Setting up a new deduction or reimbursement for a flat dollar amount
Summary
How to set up a new deduction or reimbursement in Sage 50 Accounting that is a flat dollar amount.
Resolution
Select Maintain, Default Information, and then select Employees.
Click Employee Fields tab.
In the Field Name column, select the first blank field.
Enter Field Name for the deduction without spaces in the name. The pay field name must meet the following criteria:
Start with a letter
Be at least two characters long
No spaces or special characters
Enter the General Ledger account number for the deduction.
Click OK.
Select Maintain, and then select Employees/Sales Reps.
In the Employee ID field, select the applicable employee.
On the Employee Fields tab, clear Use Defaults for the new field.
Enter the flat dollar amount as a negative in the Amount Column.
Click Save.
NOTE:
If the purpose of the field is for tracking hours (or anything you don't need to track in the General Ledger) then after step 4 check the Memo checkbox, click OK, then skip the rest of the steps.