{"id":907,"date":"2023-04-11T13:46:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/docs\/human-resource-management\/running-a-payroll\/"},"modified":"2023-04-24T10:57:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T07:57:34","slug":"running-payroll","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/docs\/human-resource-management\/running-payroll\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Payroll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need to install the <a href=\"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/apps\/payroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Payroll feature<\/a> to run payrolls on Akaunting. Check out how to<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-light-green-cyan-color\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/docs\/apps-and-integrations\/installing-an-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">install<\/a> <\/mark>or<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-light-green-cyan-color\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/docs\/apps-and-integrations\/purchasing-an-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">purchase<\/a> <\/mark>an app on Akaunting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To start Running Payroll:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>HR<\/strong> on the Navigation Menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Payroll<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Pay Calendars<\/strong> from the dropdown options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hover over a Pay calendar to reveal the <strong>Run Payroll<\/strong>, <strong>Edit<\/strong>, <strong>Duplicate<\/strong>, and <strong>Delete<\/strong> options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135349\/image-14-1024x602.png\" alt=\"Running payroll on Akaunting\" class=\"wp-image-911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135349\/image-14-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135349\/image-14-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135349\/image-14-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135349\/image-14-1536x903.png 1536w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135349\/image-14.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select <strong>Run Payroll.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the New Run Payroll Employees tab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Define the duration you want to run the payroll using the Date picker. Use <strong>Payment Date<\/strong> to set a day for payment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135544\/employees-tab-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Employee tab on payroll\" class=\"wp-image-912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135544\/employees-tab-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135544\/employees-tab-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135544\/employees-tab-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135544\/employees-tab-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135544\/employees-tab.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Advanced <\/strong>to set the Payment name, Category, Account, and Payment method.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Next.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Variable Input tab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the Employee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135631\/variable-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Variable input on Payroll\" class=\"wp-image-913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135631\/variable-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135631\/variable-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135631\/variable-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135631\/variable-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135631\/variable.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add Benefits and Deductions if applicable. These are automatically added or deducted from the overall Employee payment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Next.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Payslips tab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the employee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Print<\/strong> to print the payslip if applicable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135724\/payslips-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Print payslips on Payroll\" class=\"wp-image-914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135724\/payslips-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135724\/payslips-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135724\/payslips-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135724\/payslips-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/11135724\/payslips.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Approval tab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pick a payment date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Approve.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Attachments tab allows you to upload an attachment if applicable. Then, <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The payment is made and recorded in your accounting transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, from the Payment page, click on the ellipses menu icon <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"18\" class=\"wp-image-574\" style=\"width: 25px;\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/06155359\/Screenshot-2023-04-06-at-15.52.49.png\" alt=\"ellipses menu icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/06155359\/Screenshot-2023-04-06-at-15.52.49.png 52w, https:\/\/assets.akaunting.com\/hc\/2023\/04\/06155359\/Screenshot-2023-04-06-at-15.52.49-50x38.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 25px) 100vw, 25px\" \/> to Connect payment to a Bill, Print, or Send as an email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You need to install the Payroll feature to run payrolls on Akaunting. Check out how to install or purchase an app on Akaunting. To start Running Payroll: On the New Run Payroll Employees tab: On the Variable Input tab: On the Payslips tab: On the Approval tab: The Attachments tab allows you to upload an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":880,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-907","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=907"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1526,"href":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/907\/revisions\/1526"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akaunting.com\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}