Data Migration
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1099 E-Filing
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1099 E-Filing Overview
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FIRE System Upload: Navigating to your File
Navigating the IRS FIRE System Website
Printing Summaries and Reports
Payroll Return E-filing
Forms 94x
E-filing Forms 94x with Payroll System
Modifying Your IRS E-file Application to E-file Forms 94x
Requirements to E-File Forms 94x
CA Forms DE 9 and DE 9C
Texas C3/C4 Employer's Quarterly Report
W-2 E-Filing
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Installation
Instructions and Procedures
CSV Import Guidelines
Connecting to an Existing Network Database
Creating a New Network Database
Entering Data at a Client's Office
Health Insurance Compensation for 2% Owners of S-Corps
Hide/Display State Forms
Manually Importing Client Data From The Previous Year
Payroll System Database Reconstruction
Payroll System QuickBooks Import
Setting: Application Mode
Special Database Recovery Detail Instructions
Special Database Recovery Overview
Switching Between Single-User Mode and Network Mode
W2/1099: Transferring data between 1099-MISC form and 1099-NEC form
Where is the 4th Quarter 941 module for 2020?
Release Notes
Troubleshooting
Download/Install/Update Issues
CD install fails with message "Previous installation not found"
CFS Setup Runs Another Vendor's Installer
Error 12007 "Name not resolved" on Update from the Web
Error 12029 "Cannot Connect" on Update from the Web
Error 12031 when Downloading
Error 339 "File is not correctly registered" During Install
Error 339: CSCMD32.OCX etc failed to self-register
Error 339: THREED32.OCX is not correctly registered
Error 339: VSSPELL6.OCX failed to self-register
Error 35756 when Starting Program
Error 35761 when Attempting to Update
Error 35764 when Attempting to Update
Error 5001 on Installation
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Error Message: "Zip file damaged"
Move Data Process Error on Install
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Still Running Old Version after Update
Update Setup Reports File Is Locked
Update Setup Stalls
Printing Issues
Error 16 when Printing Form
Error 2018: Page margins are too large, can't run report
Error 2019 when Printing Report
Error 429 when Printing Form
Error 482 when Trying to Print
Error 484 when Trying to Print
OCR-A (or OCR-ACFS) font is not properly installed
Program Crashes Without Error Message when Printing
Program Errors
"Small Fonts and Sans Serif can't be found" when Starting Program
"The feature you are trying to use..."
Error 1004: Error Accessing Database
Error 1706: No valid source could be found for product ( ). The Windows Installer cannot continue.
Error 3022 in Payroll System
Error 3031 when Restoring Payroll Data
Error 3045 in Payroll System
Error 3049 in Payroll System
Error 3050 in Payroll System
Error 3051 in Payroll System Network Installation
Error 3051 when Restoring Payroll Data
Error 3051: The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the file...
Error 3075 in Payroll System
Error 3112 in Payroll System
Error 3343 in Payroll System
Error 339: component missing or not properly registered
Error 3421 when Restoring Data
Error 3633 when Starting Payroll System
Error 3800 in Payroll System
Error 380: Invalid property value
Error 381: Invalid property array index
Error 400: Form already displayed; can't show modally
Error 429: ActiveX component cannot create object
Error 429: You don't have an appropriate license to use this functionality
Error 480: Can't create AutoRedraw image
Error 48: Trouble loading DLL
Error 52: Bad file name or number
Error 5: Invalid procedure call
Error 63 and Error 380
Error 6: Overflow
Error 7 when Starting Program
Error 70: Permission Denied
Error 75: Path/File Access Error
Error 9 and Error 381
Error 9 and Error 63
Error TX4OLE invalid property value 1-900
Items "Not Saved"
Message that something "needs to be installed" or "is on CD"
Your Network Data Is Read-Only
Tutorials
Payroll System
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Quick Reference Guide
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User Guide
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Module Interface
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PowerTools interface
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Table of Contents
- All Categories
- Tutorials
- Payroll System
- LivePayroll Overview
LivePayroll Overview
Updated
by John Logue
LivePayroll shares the same interface as other CFS Payroll System programs: 941/940, W2/1099, and Payroll Corrector. It includes all of the features and forms of the after-the-fact 941/940 program, plus it does the following:
- Calculates wages based on employee’s annual salary or hours worked/hourly rate;
- Calculates federal, state, and local withholding and other payroll deductions;
- Prints paychecks and processes direct deposits;
- Provides tracking and reporting for vacation, sick leave, and workers compensation.
Payroll System uses the same three-pane interface as many other CFS programs, featuring a Client List, Client Folder, and Module Library. (See CFS Program Interface.)
Selecting the Program
Because all of the Payroll System programs share the same interface, before using one of them you must make sure the correct program is selected. This is done by means of the dropdown menu in the Module Library:

