Create a Payroll Cycle

1. Select Payroll Configuration from the Payroll module, then click on the Payroll Cycles tab.

2. Click the Add button for the upper grid, and the Add/Edit Payroll Cycle window opens.

3. Complete the fields as described below. All fields are required.

   • Payroll Cycle: Enter a name for the cycle that will be descriptive enough that users in other parts of the Payroll module will be able to identify the correct payroll cycle to use. You could include the pay frequency or the type of employee to be paid through this cycle.

   • Cycle Begin Date & End Date: Enter the dates in mmddyyyy format, or use the button to select the dates.

   • Federal Tax Table: Select the type of payroll period that will be used for this pay cycle. Options are: annually, biweekly, daily, monthly, quarterly, semimonthly, and weekly.

4. Click Save. The payroll cycle is saved with an Inactive status.

Continue with Create Payroll Periods Automatically for weekly, biweekly, monthly, and semimonthly pay periods OR Create Payroll Periods Manually for daily, quarterly, and annual pay periods.

Return to Payroll Configuration — Payroll Cycles tab