Before you begin writing paychecks

It is extremely important to carefully set up your company's payroll information before you begin writing paychecks. If you haven't done so already, be sure to review the following topics to learn how to completely set up your payroll:

• To learn how to set up employee records: See Creating cards.
• To learn how to enter general payroll information about your company: See To enter your company's payroll information.
• To learn how to set up wages, accruals, deductions, employer expenses and payroll taxes: See Creating payroll categories.

When your payroll information is completely set up, you should display the Pay Employees window to begin To create a paycheck.