Dear AccountMate Clients,
I recently noticed something that surprised me: In the last year we’ve had numerous clients with outsourced payroll bring it back in house.
For some, the motivating factor has been greater control in time tracking (such as implementing time clocks for job tracking), but for many it’s been the spiraling cost of payroll services for very little real benefit.
AccountMate’s Payroll module is powerful, yet easy to use as it’s the same look and feel you’re accustomed to in all the other modules. Is it effort to use? Sure – but outsourced payroll requires effort to report hours worked, vacation taken, etc – and you still then have to do a big journal entry and wrestle with Bank Reconciliation, which the integrated module handles seamlessly.
So, if you’re interested in greater control of your payroll process, and less expense in doing so, then contact us for a free demo of AccountMate’s Payroll module and its functionality of benefit time accrual, employer matching of deductions, built-in direct deposit ACH file creation, calculation of worker’s compensation liability – and numerous other features as listed here: http://www.accountmate.com/am7/PR_Module.asp
On the running front, have been sharpening up my speed for the flurry of 5K (3.1 mile) races that abound near Memorial Day. Ran a strong race in heat and humidity just yesterday, coming in 11th out of over 350 runners with a time of 18:51 (pace of 6:04/mile). Have another 5K this coming weekend and, if the weather is better, hope to improve on that and get under 6:00/mile. Tough to do that and keep mileage above 50/week – but need to ramp up quickly as my 240 mile Trans-Illinois pushing a jogging stroller from Hannibal, Missouri to the Indiana state line, starts June 25th…
Regards,
Kevin E. Stroud
NexLAN, LLC
https://nexlan.com
Tech Note: Using the State and Local Payroll Tax Codes Function
Various governmental organizations – states, counties, parishes, and municipalities – demand varied payroll tax withholding and reporting requirements from employers.
This Tech Note provides information about how to use the AccountMate Additional Tax Code and Local Tax Code functions to automate various state and local calculation and reporting requirements.
Article 1198: Using the State and Local Payroll Tax Codes Function
Tech Note: Understanding the Recalculate Inventory Data Feature
AccountMate’s Recalculate Inventory Data feature is a useful tool to correct inventory data inconsistencies caused by inevitable circumstances that occur either in the workstation or in the server. This Tech Note helps you understand the feature’s appropriate use, identifies the conditions that necessitate inventory data recalculation, and enumerates the AccountMate tables that are affected and validated during recalculation. It also discusses the requirements that must be met prior to performing recalculation, the proper recalculation procedures, and the issues that cause the recalculation to fail.
Article 1287: Understanding the Recalculate Inventory Data Feature
Technical Tips
Versions: AM7 for SQL, Express and LAN
AM6.5 for SQL, MSDE and LAN
Module: PR
Q: How can I change the payee information in the State Tax Deposit check?
A: To change the payee information in the State Tax Deposit check, perform the following:
- Access the Payroll Tax Deposit – State function.
2. Choose a value for Tax State and complete the necessary information in the window.
3. Click Save to show the Check Information window; then, complete the information in the window.
4. Click Save to display the Print Computer Tax Deposit Check window.
5. In the Print Computer Tax Deposit Check window, change the payee information in the Payee Information area.
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Versions: AM7 for SQL and Express
AM6.5 for SQL and MSDE
Modules: IC, SO, AR, PC, SP
Q: I have several inventory items that use item specification. I want to use a barcode ID when entering transactions for these items. How can I do this?
A: You can assign a barcode ID to each item specification assigned to an inventory item using the Inventory Basic Price Setup function. This function is only available when you have activated the Pricing Control module. After assigning the barcode ID, you can proceed to enter transactions for each item specification using the assigned barcode ID.
You must modify AccountMate to make the Barcode feature work with the Inventory Specification module if you do not have the Pricing Control module.
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Versions: AM7 for SQL and Express
AM6.5 for SQL and MSDE
Modules: SO, AR
Q: Several of my customers are set to use the last sales order price when creating new sales orders; however, when I created a new sales order for one of these customers, the unit price was not the same as the last sales order price. I have verified that the Use Last Sales Order Price checkbox in the customer record is marked. What did I miss?
A: The sales order price that was last issued to a customer will no longer be used if the number of days entered in Customer Maintenance ► Settings tab ► Current Customer Price Based On ► Expire Days field is zero or had already expired (e.g., Expire Days = 10, Last Sales Order Date = 01/01/10, New Sales Order Date = 01/11/10). Amend the number of days in the Expire Days field to show the correct number of days for each applicable customers if you want to continue using the last sales order price. You may also want to amend the number of days in SO/AR Module Setup ► General (2) tab ► Current Customer Price Based On ► Expire Days field. This number of days will be the default days assigned to newly created customers set to use the last sales order price.
Note: The Multiple Pricing feature (based on Last Sales Order Price or Last Invoice Price) occupies the second priority in AccountMate’s Pricing Control module pricing hierarchy. Customer Inventory Pricing takes precedence over Multiple Pricing. The customer inventory price will be used as the default unit price if there are customer inventory records and the customer is set to use contract price.
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