PAYROLL SYSTEM UPDATE LOG

 

·        Only changes that apply to all customers are noted in the Change Log

·        This log only contains one year's worth of changes

·        RED TEXT denotes a CRITICAL UPDATE

 

 

Date of Change           Change Details

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07/07/2008                              **CRITICAL UPDATE-- EVERYONE WILL NEED TO BE OUT OF PAYROLL AND TIMESHEETS WHEN THIS UPDATE IS RAN **

                                               

                                                Fixed the handling of raises and rate tables being updated during special pays.

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07/02/2008                              Fixed check register to display void checks correctly.

                                               

                                                Changed the Employee Detailed Check Register  to print in check number order.

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06/05/2008                              Fixed the closing out of a payroll when the Posting report was ran to completely close out the payroll process and not allow

                                                the post button to be selected again.

 

                                                Addressed pagination issue on the Departmental Taxable Withholding report to not cut off a department if it only has one

employee and is marked to start on the top of the next page.

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05/09/2008                              Updated Direct Journal report to display correctly when printing summary by employee with over 1000 GL numbers.

 

                                                Added an option to create a Diversified export file for retirement deduction/expense.

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03/21/2008                              **Everyone will need to be out of Payroll when this update is ran.

                                               

                                                Update will check for employees who may have problems with the amount of pre-tax deductions due to errors in journalization.

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03/10/2008                              **CRITICAL UPDATE-- EVERYONE WILL NEED TO BE OUT OF PAYROLL AND TIMESHEETS WHEN THIS UPDATE IS RAN **

 

                                                Fixed the way the program is handling leap day.

                                               

There will be a reindex of the audit file. To now allow the Audit report to run by Date, Time, User and Type.

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02/25/2008                              Added a field for Supplemental Hours on the check entry screen.

           

                                                Fixed Employee Leave History report to print totals correctly when sent to a spreadsheet.

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02/15/2008                              Fixed the Remittance Breakdown report to paginate correctly.

                                   

                                                Added the ability to pay a check with a check adjustment whose net effect is a zero gross and net.

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01/31/2008                              Fixed the Check Rec bug that would not let you mark a range of Imported Checks.

 

Fixed the Check Rec bug that marked EFTs as cleared even if the Check Date was after the Statement Date.

 

Added the Bank Of America Check Rec import.

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01/29/2008              Fixed W3 to display Third Party Sick Pay correctly in box 13.

 

                        Fixed Employee History and Earnings Summary reports to show checks that had been reissued

multiple times correctly.

           

Added ability to save raise rates to an employee and to log these changes for viewing after a payroll is journalized.

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01/17/2008              Leave Accrual Setup to default new Leave accruals to match the General Scheduling options

                                               

                                                Fixed the SUTA report in the previous years tax reports to account for non-cash payments correctly.

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1/15/2008               Fixed the Employee Earnings and Employee Summary report to handle a voided reissued check

                              correctly.

                        Added an employee leave export to show the prior balance on the employees YTD screen.

                       

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01/08/2008              Changed the Employee YTD Earnings report so totals fields have enough room

 

                                                Changed the W3(Not W3 information) to suppress zeros for zero values

 

                                                Fixed incorrect error message when voiding remittance checks.

 

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01/07/2008              Changed the 4-up format for the W2’s to switch the location of the SSN and control number fields.

 

12/28/2007              ***********************CRITICAL UPDATE********************************************************

Made changes to the W-2 2-up format for 2007 and added the 2008 tax tables.

     

Please remember you will need to go to Utilities and Load New Tax tables before running

            Your first payroll of 2008.

 

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10/18/2007              Added a log to the emailing direct deposit stubs process showing a list of employees to who direct deposit stubs were sent.

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10/17/2007              Boxes 2a, 12, and 15 on the 1099-R form will now be blank if the ‘Taxable Amount Not Determined’ option is turned on.

 

                        Added the option for standard pay codes to display on the W2 form.

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10/02/2007              ***********************CRITICAL UPDATE********************************************************

                        Added the new MI SITW rate. 4.35%

                       

                        The SITW rate cannot take effect for open payrolls. If you have an open payroll the new rate

                              Will take effect after the payroll is completed and you close and reopen the payroll

                              Program.

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09/25/2007              Added an Unpaid Checks proofing report to the Payroll Wizard. This allows you to look at checks with a gross that are not marked to be paid.

 

Added a Leave Bought-Out column  to Employee Leave History Report

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09/21/2007              EVERYONE MUST BE OUT OF TIMESHEETS AND PAYROLL WHEN THIS UPDATE IS RUN

 

                        There is a reindex of the check file in order for the Employee Leave History report to print

                              In check date order rather than check number order.

           

                        Fixed problem with journalization and miscounting the number of checks being journalized when

                              Employees are added on the fly.

 

                        The Employee totals on the Employee Hours and Gross by GL number report.

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09/17/2007              We have Updated Federal Minimum Wage Amount

 

Added a User Preference to warn if you have positive checks not being paid.

 

Added Employment Type Section on the Employee Count report

 

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09/07/2007              Fixed incorrect error messages when getting invalid GL numbers during journalization to show correct ded/exp id’s.

 

                                                Added verification of Allocation Tables being 100% prior to initializing payroll.

 

                                                Adds new YTD Exports under the File and Export menu for Gross/Net, Pay Codes, Deductions/Expenses, and Retirement.

 

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08/30/2007              Changed User security to match GL’s.

                       

Added an option to the notes on an employee to add a reminder. This flag will allow you to run a report during the payroll process to make sure you make any necessary adjustments. Once the employee has had a payroll ran after the date of the reminder it will no longer appear on the report.

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08/15/2007              Bank Code for running payrolls will now default to the bank code listed as the Active Employer

                              Under Program Setup/General Setup/Reporting Check Settings 

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08/09/2007              Added option to retirement reports to print fiscal year information or current to date.

                       

Fixed initialization of user variables when a deduction/expense is added to an employee

      By typing in the ded/exp ID.

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7/30/2007               Added ability to place a rate table on Leave type pay codes.

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06/29/2007              Added some employee auditing. The audit report will be found under reports and Audit Reports.

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06/27/2007              Fixed journalization to account for departments in the debits on expenses.

                       

                        Added the National City Positive Pay Export.         

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05/31/2007              Fixed journalization to account for projects correctly.

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05/16/2007              Fixed a void check issue with the Workers Comp Report

                        changed the Positive Pay export for Citizens Bank (ARP)

                        to force the file name to be the account number .mi

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05/08/2007              **CRITICAL UPDATE**

                        Changed the way journalization handles adjustments if using

                        departments in the Debits.

 

                        Fixed problem with taxable gross on checks. This did not effect

                        everyone.

 

                        Fixed Departmental Taxable Withholding report to display the correct

                        taxable gross.

 

                        There will be a conversion of Self-Admin Retirement.

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