ezPaycheck: How to Handle Paycheck with Tips in Restaurants, Spas and Hotels
ezPaycheck payroll software makes it easy to pay the employees in restaurants, spas, hotels and other service companies. Here is guide about how to create a paycheck with Cash Tip payment. (Cash tip is the payment that one employee already received in cash from clients, rather than through his paycheck.)
For example:
Employee ABC has already received $100 in cash tips. He will be paid another $100 for the tips that clients added to the credit card. As an employer, you need to report total $200 in tip payment to the IRS. Simply, add $100 tip payment in the paycheck
Step 1: Enable Tips payment type
ezPaycheck payroll software comes with Tips wage type by default. You can open the Wage Setup screen to make sure this field is checked.
Step 2: Add a new deduction "Paid Tips"
2.1 You can click the left menu "Company Settings" then "Deductions" to view deduction setup.
2.2 Check one Customized deduction item, and then clicked the button behind it to open the Deduction Details screen.
2.3 Enter the description (ie: "Paid tips" or another name you like)
2.4 Click the "Save" button on the Deduction Details screen
2.5 Click the "Save" button on the Company Deduction Setup screen to update the database.
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Step 3: Generate a paycheck, add the total tips payment amount and deduct the paid cash tips from net pay
