peachtree-software peachtree complete accounting 7.0 Quick Setup Guide

In this lesson, you’ll learn about processing payroll with Peachtree 
Accounting.

Store constant information about standard payroll fields and 
payment methods in Default Information and in the Maintain 
Employee file 

Enter paychecks

Run a Payroll Register report to verify payroll entries

Print payroll checks

Analyze employee earnings

In this lesson, we’re also going to see how Default Information fits into the 
flow of tasks in Peachtree Accounting.

If you are continuing from Lesson V, skip this section and proceed with the 
lesson.

If you are just starting the lesson, do the following:

Start Peachtree Accounting and open up the sample company, Bellwether 
Garden Supply. 

If the Action Items window appears, close it for right now. 

From the Options menu, select Global. Peachtree displays the Maintain 
Global Options window.

You need to make sure that the tutorial global options are set up 
properly.

In the Accounting tab, do the following:

Select Manual Decimal Entry and 

2 as the number of decimal places.

Clear the Hide General Ledger Accounts option for all modules 
(Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Payroll).

Select the “Recalculate cash balance automatically in Receipts and 
Payments” option.