Payroll taxes aren’t calculating for all employees

For payroll to calculate, you must be on a supported version and have a current payroll subscription. To purchase a payroll subscription, contact 1-800-626-8634.

Update subscription

1. Browse to Help, Sage 50 Subscription Updates.
2. Select Online, and then OK.
3. Click OK again.
4. Verify payroll taxes will now calculate, if not continue to the next section.

Paycheck date is after plan renewal date

1. Browse to Help About Sage 50 Accounting.
2. Find the line for Plan Level.
3. Verify that the date of the paycheck isn’t after the date for auto-renewal. If the date of the paycheck is after the renewal date, you’ll need to wait until the plan renews to issue that paycheck. Payroll won’t calculate until the renewal.

Make sure the tax update is installed

1. Close Sage 50.
2. Go to the Sage 50—U.S. Edition: Download Portal.
3. Download the latest tax update available for your version of Sage 50 Accounting and install it.
4. Open Sage 50 and test the payroll to verify that the taxes calculate.

Select the appropriate tax formula for each tax

1. Browse to Maintain Default Information, Employees.
2. Browse to the Employee Fields tab.
3. Select Calc box for each tax you would like the program to calculate.
4. Click the Formula field next to each checked Calc box and select the appropriate tax formula:
   • For Fed_Income, select FIT
   • For Soc_Sec, select FICA EE
   • For Medicare, select MEDICARE
   • For State, if used, type **SIT
   • For Local, if used, type **LIT
5. Click the Adjust button next to each tax you added.
6. Verify that the Use box next to Gross is checked.
7. If you have any fringe benefits set up that need to be taxed for the tax you are currently editing, place a check in the Use box next to that benefit.
8. If you have any deductions that are pretaxed for the tax you are currently editing, place a check in the Use box next to that deduction.
9. Click OK when done.
10. Repeat steps 5 through 9 for each tax you’ve added.
11. Browse to the Company Fields tab.
12. Select Calc box for each tax you would like the program to calculate
13. Click Formula field next to each checked Calc box and select the appropriate tax formula:
    • For Soc_Sec_ER, select FICA ER
    • For Medicare_ER, select MEDICARE
    • For FUTA_ER, select FUTA ER
    • For SUI_ER, type **SUI ER
14. Click Adjust button next to each tax you added.
15. Verify the Use box next to Gross is checked.
16. If you have any fringe benefits set up that need to be taxed for the tax you are currently editing, place a check in the Use box next to that benefit.
17. If you have any deductions that are pretaxed for the tax you are currently editing, place a check in the Use box next to that deduction.
18. Click OK when done.
19. Repeat steps 15 through 18 for each tax added.
20. Click OK again to save your changes.
21. Verify taxes now calculate on employee paychecks.