Create a New Payroll Income or Deduction in Sage?

If you are an employer, you will surely agree to the fact that payroll processing has become an increasingly complex affair these days. Tax tables and other related rules get revised too frequently and this may take a heavy toll on the employers. As you may have experienced in recent times, paying the employees timely and accurately has been no less than a daunting task, to say the least.

But, you may have a sigh of relief, if you have Sage 50 by your side. This premier accounting software has embedded quite a few interesting functions and useful tools to make life much easier for the employers. It has incorporated a highly sophisticated payroll module, with the help of which, you can streamline all your payroll processing with effortless ease.

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If you have not yet used the Sage 50 Hangs on Installation module, you are losing out on something really important ! You do not need to think too much though! We are here to assist you. Simply go through this blog till the end. Here, we will tell you how to create a new payroll income and payroll deduction in Sage 50 on your system. Just perform the steps mentioned here sequentially and enjoy the incredible payroll features in Sage 50.

Let’s create your first payroll income in Sage 50 then…

What is the Procedure to Create a New Payroll Income in Sage 50?

Here is a step-by-step procedure to create a new payroll income-

• Open Sage 50
• Click on Setup
• Navigate to Settings
• Click on the Payroll tab
• Navigate to the Income section
• Now, change the name of the next available In come with the income you wish to create.
• If needed, you may also change the income type
• Specify the taxes columns, if required
• Click on the Linked Accounts tab
• Now click on Payroll again
• Navigate to Income
• Click on the New Income column. Now you need to link the new income you created to your Wages account.
• Open the relevant Employee Record
• Click the Use column. Here, you need to specify the specified rate for the new Income.

What is the Procedure to Create a New Payroll Deduction?

Here is a step-by-step procedure to create a new payroll deduction in Sage 50-

• Open Sage 50
• Click onSetup
• Navigate to Settings
• Click on the Payroll tab
• Navigate to the Deductions section
• Now, change the name of the next availabledeductionwith the particular deduction you wish to create.
• If appropriate, you may also change the deduction type (either percentage of gross or amount), by clicking on the Deduct By Column

• You will have the option to apply the deduction after or before the taxes are applied, as deemed fit to you
• Now select Setup again
• Then click on Settings
• Click on the Payroll tab
• Go to the linked accounts section
• Click on Payroll Deductions. You will find the new deduction in the relevant column below. You will need to link it to your designated Payables or Expense account.
• Open the relevant Employee Record
• Then go to the Use column adjacent to the New Deduction tab and also the suitable deduction rate.

Final Words :

We hope the steps mentioned above would help you create a new payroll income and payroll deduction in Sage 50 on your computer. If you are finding it difficult to carry out these steps or if you want to know more about the Sage 50 Payroll Module, we would recommend you to speak to some of the authorized Sage experts.

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