Employer Setup
In Payroll System, the Client List consists of employers or payers. The first step in using any of the Payroll System programs is to set up an employer/payer, which is done by clicking the Add Client button:

This opens the Employer/Payer Information screen. Tabs at the top allow you to select screens for entering General information, States Setup, Payroll Setup, and Vacation/Sick Leave:

To open the Employer/Payer Information screen to edit information for an existing employer, click the Edit Client button:

Payroll Grid
Payroll data is entered on the Payroll Grid. To get to it, either double-click Add/Edit Payroll Data in the Client Folder, load Add/Edit Payroll Data from the Module Library, or click the Payroll Data button on the Module Library toolbar:

Each row in the grid represents a paycheck. Wage, tax, withholding, and deduction items are calculated automatically when hours are entered:

Navigation
To navigate the payroll grid, use:
- The Home key to go to the first column;
- The End key to go to the last column;
- Arrow keys to move around the grid;
- The Enter key to edit the current field.
Entry Method
Payroll data can be entered either by date or by payee (employee); select the entry method by means of the toggle button on the toolbar:

Options Menu
The Options menu is used to set various calculation options and to select different layouts for the columns. The Options menu is displayed by clicking the Options button above the Payroll grid:

Add/Edit Payees
To add a payee (employee), click the Add New Payee button on the toolbar:

This will open the Payee Info screen. The tabs along the left side allow you to select screens for entering general information, federal and state withholding, and pay rates:

Click the Edit Payee Info button to edit this information for existing employees:

Printing Checks/Processing Direct Deposits
To print paychecks or stubs and/or process direct deposits, click the Print/DirDep button:

This opens the Print Payroll Checks screen:

The left side of the screen has options for setting up check printing and direct deposit. Click the Check Setup button to enter information to be printed on checks, including bank information and signature lines. Use the Direct Deposit Utilities button to set up direct deposit. (For more information, see Direct Deposit in LivePayroll.)
The right side of the screen has information about the checks to be printed (or direct deposits to be processed). Select the checks/direct deposits you wish to process, or click the Select All button at the bottom to select all of them. Click the Preview only button if you wish to preview them before processing. Here's a preview of Sally's check:

After you have printed checks (or processed direct deposits), they will be displayed in green in the payroll grid. This indicates the checks are now locked; they cannot be accidentally modified or deleted:

Filing Payroll Returns
When it comes time to file payroll returns, load the desired form from the Module Library, either by double-clicking on it or by selecting the form and clicking Load Module:

Data will be imported into the proper fields, based on employer info and paychecks that were entered for the period:

Reports
The Payroll Summary Reports screen can be accessed from the Reports menu or by clicking the Reports button on the Module Library toolbar:

Select the desired report, then select applicable quarter or month options to the right. The payee's SSN or EIN can be omitted from the report by selecting the Hide Payee SSN/EIN option. Click the Preview button to view the report on the screen, or click Print to print it.
This concludes the tutorial. For more information, please see the program's Help file.