Recommended Operating Procedures

Daily Procedures (or as needed)

1.

Print any employee listings or reports

2.

Enter/change employee or pay cycle data

Pay Cycle Procedures

*1.

Initialize pay cycle

*2.

Enter exceptions to standards

*3.

Proof with edit list

4.

Enter manual and void checks

5.

Print checks

*6.

Print/update Check Register

Monthly Procedures (Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov only)

*1.

Print Period Earnings/Deductions Report

*2.

Print Period GL Distribution

*3.

Print Period Check Register

4.

Print Period Unemployment Reports (if needed)

*5.

Run End-of-Period Update

Quarterly Procedures (Mar, Jun, Sep only)

*1.

Print Period Earnings/Deductions Report

*2.

Print Period GL Distribution

*3.

Print Period Check Register

4.

Print Period Unemployment Reports (if needed)

*5.

Print Quarterly Earnings/Deductions Report

6.

Print 941/945 forms

7.

Run Clear Check History program

*8.

Print Quarterly Unemployment Reports (if needed)

*9.

Run End-of-Quarter Update

Yearly Procedures

*1.

Print Period Earnings/Deductions Report

*2.

Print Period GL Distribution

*3.

Print Period Check Register

4.

Print Period Unemployment Reports (if needed)

*5.

Print Quarterly/Earnings Deductions Report

*6.

Print 941/945 forms

*7.

Run Clear Check History program

8.

Print Quarterly Unemployment Reports (if needed)

*9.

Run Yearly Earnings/Deductions Report

10.

Print Yearly Unemployment Reports (if needed)

*11.

Capture W-2 information

*12.

Run End-of-Period Update

*13.

Print W-2s

*14.

Run W-2 Magnetic Tape Update (if used)

*15.

Print W-2 Magnetic Tape Report (if used)

* indicates the procedure is required and must be performed in the time period  designated.