How can I verify the Social Security calculation?
Use Verify Social Security Calculation to check if the transaction total differs from the calculated Social Security amount by more than one dollar during the selected date range.
Verifying the Social Security calculation
1. Open Connect Payroll > Organization > Checkout.
2. Click to select the checkbox titled Verify Social Security Calculation.
3. Click GO (CTRL+G).
The Checkout Report lists employee records when the employee's transaction total differs from the calculated Social Security amount by more than one dollar.
Verifying the Social Security calculation on manual check entries
1. Open Connect Payroll > Reports > Payroll Register - Single-line Summary.
2. Use the Title menu to select a report definition.
3. Use the section titled Report Dates to select the entire calendar year.
4. Click Print (CTRL+P).
5. Review the entries for manual checks.
If the manual check entries are not correct, you'll need to enter a correcting entry. You'll want to run Checkout again to make sure the Social Security calculation and the transaction total on the manual check entry differ by less than one dollar.
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