Contents

Using PayCheck

Calculating a paycheck

File menu commands

            Options 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 File, New Paycheck (or use the Ctrl+N accelerator key).Fill in each dialog box as it appears. Name, Method of payment(salary or hourly), Hours, Wage, Withholding, Filing status and Payroll Period are required dialogs. Canceling one of these will cancel the current work. All other dialog boxes are optional. Canceling one of these will merely move you to the next dialog box. When all information is entered, the current paycheck information will be displayed on your screen. You will then have the option of printing the current paycheck or saving it to a file, or both.


File Menu Commands

New PayCheck

                 Begins a new employee paycheck.

                 You may start a new paycheck at any time

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.


Options Menu Commands

Confirmation

Toggles the confirmation dialog boxes on and off. A check mark means the command is active, and each entry will be confirmed by PayCheck. The default setting is off.

Sound

Toggles the sound ( a beep) on and off. When a dialog box confirms an entry, if this command is active a beep will sound for each box. The default setting is sound off.

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.

F2	 Toggles Confirmation on and off.

F3	 Toggles Sound on and off.

ESC	 Cancel the current dialog. If the

 dialog is required, 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+A	 Change the current state.

Alt+F4	 Exits the PayCheck program.