Accountant's Assistant Handbook

Payroll data-entry options 
In CSA, choose the various FICA, FUTA, and SUTA treatment options 
to suit the client’s specific needs, and also indicate whether you want 

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Client Setup in CSA 
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automatic payroll journal entries. When doing so, keep the following in 
mind: 
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If the client will be using CBS PayCheck, CBS will automatically 
calculate FICA-SS and FICA-Med. A client using noncalculating 
payroll can choose to enter one FICA amount and have the program 
automatically calculate the FICA-Med and put the remaining amount 
in FICA-SS. To do this, choose the Adjust FICA-Med to <x>% of 
Gross Pay option on the Payroll tab of the Company Properties 
dialog in CBS. 
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CBS automatically accrues FUTA liabilities when necessary. To 
review the rates and limits in CSA, choose Setup / System 
Configuration / Payroll Tax Information / Federal.  
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To have CBS accrue SUTA liabilities automatically, you need to 
specify the SUTA rates and limits for each applicable state in CSA. 
To do this, choose File / Client Properties, click the Payroll tab, and 
click the SUTA Details 
 button for each state.  
To accrue SUTA liabilities, you also need to set up the GL account 
numbers for each employee (on the Other tab of the Employees 
window, or on the Employee Templates dialog). If you do not want 
to accrue the SUTA liabilities, do not enter the GL account numbers 
on the Other tab of the Employees window. 
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If you are setting up a new CSA client, note that the Create payroll 
journal entry checkbox is marked by default in the Payroll Journal 
Entry Options dialog (accessed by clicking the Payroll Journal Entry 
button on the Payroll tab of the File / Client Properties dialog). If you 
do not want the program to create automatic payroll journal entries, 
be sure to clear that checkbox.