Note: These instructions assume that Vacation/Sick Time payroll fields and settings have already been set up. See How to set up vacation or sick time.

1. Open the Payroll Entry or Select Employees to Pay window (in Select Employees to Pay, double-click the employee, or select the employee and then click Detail).
2. Enter the amount of time taken in either the VAC_Taken or SICK_Taken fields as a positive number.

Sage 50 will automatically calculate the remaining hours and update the total remaining hours on the paycheck stub.

Note: For the vacation and sick time formulas to calculate the remaining balances automatically, you must be subscribed to the Sage Payroll service.