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Payroll System Menu

The latest version of the Payroll System menu from Legler Systems identifies 22 separate payroll (PR) computer procedures that can be run by the user, provided the user has access to these online procedures. Access control is specified in the User Control Record (DB08). Each PR user procedure corresponds to a separate computer program.

A sample Payroll System menu screen is shown below and followed by a definition of each PR user procedure. When only the System-ID (e.g. "PR") is entered on any financial menu, the Payroll System menu is displayed.

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|     PAYROLL SYSTEM MENU  (2011)                        11-02-2010 10:13  |
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| No     Procedure Name                 No     Procedure Name              |
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| 01 - Enter Labor Detail Records       11 - Enter Employee Master Record  |
| 02 - Print Labor Edit Report          12 - Print Employee Master List    |
| 03 - Print Hours Distribution Report  13 - Print Annual W-2 Forms        |
| 04 - Calculate Payroll Amounts        14 - Load Payroll Tax Rates File   |
| 05 - Print Payroll Checks             15 - Print Vacation Accrual Report |
| 06 - Print Payroll Register           16 - Purge Old PR Records          |
| 07 - Print General Payroll Report     17 - Print PR Distribution Report  |
| 08 - Adjust Prior Payroll             18 - Print Employer Reports        |
| 09 - Post Payroll To GL System        92 - Redefine System Printer       |
| 10 - Inquire Employee History         94 - Search PR System              |
|                                       96 - Inquire Latest PR Changes     |
|                                       99 - End PR Menu                   |
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|    Enter PR Procedure Number.......[    ]                                |
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| F1=Help  F2=Enter  F9=Print  F10=Exit                                    |
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PR01 - Enter Labor Detail Records:

Data entry procedure PR01 is used to enter the number of hours an employee worked by Hours code and any special one-time dollar deductions. Computer procedure PR01 is done daily or weekly. Procedure PR01 can dynamically link to procedure PR11 when function key F7 is pressed.

PR02 - Print Labor Edit Report:

Report procedure PR02 prints the Labor Edit Report to verify the correctness of payroll entries made in online procedure PR01 for the current payroll period. The Labor Edit Report (PR02) can be printed for a specific payroll Group Code.

PR03 - Print Hours Distribution Report:

Report procedure PR03 prints the Hours Distribution Report showing labor hours worked by job number and expense account code for management review. The Hours Distribution Report (PR03) can be printed by job number or Location code.

PR04 - Calculate Payroll Amounts:

Update procedure PR04 calculates payroll gross pay, state and federal payroll taxes, and net pay for each employee. A control report (PR04) is printed to summarize the results of these payroll calculations. Also, the results are stored in the Payroll Period Record (PR04) for each employee and payroll period for reference by other payroll procedures.

PR05 - Print Payroll Checks:

Report procedure PR05 prints payroll checks with stub for each employee for direct mailing to employees. The payroll check stub identifies the gross hours and dollars, as well as the dollar amount of each deduction from gross pay. Check Records (CR01) are automatically written into the Check Reconciliation System by procedure PR05 when payroll checks are printed.

PR06 - Print Payroll Register:

Report procedure PR06 prints the Payroll Register identifying all hour and dollar amounts affecting each employee in the current payroll period and year-to-date. The Payroll Register (PR06) can be printed for one employee or a group of employees by Location code.

PR07 - Print General Payroll Report:

Report procedure PR07 prints the General Payroll Report to select up to five Hour codes or Dollar codes as column headings for any payroll period range entered by the user. The General Payroll Report (PR07) can be printed for one employee.

PR08 - Adjust Prior Payroll:

Update procedure PR08 adjusts hours or dollar amounts by employee in the Payroll Period Record. Adjustments are entered in procedure PR01 with a Pay code of "A" and then processed by procedure PR08.

PR09 - Post Payroll to GL System:

Update procedure PR09 posts the payroll accounting information to the GL System by accounting period (YRMO) and prints the Payroll Posting Report. General Journal Records (GL01) are created in the GL System summarizing total dollar amounts by GL account code when the final Payroll Posting Report (PR09) is printed. The Payroll Posting Report (PR09) should be filed with the company's financial papers for audit control.

