Payroll Controls

The Controls option provides access to the following master files and update options:

The union code file is used to set up labor classifications with the various base pay rates and benefit schedules for either union or prevailing wage employees. The Update Employees with Union Rates option may then be used to automatically update all employees linked to a specific union code with the rates currently in the union table.

The workers comp codes are set up with a rate that is used to automatically calculate the workers comp burden for each timecard entry. An optional rate field is included with each code to create an expense amount for general liability insurance if your insurance is based on your gross wages.

Department codes are primarily used to direct the gross pay and burden amounts to specific accounts in the General Ledger System but may also be used without the account link. In either case, detailed payroll compensation reports are available by department code that will assist you in analyzing your payroll expenditures.

The Controls option also contains a quick-link to the Job Cost System via the Job Master option. This option is used primarily for users who have purchased the stand-alone payroll program and wish to set up a job that requires Certified Payroll Reports.

Local Deduction Codes allow you to create multiple deductions and link them to any of the six deduction accumulators.  These employee deductions can be set up to be state or vendor specific and can be set up with cutoff limits.

The Labor Distribution Codes option allows you to define a default workers comp code, department code, union code (prevailing wage) and state code for each labor job cost phase.  This option can be used with both the Phase Master list as well as the Job Cost Phases for each individual job.  Predefining this information should help to eliminate data entry errors in any time card screen including AccuBuild Mobile.