If you have processed payrolls in the calendar year that you switch to Wave’s payroll feature, enter this history into Wave during your payroll setup. This will ensure your payroll calculations are accurate when you start running payroll in Wave.
You only need to enter your current year-to-date (YTD) amounts.
Mark that you have payroll history
Enter your payroll history into Wave
Mark that you have payroll history
When adding your business details, you are asked if you have paid people before.
You cannot change your selection once you click Continue. If you have no history, select No, then Continue.
If you have paid people within the current calendar year, select Yes, then Continue. You will be prompted to enter your payroll history later in the setup. If you select Yes, then do not enter payroll history, you cannot complete your payroll setup.
Enter your payroll history into Wave
You can enter your payroll history once you have completed the other Business section steps of your payroll setup.
In Wave, federal income tax does not include Medicare or Social Security. Wave automatically calculates those amounts based on the other wage and tax amounts you provide.
When entering your payroll history, if your previous provider did not separate Federal and State tax amounts, enter the combined amount into the Federal tax field.
To enter your payroll history:
- Under the Business section, to the right of Prior Payrolls, click Add history, then Okay, let’s go!
- If you have previous payroll reports, select Import pay reports. To enter information manually, select Enter manually.
- Fill in the necessary information, then click Continue.
- Review the chart and select the checkboxes to confirm the information is correct, then click Continue.
- To import files, click Upload file and select your payroll file, or click Manually enter data. To manually enter payroll history, next to each pay period, click Start, then enter the required information.
Once your first payroll has been approved, you cannot update your payroll history. If you find an error, our Support Team can help. Open Mave, Wave’s automated chatbot, and type human support payroll history.