Version 3.1 by Peytience S on 2023/05/03 17:03
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1 There are several items in payroll that are paid by the company. The payroll program creates the **Federal Unemployment, State Unemployment, Social Security, **and **Medicare **taxes paid by the company for you. Other items paid by the company can be set up and tracked in your payroll program, for example a company contribution to a retirement plan, or a company paid medical insurance.
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3 * In your payroll program, go to the **"Payroll Items"** screen.
4 * If the new **Employer Paid** item will apply to all employees, select **"Employee List Settings" **in red at the top of the listing of your employees to the left.
5 * If the item is to be assigned to just a few employees, select one of the employees from the list.
6 * Click on the green **"New"** button in the **"Employer Paid" **items section.
7 * Enter a name for the item being created, for example "Employer Pension".
8 * From the **"Type" **menu, choose the appropriate selection for the item. Normally, it would be a **Flat Amount **or a **Percent of Gross.**
9 ** //**NOTE: **Types **Federal Unemployment, Medicare, Social Security, **and **State Unemployment **are for creating new taxes only. For example, if you need to create the Unemployment tax for a new state.//
10 * If the amount/rate is the same for all employees enter the amount/rate.
11 * If the amount/rate will be different for all employees then leave it at 0.
12 * If you post your payroll to Quickbooks, select the appropriate **Liability Account **and **Expense Account **for the item to post to in Quickbooks.
13 * Click **"OK"** to create the item and have it appear under the **Employer Paid** section in green.
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15 [[image:https://www.aatrix.com/download_file/view_inline/3253/||alt="Creating and Personalizing Employer Paid Items" height="289" width="800"]]
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18 * If the amount/rate will be different for each employee, select an employee on the list that it applies to.
19 * Double-click on the item under the **"Employer Paid" **section in green.
20 * Enter the amount/rate for the employee and click **"OK".**
21 * The **"P"  **that appears in front of the item with the employee highlighted indicates the item has been **personalized **for a specific amount/rate for the employee.
22 * Repeat the above steps to personalize the item for employees as necessary.