Contents

Using PayCheck

Calculating a paycheck

File menu commands

            Employee menu commands

Keyboard


Using PayCheck

            PayCheck is based on IRS Publication 15,

            Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide.

            Please refer to this publication for information

            about tax  laws and procedures. All state tax

            information is based on each states respective

            State Withholding Guide. The tables in these guides

            are based on ranges of pay and are not meant to be

            exact. PayCheck uses formulas to arrive at withholding.

            Therefore, PayCheck and the tax tables will usually

            not be in precise agreement. This is correct, and as it

            should be. In most cases, PayCheck will more accurately

            reflect amounts to be withheld than tax tables.


Calculating a paycheck

From the menu bar, click on Employee, New Paycheck (or use the Ctrl+N accelerator key).Fill in each appropriate field of the Main dialog box. Use the tab key to move from field to field, or click on the field that you want to enter information in with your mouse. When all information is entered, click the Calculate button ( or use the Alt+C accelerator key). The current paycheck information will be displayed on your screen. You will then have the options of printing the current paycheck, saving it to a file, and refiguring the current paycheck.


File Menu Commands

Open

              Opens a previously saved paycheck.

Save

              Saves the current paycheck to a file.

Save As

              Saves the current paycheck to a file

                  with a new name.

Print

              Prints the current paycheck.

Exit

              Exits the program.


Employee Menu Commands

New PayCheck

                 Begins a new employee paycheck.

                 You may start a new paycheck at any time

Refigure PayCheck

Allows you to redisplay the Main Dialog box with all of the current paycheck values entered in the appropriate fields. This gives you the ability to calculate multiple paychecks without having to reenter common information each time.(You will still have to reenter the state information). This command is only available when you have calculated a valid paycheck or opened a previously save one.

Change State

Allows the user to change the current state for calculating state taxes. This state is saved by PayCheck, and the user only has to choose a state once. Of course, the user can change the current state at any time.


Keyboard

  Key                         Action

F1	 Access Help.

ESC	 Cancel the current dialog. If you

 are in the Main Dialog, ESC cancels

 the current paycheck.

Ctrl+N	 Starts a new paycheck.

Ctrl+O	 Opens an existing PayCheck file.

Ctrl+S	 Saves the current paycheck to file.

Ctrl+P	 Prints the current paycheck.

Ctrl+R	 Refigures the current paycheck.

Ctrl+A	 Change the current state.

Alt+F4	 Exits the PayCheck program.