I actually started the beginning of the 3rd qtr. It wasn't a problem. I made sure I had good balances from the old system and after I had entered the Year-to-date totals I ran reports to make sure I balanced to the old system.
I recommend that you start at the beginning of a quarter - otherwise reconcilling that quarter could be a mess.
1. The only issue I really have is if we pay double time. That messed me up the first time, I tried to code the hours as double-time before I had the system calculate the overtime, and that doesn't work! So now I simply go back after the system calculates the overtime and make the changes to the hours that should be double-time. This isn't a big deal really - it's very workable, but it would be nice if I could code the double-time on Sunday automatically.
The setup can get pretty involved especially if you want breakdowns in your expenses to the proper departments
(ie: FICA split according to wages paid in Fabrication, welding, assembly, etc). But our accounting manager loves the information it gives her, so although it took some trial and error with the set-up, it is nice.
HTH!
Julie
I recommend that you start at the beginning of a quarter - otherwise reconcilling that quarter could be a mess.
1. The only issue I really have is if we pay double time. That messed me up the first time, I tried to code the hours as double-time before I had the system calculate the overtime, and that doesn't work! So now I simply go back after the system calculates the overtime and make the changes to the hours that should be double-time. This isn't a big deal really - it's very workable, but it would be nice if I could code the double-time on Sunday automatically.
The setup can get pretty involved especially if you want breakdowns in your expenses to the proper departments
(ie: FICA split according to wages paid in Fabrication, welding, assembly, etc). But our accounting manager loves the information it gives her, so although it took some trial and error with the set-up, it is nice.
HTH!
Julie
----- Original Message -----
From: Jasper Recto
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:02 AM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] Payroll Module
Do you have any issues with the payroll module?
When you first started using the payroll module, did you start at the beginning of the year or sometime during the year? Do you see any issues starting in the middle of the year?
Thanks,
Jasper
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Lehmann [mailto:jlehmann@...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:32 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Vantage] Payroll Module
Jasper:
-Yes, Vantage prints the proper W-2 forms, although I've just had to make sure to be at the latest patch level.
-You can void a check and it voids the earnings correctly.
-I also use direct deposit but did have to get a custom program for it to work correctly. I think someone else on this list wrote their own program to create the file.
-And it also does the calculation for the tax deposits and the quarterly tax reports work perfectly for preparing your quarterly tax forms, as long as you have the correct parameters set-up. (ie: tax %'s for unemployment tax).
We've used the payroll module since we went live 3 years ago and I like it alot. (We're on 6.1)
Hope that helps!
Julie
Mercury Minnesota Inc.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jasper Recto
To: Vantage Groups (E-mail)
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 9:12 AM
Subject: [Vantage] Payroll Module
We have had the payroll module for quite some time now but have not used it because at the time it lacked some features. Does anybody know the answers to these questions:
Does it print out the proper W2 forms?
If a person looses their paycheck, are you able to void the check AND have it not count against's the employees income.
Before, if an employee had a paycheck for $500 and looses it, we would void the check and issue another check. The problem was that it would not register it against the employee and it would show that the employee had an income of $1000.
Can you do direct deposit? How do you create the export file?
Can it automatically calculate the tax deposit amount?
Thanks,
Jasper
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]