The General section controls which features are available within Elite Payroll, the rounding applied to pays, the default commissions period, and even lets you change Elite Payroll’s window textures.
Select þ any of these boxes to enable the feature. If you don't want to use this feature, uncheck ¨ the box and all references to the feature will disappear, until you re-check it.
þ Enable Payroll Deductions – Select this option if you want deductions to be available when you are setting up employees, creating pays, etc.
þ Enable Payroll Allowances – Select this option if you want allowances to be available when you are setting up employees, printing reports, etc.
þ Enable Commission/Bonus Calculations – Select this option if you want bonuses and commissions to be available when you are processing pays, printing reports, etc.
þ Enable Payroll Sundries – Select this option if you want sundries to be available when you are setting up employees, processing pays, etc,
þ Enable Electronic Funds Transfer – Select this option if you want to be able to transfer your employee's pays directly from the company's bank account to their bank account.
þ Enable Workers Compensation – Select this option if you track workers compensation claims and payments.
þ Enable Employees Notes – Select this option if you need to enter information for each employee, such as performance review notes or official warning.
þ Link to QuickBooks – Elite Payroll can automatically transfer your employees' pay details to QuickBooks (v8 or v9). Select this option if you want Elite Payroll to automatically transfer your Elite Payroll data. If not selected, Elite Payroll creates an export file—an IIF (Interchange Format) file that you can easily import into QuickBooks .
The QuickBooks file location is set up in the File Preferences section.
þ Enable Next-of-Kin Details – Select this option if you want to track employee's’ next of kin details.
þ Enable WorkCover – Select this option if your state has the compulsory workers compensation fund WorkCover (currently SA and QLD only). Elite Payroll will then calculate how much WorkCover is payable for each employee.
þ Enable Spreadsheet Entry – Select this option if you want to use Elite Payroll's spreadsheet entry feature.
þ Enable Timesheet Entry -Select this option if you want to use Elite Payroll's Timesheet entry feature.
þ Enable Customer:Jobs / Classes – Select this option if want to be able to cost your employees to a specific customer and job or class.
þ Enable Payroll Tax Calculation – Select this option if want Elite Payroll to calculate your payroll tax.
þ Enable Custom Fields– Select this option if want to include a custom fields tab on your employee records.
þ Edit Past Pays – Editing past pays can result in gross and tax amounts for previous months differing from amounts originally reported. To help prevent inadvertent changes, you cannot edit a past pay unless the þ Edit Past Pay checkbox has been selected on Pay windows. The default setting can be selected here.
þ Use Textures on Windows – All of Elite Payroll's windows come with a background graphic, referred to as a texture on them. Uncheck this box to turn the texture off. If you get tired of the grey windows just re-check the box to have the texture re-appear.
Round net pay by – If you prefer, you can set the rounding value for net pay. The default is to round net pay to the nearest 5 ¢; however, you can set net pay rounding to any amount you want. Amounts rounded are adjusted to the PAYG tax amount.
Commission Sales Period for Tax – Set the default period to be used when calculating tax on bonus or commission payments. The commission period must be entered so that PAYG withholding is calculated correctly. When you pay commissions or bonuses, this default period will be entered, but if required, you can change the commission period when you pay the commission.