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  • There is so much news and information floating around the web – it’s difficult (at best) to keep up! I’ve added a WordPress plug-in that grabs information from my Twitter stream to help me (and hopefully you as well) keep up with everything. Look for the Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use every Friday. See what caught my attention this week in these topics: Accounting & Taxes, eBooks/Webinars/Videos, Payroll/Certified Payroll/Prevailing Wage, QuickBooks, Small Business/Organization/Productivity, Construction, and Social Media/Marketing/Website Design.

  • Entering payroll for normal employee work hours and drive time and passing only the work hours through to client invoices is not only important but confusing. The following question was submitted by a reader who pays from the start of the first job till the end of the last job of the day (not including lunch break). I have my employees fill out a time tracker sheet each day that shows the time started at the first job till the end, drive time in between jobs, so on and so forth. I enter this into QuickBooks but I can't figure out where to enter in drive time to pay the girls their hourly wage on payroll but to not invoice anyone for drive time.

  • Can you deduct the cost of lost equipment from your employee’s pay? As a business owner I'm betting that on more than one occasion you have had an employee who has lost his company provided cell phone more than once and you've have to replace it. Perhaps you want to recover the cost of the phone via a payroll deduction - before you do, read the rest of this article, because the answer depends first on state and federal restrictions and second on how much you want to deduct.

  • There is so much news and information floating around the web – it’s difficult (at best) to keep up! I’ve added a WordPress plug-in that grabs information from my Twitter stream to help me (and hopefully you as well) keep up with everything. Look for the Weekly Wrap-Up: News You Can Use every Friday. See what's in store this week!

  • An important QuickBooks Payroll System Maintenance Announcement - a system-wide upgrade will start at 6 p.m. on Thursday 5/24/2012 and continue through 5 a.m. on Tuesday 5/29/2012 - Direct Deposit will also be effected and don't forget that this is also the Memorial Day holiday weekend! QuickBooks Payroll will not process direct deposit checks dated for Monday, May 28, 2012 due to the Memorial Day holiday. In order for your employees to receive their paychecks before Monday, May 28, you should change your paycheck date to Friday, May 25 and send your payroll by 5pm PT on Wednesday, May 23.

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Certified Payroll Solution Error Messages

Error messages can be very frustrating; but error messages should NOT stop you from using your program - nor should they be ignored! Error messages are indications that "something" is not accurate and needs to be corrected in order for your final reports to be accurate.

The Certified Payroll Solution Error Messages section deals strictly with errors that you might encounter when installing CPS, setting up your certified payroll reporting preferences, running CPS, QuickBooks connection errors, work classification errors, and errors when printing reports.

Error messages are shown in the order that they would normally occur during installation, setup, and actually running Certified Payroll Solution.

How to use this on-line listing of error messages:

  • Determine what step and when you are receiving the error message.
  • Select the appropriate link within this section - the section title will describe the step in which you could be receiving the error.
  • Use the Search function and type in a search string (works just like a Google search).
  • Read all possible error messages and solutions contained within that section.


The error resolutions found in this section are the same problem solving steps that our support staff will have you perform should you contact us by phone.


Documents

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Certified Payroll Solution Installation Errors Certified Payroll Solution Installation Errors

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Date added: 03/15/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 522

These are common error messages that occur during installation, especially when entering your license information.

Certified Payroll Solution System Setup Errors Certified Payroll Solution System Setup Errors

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Date added: 03/14/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 184

These are common error messages that you could encounter on the System Setup -> System Preferences -> Settings OR Data Locations tab.

Worker's Compensation Setup and/or Maintenance Errors Worker's Compensation Setup and/or Maintenance Errors

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Date added: 03/13/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 158

These are common error messages that you could encounter when setting up Worker's Compensation information from the System Setup -> System Preferences -> W/C Info+ tab.  Only companies in California, Connecticut, Kansas, and Missouri need to complete Worker's Comp information.

