How do I enter payroll time to support ACA requirements?

Enter the date of each day worked in the Date column of the 5-2-2 Payroll Record grid row. This information will allow the ACA Hours field to populate automatically in the header of the payroll record. The program will automatically calculate the hours worked and separate it between two months if the dates cross months. Alternatively, you can manually enter the hours in the ACA Hours fields in header of the 5-2-2 Payroll Record.

For Salaried employees

Enter the date for each day worked in the Date column of the 5-2-2 Payroll Record grid row.  This information will allow the ACA Hours field to populate automatically in the header of the payroll record. The program will automatically calculate the hours worked and separate it between two months if the dates cross months.

Alternatively, you may manually enter the hours in the ACA Hours fields in header of the 5-2-2 Payroll Record.  Click Yes to the message "Reminder: You are overriding a calculated amount. The program will no longer automatically compute the value for the ACA Hours fields from the Timecard lines. Are you sure you want to continue?"

For all employees

If the pay period crosses into a second month (for example a weekly pay period from 10/29/2025 - 11/02/2025) enter the number of hours worked in the first month in the left ACA Hours field and the number of hours worked in the second month in the right ACA Hours field. The two fields added together should equal the total hours that the employee worked in that pay period.

If the employee is a full-time employee, mark the employee as FULL TIME on the 5-2-1 Employees,  ACA tab

The information from the ACA Hours fields along with the settings entered on the ACA tab on the 5-2-1 Employees record are used to populate the 5-4-3-21 ACA Hours Allocation Report.