Summary
How do I correct a posted payroll record after I've paid an employee, in Sage 100 Contractor?
Resolution
▼ 1. Print the inaccurate payroll record, then void it
- Open menu 5-2-2 Payroll Records.
- Recall the record.
- Click Edit, Print. Print report 5-2-2-21.
- Write down the Record#, Period Start, Period End, Check Date, and Check#.
- Click the Calculations tab.
- Write down the Net Pay amount and any Override calculation amounts for entry on the corrected payroll record.
- Click Edit, Void Payroll Record. Click Yes to the message, "You’re about to void this record..."
- Click Yes on the message, "Existing ledger transaction found for this payroll record..."
NOTE: If you post this in summary, click OK to the message regarding unable to void the ledger transaction. Click OK to the message regarding voided payroll and cost records.
- Click OK on the message, "Payroll record, cost records, and ledger transaction have been voided."
▼ 2. Create a payroll advance for the net amount of the original check
- Open a new 5-2-2 Payroll Record.
NOTE: Don't copy the original payroll record; it won't change the payroll type from 1-Regular to 5-Advance.
- Enter the Employee.
- Enter the information from the voided record: Period Start, Period End, Check Date, and Check#.
- Uncheck the Direct Deposit box if checked.
- From the Payroll Type pick list, choose 5-Advance.
- Enter the Quarter from the voided record.
- Enter the two-letter State abbreviation from the voided record.
- In the Advance field, enter the Net Pay from the voided record.
- Choose File, Save.
- Open 5-2-6 Post Payroll to GL and post the payroll advance to the correct posting period and checking account.
- Check for Advances Withholding on the master Employee screen in 5-2-1, and it's Active; if absent, add it.
▼ 3. Create a corrected payroll record
NOTE: For an underpaid employee, this amount is added to their corrected net pay payroll record. If overpaid, the corrected net pay is $0.00; if not, enter Yes in the override field and adjust to $0.00 for withholding. The future payroll will deduct any overpayment after the final computation.
- Open 5-2-2 Payroll Records and recall the original payroll record.
- Click Edit, Copy Payroll Record.
- Click File New.
- Click Edit, Paste Payroll Record.
- Enter the required corrections to the payroll record, if applicable.
- Click File, Save.
- Open 5-2-3 Compute Payroll.
- Click Trial Compute. Click Compute.
- Open 5-2-2 Payroll Records and recall the record.
- Verify the calculations on the Calculations tab of the record.
- Override any values that need change on the Calculations tab.
- Open 5-2-3 Compute Payroll and click Trial Compute, Compute.
- Open 5-2-3 Compute Payroll. Click Final Compute. Click Compute.
- If the employee was underpaid, open menu 5-2-4 Payroll Checks and print the paycheck.
- Open 5-2-6 Post Payroll to GL. Select the correct posting period and Checking Account, and specify the record to post.
- Click Post Payroll,
NOTE: After correcting your payroll records, it’s best practice to open 5-3-7 Payroll Audit and click Repair. It checks for audit errors and updates your year-to-date balances.