When you receive the message that posting has been sent, it does not necessarily mean that the posting was successful. The posting process sends information from CheckMark Payroll to MultiLedger, but does not send information from MultiLedger back to CheckMark Payroll.
You should check the General Journal in MultiLedger to make sure the PR and ET entries were sent correctly.
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