Payroll Wizard

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5 team members online

MG
JC
AP
MO
DF
SM

Overall Progress

0 of 32 complete (0%)

Imports: 0/9
Data Entry: 0/6
Garnishments: 0/5
Corrections: 0/7
Review & Approve: 0/5

Imports

Bring data in from other companies & documents · 0/9 done

Import employee roster from CSV

high

Upload CSV exported from prior payroll provider

JC
James

Import payroll figures from QuickBooks

high

Map QB export columns to BrightPath fields

MO
Michael

Import payroll history from ADP Run

medium

YTD payroll export from ADP

MO
Michael

Import employee data from Gusto

medium

Roster export from Gusto

AP
Aisha

Scan W-4 forms (bulk)

high

OCR-extract filing status, allowances, SSN from uploaded W-4s

AP
Aisha

Scan job applications

medium

Auto-populate new-hire records from scanned applications

AP
Aisha

Scan I-9 verification documents

high

Extract document info for work authorization

AP
Aisha

Scan direct deposit forms

medium

Extract bank routing/account from DD forms

JC
James

Import garnishment orders from CSV

high

Bulk import child support / levy orders

MO
Michael

Data Entry

Enter payroll figures, bonuses, tips, retro pay · 0/6 done

Enter manual payroll adjustments

medium

Off-cycle or manual pay corrections

JC
James

Enter bonus & commission figures

high

Q3 sales commissions and spot bonuses

JC
James

Enter tips & gratuity data

medium

Reported tips for tipped employees

DF
Daniel

Enter retroactive pay adjustments

medium

Back-pay for rate changes

MO
Michael

Enter new-hire details

high

3 new hires starting this period

AP
Aisha

Enter termination & severance

medium

Final pay and severance agreements

AP
Aisha

Garnishments

Child support, tax levies, creditor garnishments · 0/5 done

Enter child support orders

high

New child support withholding orders

MO
Michael

Enter federal tax levy

high

IRS levy for EMP-1008

MO
Michael

Enter bankruptcy garnishment

medium

Chapter 13 repayment order

MO
Michael

Enter creditor garnishment

low

Court-ordered creditor withholding

DF
Daniel

Review CCPA garnishment limits (25%)

high

Verify no garnishment exceeds federal cap

MG
Maria

Corrections

Fix overpayments, misclassifications, YTD errors · 0/7 done

Correct misclassified employee pay

high

Reclassify EMP-1012 from 1099 to W-2

MO
Michael

Correct overpayment (EMP-1005)

high

Overpaid $450 last period — arrange repayment

MO
Michael

Correct underpayment (EMP-1007)

high

Underpaid $280 — add to next check

MO
Michael

Correct tax withholding error

medium

Wrong filing status on EMP-1003 W-4

MG
Maria

Correct benefit deduction error

medium

Medical premium not deducted for 2 periods

SM
Sophia

Correct YTD balances

medium

Reconcile YTD after mid-year provider switch

MG
Maria

Correct pay rate error (EMP-1010)

medium

Rate increase from $22 to $24 not applied

JC
James

Review & Approve

Verify accuracy before payroll submission · 0/5 done

Review imported data for accuracy

high

Spot-check CSV imports against source

MG
Maria

Review garnishment calculations

high

Verify all garnishment deductions computed correctly

MG
Maria

Review final payroll before submit

high

Final gross-to-net review for Aug 28 run

MG
Maria

Review tax filings (Q3 941)

medium

Verify quarterly 941 figures

MO
Michael

Approve all corrections

high

Sign off on correction batch before payroll

MG
Maria