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Employee Setup
1. In Payroll Relief, click the "People" icon
2. Click the plus sign (+) at the bottom of the page to create a new record
3. On the "Contact" tab, enter SSN, Name, Address, and DOB (at a minimum)
4. On the "Employment" tab, select Full-Time or Part-Time, FLSA exempt (if exempt from overtime), and the Hire date
5. On the "Compensation" tab, select either Salaried or Hourly
Select the correct Pay schedule (if your company has more than one)
If Salaried, key annual salary amount into Annual Salary field (or enter per-pay-period salary) in Salary field if this has been set up for you)
If Hourly, set default hours to 0 and enter their hourly pay rate in the Default rate field
6. On the "Taxes" tab:
Federal Taxes - use the drop down to select employee’s W-4 Filing Status and enter the number of Exemptions.
Enter W-4 date If employee has elected an additional amount to be withheld per check enter that amount in the Additional Withholding field.
State Taxes – if multi-state, select the correct state for Unemployment and Withholding State.
Use the state specific form (or W-4 if state specific form not required by state) to complete the State Taxes section.
7. On the "Deductions" tab, enter either the fixed amount or percent per-pay-period on any relevant deductions. You MUST click the checkbox in the "Select" column to enable the deduction.
8. On the "DIRECT DEPOSITs" tab, IF APPLICABLE, check the box for 'use direct deposit for' and enter in the account name, routing number, account number, and confirm account number:
SPECIAL NOTES:
Maryland
On the taxes tab, use the drop-down menu to select the proper county for employee income tax withholding
New Mexico
On the taxes tab, click "Yes" for workers compensation to include the $2.00 employee contribution per quarter for WC
New York
On the deductions tab, check NY Paid Family Leave
On the taxed tab select NY SDI
Ohio
On the taxes tab, make sure to set up any applicable city/municipal taxes
Pennsylvania
On the taxes tab, make sure to set up any applicable localities
Washington
On the contact tab, please select a Job Classification to set up WC
All employees subject to workers comp should have hours included on their check, even if they are salaried
To be included in the WC classification, you must also check the Industrial Insurance Classification box on the Taxes tab
On the deduction tab, check the Washington Paid Family Leave deduction
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