Question: How is EIC (Earned Income Credit) handled?
Answer: Payroll is shipped with EIC as a standard Tax Class.
Question: What is a Tax Jurisdiction?
Answer: A Tax Jurisdiction is a taxing authority such as the federal government, a specific state or a municipality within a specific state.
Question: Are Tax Territories optional? What are they used for?
Answer: A Tax Territory is defined for specific geographical areas, such as a state. Tax Territories are optional, but companies will want to use them...
Question: Quite a few reports are needed, including the Check Register and MTD, QTD and YTD Earning Registers. Are these reports provided or do they have to be written?
Answer: Sage PRO ERP Payroll provides all of these reports and many more.
Question: What is the procedure to edit data in Sage Pro postings before checks are printed?
Answer: The basic procedure of a payroll from start to finish is to Post, Calculate, Print Posting Register, Edit (if needed to correct errors), Calculate...
Question: How many different types of pay rates can be entered? How many deductions can be entered?
Answer: Both are unlimited.
Question: Are Tax Classes optional? What are they used for?
Answer: Tax Classes are specific types of taxes and are not optional. PRO ships with the following taxes: FWT, SSEC, MEDI, FUTA, SWT, SDI, SUTA,...
Question: How many state and local tax tables does Sage PRO Payroll support? Are they provided with the programs?
Answer: You are able to add as many state and local taxes as you need. All Federal and State Withholding taxes are provided, but you...
Question: (A) Will Sage PRO Series Payroll break each state out for quarterly reports? (B) Can multiple state SUTA rates be entered?
Answer: (A) Yes. The 941 Report has an option grid that allows you to enter “MU” (for multiple) if tax deposits were made in two...
Question: Can Federal Withholding and State Withholding be adjusted manually each pay run as needed?
Answer: The taxes are calculated based on the tax tables provided; Sage PRO does allow editing of Federal and State Withholding fields.