Employee Payroll Settings: Configuration Prerequisites

Before you start specifying employee payroll settings, you must be sure that the system has been configured properly and that all required entities have been created, as described in the following sections.

Enabling the Needed Features

On the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, the Payroll feature has been enabled.

Configuring the System

The following tasks have been performed in MYOB Advanced:

On the Chart of Accounts (GL202500) form, necessary GL accounts have been created.
On the Work Calendar (CS209000) form, the work calendar has been defined.
On the Payroll Preferences (PR101000) form, the numbering sequences have been specified and saved to the system.
On the Work Locations (PR101040) form, necessary work locations have been created and their addresses have been specified.
On the Tax Maintenance (PR208000) form, taxes have been defined and brought up to date.
On the Earning Type Codes (PR102000) form, necessary earning types have been defined.
On the Pay Groups (PR205000) form, the necessary pay groups have been created.
On the Workers' Compensation Codes (PR209800) form, the workers' compensation codes have been configured.
On the Union Locals (PR209700) form, the union records have been created.
On the Overtime Rules (PR104000) form, the overtime rules have been configured.
On the PTO Banks (PR204000) form, the necessary PTO banks have been defined.
On Positions (EP201000) form, positions have been created.
On the Employees (EP203000) form, employees have been configured.
On the Employee Payroll Class (PR202000) form, employee payroll classes have been defined.
On the Payment Methods (CA204000) form, payment methods and a cash account for each payment method to be used to generate paychecks for an employee have been defined.