This article provides an overview of the program fixes and enhancements included in Sage 100 Contractor version 24.2 and later. Additionally, helpful, and informative videos are available in the Related Resources section of this knowledgebase article.

3-5 Jobs (Accounts Receivable) - Budget button now displays approved changes:

• Clicking Budget button now shows columns that display approved Hours, Material, Labor, Subcontract and Other change order amounts.
• The menu 6-2 Budget window will display only the original budget values and not approved change order amounts.

Completed and Closed Job warning messages now display only once per job, instead of for each line item that includes the job, on the following record types:

• 5-2-2 Payroll Records
• 5-5-1 Daily Payroll Entry
• 5-6-2 Enter Time
• 5-6-3 Review Time
• 5-6-4 Approve Time
• 8-4 Equipment Allocation

3-10-4 Post T&M Invoices now includes a Remove button:

• Clicking the Remove button will deselect the Billing in process checkbox located on the Time and Material Billing tab of the 6-3 Job Cost record.
• Billing Amount, on the Time and Material Billing tab of the 6-3 Job Cost Record is cleared.

4-2 Payable Invoices/Credits Subcontract and Purchase Order default cost codes:

• 4-2 Payable Invoices/Credits containing a Subcontract or Purchase Order number job cost entry window will, by default, display only the cost codes documented on the linked Subcontract or Purchase Order record.
• You may also View by All cost codes, Job cost codes, or Job and Phase related cost codes.
• This feature is available only for invoices with direct or work in process expenses created in version 24.2.

Credit Card Charges and Payment lookup buttons:

• 4-7-2 Credit Cards window now includes Credit Card Charges and Payments buttons to enable you to conveniently view charges and payments from one window.

Menu 4-7 Credit Card Management menu and desktop shortcut names have been simplified:

4-7-3 Credit Card Receipts window no longer displays a default Card Issuer Account or Credit Card, unless only one Card Issuer account exists.

4-4 Vendors (Accounts Payable) now contains a Credit Card Payments lookup button.

2-6 Check Register Reports now include selection criteria for Transaction#:

• 2-6-21 Check Register~Checks Only
• 2-6-31 Check Register
• 2-6-41 Check Register~Deposits Only

Accounts Receivable and Service Receivable Sale Tax reports have been added.

• 3-1-11-41 Combined AR/SR Tax Report
• 11-1-10-41 Combined AR/SR Tax Report

These reports will display the following information:

• Total by Tax District, the Rate
• Tax District Rate
• Taxable Amount
• Sales Tax Paid
• All invoices for each tax entity can be listed by selecting the Include Invoice Details box.

Payroll Overtime enhancement - Default overtime for over 40-hours per week:

• Payroll now has an option to default overtime for over 40 hours per week, for weekly or bi-weekly pay periods. Note: Previous versions would only default overtime pay for over 8 hours per day.
• Date on the timecard line must fall within the pay period.
• The employee must not be exempt from overtime.
• To activate this option, go to menu 5-2-2 Payroll Records > Options > Default Overtime Over 40 Hours Per Week.

5-2-1 Employees > Calculations tab now allows you to select multiple cells in a column and view a display a total value.

5-3-8 Close Payroll Year enhancement:

• You may now keep payroll records for multiple years in the company database instead of archiving them.
• Closing the payroll year is simpler and less time consuming than archiving the payroll year.
• Allows you to delay archiving of payroll data, until it is convenient for you.

To learn more about this feature please read DocLink: 5-3-8 Close Payroll Year Enhancement

Changes to 5-3-7 Payroll Audit:

• An option to Audit/Repair payroll for the prior year #### is now available.
• This option is available if payroll has been closed at least once since using version 24.2.
• There are payroll records with check dates that precede the current payroll year.
• The year that is displayed immediately precedes the current payroll year.
• The payroll audit and report examine only payroll records with check dates for the year being audited.

Multi-Year Payroll Reports have been added:

• 5-1-4-62 State Quarterly Wage Report (U.S. Edition only)
• 5-1-4-63 State Quarterly Wage Report~Single State Employers (U.S. Edition only)
• 5-1-4-66 Quarterly Earnings (U.S. Edition only)
• 5-1-8-81 Sick Days Earned and Used (U.S. Edition only)
• 5-1-8-86 Vacation Hours Earned and Used (U.S. Edition only)
• 5-1-8-91 Absence Hours and Wages~ by Employee (U.S. and Canadian Editions). Note: This report no longer includes Quarter# because the quarter number is the same for multi-year payroll records. The selection criteria is Check Date, enabling the report to generate information for a single quarter, for a single year.

Bank Feeds

• Bank Feeds no longer uses Internet Explorer as the default browser which will enable connection to bank sites that no longer support Internet Explorer

What's New for Sage 100 Contractor version 24.2 Part 1 (Video)
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