AcboBooks Academy · 7 lessons · about 54 min
US payroll
Run payroll for a small US team inside AcboBooks: set up the company for payroll, add employees, write paychecks with federal withholding from the IRS tables, pay the IRS and your state from Pay Liabilities, pay by direct deposit, and prepare Forms 941, 940 and W-2 with the SSA EFW2 file. The lessons use the US sample company, Bright Ideas Studio, with a new hourly employee in Texas. AcboBooks prepares the figures and files; you still file the forms and make the deposits.
Lessons
Lesson 1 · 6 min · Beginner · US edition
Set up payroll for your company
Get the US edition ready for payroll: company state and EIN, the FUTA and SUTA settings, and where every payroll screen lives.
Lesson 2 · 9 min · Beginner · US edition
Add an employee
Add an employee in AcboBooks: pay type and rate, pay frequency, W-2 details, the HR record, 401(k) and health deductions, vacation and sick time.
Lesson 3 · 10 min · Beginner · US edition
Run payroll and review the paycheck
Write a paycheck in AcboBooks: hours and overtime, reimbursements, W-4 and the federal withholding estimate, the paycheck preview, stubs and checks.
Lesson 4 · 6 min · Intermediate · US edition
Pay payroll liabilities
Pay the IRS, your state and benefit plans from Pay Liabilities in AcboBooks, and keep the Payroll Liabilities account in balance.
Lesson 5 · 10 min · Intermediate · US edition
Pay employees by direct deposit
Pay employees by direct deposit with AcboBooks: bank ACH settings, employee bank details, the zero-dollar prenote and the NACHA file you upload to your bank.
Lesson 6 · 6 min · Intermediate · US edition
Prepare Form 941 and Form 940
Use the Form 941 quarterly and Form 940 annual worksheets in AcboBooks to fill in the IRS forms from your payroll records.
Lesson 7 · 7 min · Intermediate · US edition
W-2s and the EFW2 file
Prepare W-2s in AcboBooks at year-end: check the boxes, print employee copies and export the SSA EFW2 file for Business Services Online.
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