Calculated Check Register
Access this report using Reports>Payroll>Processing>Calculated Check Register. It is only available with the Payroll module; it is not available for Payroll Link users. |
Use this report during a payroll cycle to verify the current paycheck information and amounts prior to printing paychecks. It is recommended that you print this report prior to printing checks for each pay cycle. The report uses the calculated information from the Payroll Type and Pay Dates selected on the Calculated Payroll form (Activities>Payroll>Calculate Payroll).
Alternatively, you can run Reports>Payroll>Processing>Quick Calculated Check Register to generate a limited, fixed-format report.
You must calculate payroll (Activities>Payroll>Calculate Payroll) in order for this report to work. The report displays the calculated information selected on the Payroll Type and Pay Dates .
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Column |
Description |
Processing Group |
The processing group code assigned to the employee using the Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information form. The report shows the code's name, such as Admin or PartTime. |
Processing Group Title |
The title associated with the processing group code. |
Payroll Type |
The payroll type—Adjust, Manual, Regular, Supplemental, or Void |
Pay Date |
The date on the Payroll check (Activities>Payroll>Calculate Payroll). |
Pay Period Begin Date |
The pay period beginning date entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Processing Groups form. |
Pay Period End Date |
The pay period ending date entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Processing Groups form. |
SUTA Weeks |
The number of SUTA (state unemployment tax) weeks for the pay date on the Maintain>Payroll>Processing Groups form. |
Employee ID |
The ID assigned to the employee. |
Employee Last Name |
The employee's last name. |
Employee First Name | The employee's first name. |
Employee Name |
The employee's full name, including the middle initial. |
First, MI Name |
The employee's first name and middle initial. |
Class |
The employee's class, such as Admin or Staff. |
Position |
The employee's job title, such as Administrator or Program Rep. |
Social Security Number |
The employee's social security number. Note that only the last four digits of the number display. To view the entire social security number, you must have been granted Display Sensitive Data rights for Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information. These rights are granted by the Administrator using Security>Set Up Organization Menus form. |
Timesheet Reference | A unique tracking number provided for timesheets. |
Pay/Tax Code |
The name assigned to your earning, benefit, deduction, workers' compensation, leave codes, and federal, state, and other withholding taxes, such as Health, 401K, OT, Sick8, and Executive. These codes were created using Maintain>Payroll>Federal Taxes, State Taxes, Other Taxes, Earning, Benefit, Deduction, Workers' Compensation, or Leave Codes. |
Code Title |
The title of the Payroll Pay Code. |
Code Type |
The payroll code assigned by the system—Earnings, Benefits, Deductions, Workers' Compensation, Leave, or Taxes. |
Jurisdiction |
The state or other withholding taxing authority, such as TX for Texas. |
Distribution Code |
The distribution code of the earnings. This information was entered using the Timesheets>Enter Default Timesheets or Enter Regular/Supplemental Timesheets form. |
Rate |
Depending on the calculation method, this is the rate entered on one of the tabs. |
Hours |
Depending on the calculation method, these are the hours entered on one of the tabs. |
Applicable Earning Hours |
The earning hours applicable to the earning codes on the employee's current pay date. |
Applicable Earnings |
The earning amount based on the employee’s current pay. For Benefits, Deductions and Workers Compensation Codes Applicable Earnings are the earnings used to calculate the amounts (given earnings were applicable to the calculation method assigned to the code). The Tax Codes Applicable Earnings are the Subject Earnings used to calculate the tax. Note: In those case were a Tax Code is both employee and employer paid, only the subject earnings associated with the Employee displays as the Applicable Earnings. |
Earnings |
The amount based on the employee's earnings which was calculated for the employee’s current pay date. |
Benefits |
The amount based on the employee's benefits which was calculated for the employee's current pay date. |
Deductions |
The amount based on the employee's deductions which was calculated for the employee's current pay date. |
Employee Taxes |
The amount based on the employee's taxes which was calculated for the employee's current pay date. |
Employer Taxes |
The amount based on the employer's taxes which was calculated for the employee’s current pay date. |
Employee Workers’ Compensation |
The amount based on the employee's workers' compensation which was calculated for the employee's current pay date. |
Employer Workers’ Compensation |
The amount based on the employer's workers' compensation which was calculated for the employee's current pay date. |
Net |
The amount based on the employee's current pay date uses the following formula: (Earnings minus Deductions, Employee Workers' Compensation, and Employee Taxes). This amount was calculated for the employee’s current pay date. |
Leave Hours Accrued |
This is the number of leave hours the employee has accrued for the current pay date. |
Leave Hours Taken |
This is the number of leave hours the employee has taken, for the current pay date. |
Net Change Leave |
This is the difference between the Leave Hours Accrued less the Leave Hours Taken based on the current pay date. |
{User Defined Field} - Employees |
An employee type user defined field and its data. There is a separate column for each field that was created by the Administrator using Organization>Set Up User Defined Fields. |
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Options |
Description |
Summarize Amounts |
Select this option to add amounts together and display one line item with the total amount. All document information must be identical for the system to add items together. |
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