About Timecards

You can use timecards to supplement employee records when calculating payroll. In Payroll, there are two types of timecards:

• Employee Timecard. The employee timecard is a simplified version of the detailed payroll timecard. You can set up employees to enter limited information, such as number of hours worked, start and stop times, and shift information, on their own employee timecards.

After an employee timecard is completed and approved, it must be transferred to the detailed payroll timecard for processing.

• Detailed Payroll Timecard. You can enter employees’ payroll information directly onto detailed payroll timecards instead of employee timecards. On the detailed payroll timecard, you can view and edit more information, such as the rate/amount/percent of an employee’s earning or deduction, taxes, overtime expense, and so on. 

The Calculate Payroll function uses the detailed payroll timecard, not the employee timecard, to process paychecks.

You can set up employees to gain access to either or both of these timecards.

If you have set up your Sage 300 Payroll system for use on the Internet, employees can enter timecards remotely using a browser. (See the System Manager help for more information.)