Setup
The catalogues payroll runs on.
Departments, earning codes, holidays, and tax accounts. Change them here and every later run uses the new list.
Workforce master
4Departments
Every person, cost center, and approval route hangs off a department. Inactive departments stay on history and drop off new hires.
Workforce master
4Work sites
Work site sets the state for withholding, SUTA, and the overtime rule. Remote people still need a tax home.
Pay master
3Pay schedules
A schedule owns the period, the pay date, and who is on it. Contractors can sit on their own pass.
Pay master
6Earning codes
Codes decide what is wages, what is overtime, and what is an accountable-plan reimbursement that never hits a W-2 box.
Pay master
5Deduction codes
Pre-tax deferrals reduce income tax. They do not reduce Social Security or Medicare. Garnishments run after tax.
Workforce master
5Positions
A position carries the FLSA class, the default schedule, and the department a new hire lands in.
Time master
6Company holidays
Paid holidays are company policy. They are not a statutory percent. California daily overtime still comes from hours worked.
Benefits master
3Benefit plans
Plans describe what payroll can deduct and where the money goes. Enrollment still lives on the person.
Tax master
5Tax jurisdictions
Each work state needs an account, a deposit rhythm, and a wage base. Federal sits above all of them.
Ledger master
4Cost centers
The register splits employer cost by these codes. Payroll cash still leaves one operating account.