Certified Payroll Solution - QuickBooks Connection Errors Certified Payroll Solution - QuickBooks Connection Errors

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Date added: 03/12/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 197

These are common error messages that you could encounter when Certified Payroll Solution attempts to connect to your QuickBooks company data file.  These messages would occur after you have chosen Run -> Certified Payroll -> entered dates, and then clicked on the Next button.

Employee Setup and/or Maintenance Errors Employee Setup and/or Maintenance Errors

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Date added: 03/11/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 168

EmployeeSetup and/or Maintenance Errors 

These are error messages that you could encounter when you are creating your initial "linked Employee" records, or later when you make changes from the Linked Data menu -> Employees, and are viewing the Employee Maintenance window.

Race Setup and/or Maintenance Errors Race Setup and/or Maintenance Errors

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Date added: 03/10/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 155

These are error messages that you could encounter during your initial Race Classification setup, or later when you make changes from the Basic Info menu -> Race Classification -> Race Classification Maintenance.

Job Setup and/or Maintenance Errors Job Setup and/or Maintenance Errors

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Date added: 03/09/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 378

These are errors that you could encounter during your initial QuickBooks Job Reconciliation; where you link your QuickBooks Jobs in the Certified Payroll program, or later when you make changes through the Linked Data menu -> Jobs, and are viewing the Job Maintenance window.

Wage Setup and/or Maintenance Errors Wage Setup and/or Maintenance Errors

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Date added: 03/09/2007
Date modified: 02/02/2012
Downloads: 550

Wage Setup and/or Maintenance Errors

These are error message that you could encounter during your initial QuickBooks Wage Reconciliation; when you link your QuickBooks Payroll Wage Items to Work Classifications that will print on the reports, or later when you make changes through Linked Data -> Wages, and are viewing the Wage Maintenance Screen.

Reconciliation Step 1 Errors Reconciliation Step 1 Errors

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Date added: 03/08/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 247

These errors could be encountered after you click the NEXT button on the Step 1 screen.

Reconciliation Step 2 Errors Reconciliation Step 2 Errors

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Date added: 03/07/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 166

You could encounter any of the following errors, when clicking the Next button on the Reconcile Payroll for Reporting Step 2 window.

Reconciliation Step 3 Errors Reconciliation Step 3 Errors

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Date added: 03/06/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 489

These are errors that can occur at the Reconcile Step 3 window, where you enter or modify, the Payroll numbers.

Errors When Printing Reports Errors When Printing Reports

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Date added: 03/05/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 360

Below are the most common errors or problems that you could encounter, when attempting to Preview or Print your final certified payroll reports.

 

Employee Work Classifications Not Showing as Desired Employee Work Classifications Not Showing as Desired

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Date added: 03/04/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 341

While a normal or familiar error message box will not appear when employees are not classified correctly, it will be easily recognized when you preview or print your certified payroll reports.

While the information shown below is provided as a basic overview, the program help and the manual contains a more detailed section on dealing with Work Classifications, which includes 8 different examples on how you might need to set things up - both in QuickBooks and Certified Payroll Solution.

EEOC/Work Utilization/Manning Report Error Messages in Certified Payroll Solution EEOC/Work Utilization/Manning Report Error Messages in Certified Payroll Solution

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Date added: 03/03/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 284

You could encounter the following error messages when running any of the EEOC/Work Utilization/Manning Reports; available from the Run menu ->EEOC Reports -> and choosing Federal, State or Local

General Certified Payroll Solution Error Messages & Warnings General Certified Payroll Solution Error Messages & Warnings

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Date added: 03/02/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 190

These are general error messages that you would encounter when performing basic file maintenance functions.

Work Classification Setup and/or Maintenance Errors in Certified Payroll Solution Work Classification Setup and/or Maintenance Errors in Certified Payroll Solution

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Date added: 03/01/2007
Date modified: 12/31/2011
Downloads: 178

These are error messages that you could encounter during your initial Work Classification Setup found from the Basic Info menu -> Work Classifications OR from the Edit Work Class button found in the Employee or Wage windows.