Calculate Adjusted Gross

When you click Adjust () in either the Employee Fields or Company Fields tab of Maintain Employees, Sage 50 displays the Calculate Adjusted Gross window. Here, you can choose which payroll fields are accumulated when determining the adjusted gross for the current calculation. Only payroll fields that are calculated can be adjusted.

For example, 401(k) contributions and some medical and dental benefits (cafeteria plans) are deducted from gross pay prior to calculating taxes (pre-tax deductions). Another example is employee tips. Here you would adjust both federal and state withholdings to add tips to gross pay when calculating taxes.

• Use: Select the Use check box next to each payroll field you want included in adjusted gross when calculating the current payroll field amount during payroll entry. You cannot select the same payroll field that you are adjusting.
• Field Name: This identifies the name of the payroll field set up in Employee Defaults.
• Add: This indicates that the payroll field's respective payroll formula has been set up as an addition; the amount will be added to gross pay, if selected.
• Deduct: This indicates that the payroll field's respective formula has been set up as a deduction; the amount will be subtracted from gross pay, if selected.