Compute Payroll Report

The Compute Payroll report is generated when you click the Compute Payroll button on the Payroll Processing or Payroll for Pay Period forms, or when you select Actions > Compute Payroll on the Generate Payroll form. This report indicates, by employee, when errors occur during payroll computation. The following conditions will cause an error to be added to the report:

  • The Pay Freq field on the Employees form, General tab does not equal one of the values in the Pay Frequency drop-down list.
  • The Employees form, Rates and Taxes tab does not have a Federal Withholding Tax Code defined in the Payroll Taxes table.
  • The Employees form, Rates and Taxes tab does not have a State Withholding Tax Code defined in the Payroll Taxes table.
  • The State Withholding Type on the Employees form, Rates and Taxes tab does not equal one of the values in the Type drop-down list.
  • The Employees form, Rates and Taxes tab does not have a City Withholding Tax Code defined in the Payroll Taxes table.
  • The City Withholding Type on the Employees form, Rates and Taxes tab does not equal one of the values in the Type drop-down list.
  • The Worker's Comp code on the Employees form, Rates and Taxes tab is not defined as a Worker's Comp Type on the Deduction and Earnings Codes form.
  • The Union Deduction period on the Employees form, Deductions tab does not equal one of the values in the Per drop-down list.
  • The Garnish By on the Employees form, Deductions tab does not equal one of the values in the Garnish By drop-down list.
  • The Deduction Code on the Employees form, D&E tab is defined as Retirement (D&E Codes '401K' is TRUE) and the Employee's type (Hourly, Salaried, etc.) is not eligible for a Retirement Plan (Payroll Parameters Eligible Participants).
  • The Deduction Code on the Employees form, D&E tab is defined as 'Worker's Compensation' on the Deductions and Earnings Codes form.
  • The Deduction Code on the Employees form, D&E tab does not exist on the Deduction and Earnings Codes form.
  • The Balance amount on the Employees form, D&E tab will be changed.
  • The State Tax Calculation Basis is invalid for the Employee State Tax Code.
  • The Rate Basis on the Deduction and Earnings Code form, Worker's Comp tab does not equal one of the values in the Rate Basis drop-down list.
  • The calculated Net Pay Amount is less than zero.
  • The total Net Pay Amount is not enough to distribute into all the direct deposit bank accounts.