Tag: Payroll

Using Payroll Time Sheets

Introducing Time Sheets for Labor Tracking Time Sheets are one way of telling Total Office Manager how to calculate an employee’s pay. In the employee payroll items you can tell Total Office Manager to calculate an employee’s hours via time sheet or not. Enabling time sheets forces the payroll administrator to add the time to […]

Sales Commission Tracking

Introduction to Sales Commission Methods Sales and Invoices include a Sales Commission Tracking form where employees are selected to receive a commission. Commissions are calculated by selecting employees on Sales/Invoices and using pre-defined calculation methods. When processing payroll, these employees and their commissions are selected and may be edited or changed prior to the creation […]

W-2 Processing

Introduction Each year the Federal government requires that the employer send a W-2 Form to each employee that received wages for the previous year. Total Office Manager allows you generate W-2 Forms quickly and easily. It also gives you the ability to add any special items that Total Office Manager does not automatically include. Who […]

Payroll Paystub (from Paycheck)

Introduction A pay stub (also known as a paycheck stub, pay slip, or voucher) is the document that itemizes how much employees are paid. You will receive a pay stub for each pay period. It shows your total earnings for the pay period, deductions from the total, and your net pay after deductions. Form Access […]

Importing Timesheets

Introducing the Import Timesheet Feature Timesheets are a vital part of tracking for payroll and job costing.  In Total Office Manager, this information is typically captured through use of the work order stopwatch feature in Aptora Mobile II, from work orders in the desktop, or from manual entry in the timesheets.  Sometimes, outside sources are […]

Worker’s Compensation on Timesheets

Using Timesheets to Track Worker’s Compensation Total Office Manager offers a Worker’s Compensation Tracking feature. This feature allows you to assign a Worker’s Compensation Code to your Employees’ timesheets to track those wages by earning item or Employee. To use this feature, you will need to enable the Preference under the Payroll options in the […]

Process Payroll Pay Group

Introducing the Payroll Process Pay Group Use the Process Pay Group form to easily run payroll for a specific pay group. You can create groups for sales people, technicians, hourly, salaried, and so forth. Form Access From the main menu, click Employees > Process Pay Group (see illustration). Step-by-Step Choose a Pay Group from the […]

Unemployment Tax Rates

Introduction This topic will cover setting up and editing your company’s federal and state unemployment tax rates. Form Access From the main menu, click Employees | Unemployment Tax Rates. Field Definitions Federal – The rate for the United States Federal Government. Check with your accountant to be sure. State – The rate for the state […]

Process Direct Deposit

Introduction This topic will cover the topic of creating (processing) and exporting your direct deposit file. Usage Use this form to create a file that contains checking and banking information for the purpose of direct deposit. IMPORTANT: Direct Deposit is something that you must sign-up for with your bank. You must then setup direct deposit […]

Direct Deposit Transaction List

Introduction This topic will cover the topic of processing transactions that have been marked for direct deposit. Usage Use this form to create a file that contains checking and banking information for the purpose of direct deposit. This form contains a list of all transactions that have been marked for direct deposit. These items can […]