How do I create a department in Platinum Payroll?

Summary

The following article explains how to create departments for your business. These codes affect the grouping of staff on the payroll reports, and can be used for analysis in the Nominal Ledger.

More Information

Go to " Systems Payroll Payroll Parameters\Maintenance Department Maintenance".

• Click Add
• Enter a code for the department. This can be either numbers or letters (e.g. 'ACC' or '001' for Accounts).
• Enter a description for the department in question, e.g. 'Accounts'.
• Click the [Group] Tab.
• This allows you to create a group code for a set of departments, if you so wish (e.g. a Admin group could include the Accounts and Wages Departments)

See Also

• How do I Run a Payroll Period?
• How do I Close a Payroll Period?
• How do I Run Reports at the End of a Payroll Period?
• How do I Add a New Employee to the Payroll?

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