PR10 - Inquire Employee History:

Inquiry procedure PR10 displays hours and dollars for a specific employee showing the reported labor hours from PR01 and pay hours from Payroll Period Records (PR04). This user procedure can be run at any time to display employee information.

PR11 - Enter Employee Master Record:

Data entry procedure PR11 is used to add new employees or change employee information, such as employee address, tax status, gross pay, etc. This information is stored in the Employee Master Record (PR11) and is shown on payroll reports. Procedure PR11 can dynamically link to procedure DB17 when function key F7 is pressed.

PR12 - Print Employee Master List:

Report procedure PR12 prints the Employee Master List of active and terminated employees as entered in online procedure PR11. The Employee Master List (PR12) identifies all employee deduction codes that appear on the employee payroll checks printed by procedure PR05. To lookup an employee number, the Employee Master List should be sorted by employee name (Alpha-sort) or name initials.

PR13 - Print Annual IRS W-2 Forms:

Report procedure PR13 prints the annual IRS W-2 forms and W-3 Transmittal Statement identifying gross wages paid to employees during the calendar year. A copy of the annual IRS W-2 form is given to the employee. Copies of the annual IRS W-2 forms should be filed with the company's financial papers for audit control. Computer procedure PR13 is run once a year.

PR14 - Load Payroll Tax Rates File:

Update procedure PR14 is run once a year to load the current federal payroll income tax withholding rates, as well as the California payroll tax rates. A control report (PR14) is printed to document to current year tax rates for audit control. Computer procedure PR14 is run once a year or whenever tax withholding rates change.

PR15 - Print Vacation Accrual Report:

Report procedure PR15 prints the Vacation Accrual Report identifying vacation hours earned and taken by each employee. The current vacation balance (hours) is shown in the Vacation Accrual Report (PR15).

PR16 - Purge Old PR Records:

Update procedure PR16 purges old Labor Detail Records (PR01), old Payroll Period Records (PR04) and old Employee Master Records (PR11) from the online database and is infrequently run by supervisory personnel. A control report (PR16) is printed to document the number of records deleted from the PR System.

PR17 - Print Payroll Distribution Report:

Report procedure PR17 prints the Payroll Distribution Report of labor expense by GL account code. GL account code totals in the Payroll Distribution Report (PR17) should balance to those in the Payroll Posting Report (PR09).

PR18 - Print Employer Quarterly Reports:

Report procedure PR18 is used to print quarterly IRS 941, Schedule B of 941, and the annual IRS 940 form. Also, California DE-6 form reflecting employer payroll taxes can be printed. Copies of the IRS 941 form, Schedule B form, IRS 940 form and California DE-6 form should be filed with the company's financial papers for audit control. Computer procedure PR18 is run every quarter.

PR92 - Redefine System Printer:

Redefine system printer procedure PR92 allows the user to redefine where payroll reports are to be printed. If a disk file is specified, the report is written to disk from which it can be displayed in a pop-up report window (92V) and then printed on paper by pressing function key F9. The computer program associated with procedure PR92 is the same for all accounting modules. Computer procedure PR92 can be done at any time.

PR94 - Search PR System:

Search procedure PR94 is used to search the PR System for any dollar amount, code or text in the last x months and display a window of the search results. The computer program associated with procedure PR94 is the same for all accounting modules. This procedure can be started at any time to lookup payroll and employee information.

PR96 - Inquire Latest PR Changes:

Inquiry procedure PR96 display a list of the latest Labor Detail Records (PR01) or Employee Master Records (PR11) in descending chronological sequence by date and time. The computer program associated with procedure PR96 is the same for all accounting modules. This online procedure can be started at any time to identify the most recent changes in the PR System.

PR99 - End PR menu:

Exit procedure PR99 closes the Payroll System menu and displays the main financial menu. To switch to another system procedure, just enter the System-ID and procedure number, such as CR01, rather than PR99.

More Information on the PR Software:

These payroll accounting procedures can be started at any time from any financial menu by entering the System-ID of "PR" plus a 2-digit procedure number.

For additional information on the PR software, please e-mail Bill Legler in the SF Bay Area, California or go to the Payroll System main page.

Revision 7.11 - Copyright 2011 by Legler Systems Company. All rights reserved.