*** This FAQ Applies to AccountEdge and AccountEdge Network Edition ***
Note: To print on pre-printed forms, select Command Center on the top menu bar, Payroll -- Print W2s and W3.
To Process W2s on Plain Paper:
- 1. At the Command Center click on the Payroll Module.
- 2. Click on Prepare Payroll Tax Forms.
- 3. The window that appears is your Select Payroll Tax Form Window. Here you see the list of forms that MYOB will print for you. If you don’t have the MYOB Payroll Forms Service, you will be able to print the free W2, only.
- 4. Select the W-2 Free forms and select Display. The Setup W2-Forms screen appears. This is where you designate which payroll categories belong in box 10 and beyond on your W2.
- 5. Click 'OK' and the Setup W3 screen will appear. Enter your company's information here. Click 'OK'.
- 6. Enter your company's information here. Click 'OK'.
- 7. The W-2 Field Mapping window appear. Select your local tax items from the list.
- This window will differ depending on the state you reside in and the employee information you have entered. Click Continue.
- 8. The process report window will Review your steps that you need to take to continue with your W-2s. You will be able to see your W-2 in the background. The MYOB Form Viewer program is running. At the top of the page there is tool bar showing you every step that you need to take to make sure you are filling out your W-2s correctly.
- 9. The first step is to Review and Edit your W-2s. Here you make sure all of your employee information and company information is correct. This is the only place to change the information. You have to scroll through each and every page before you can click next step.
- 10. When you click next step, the warning will make you aware that this is the only place you can change the information. There is no other time after you click 'agree.
- 11. Now the status bar is on MY COPY.
- 12. When you click the print button the same list of forms will appear, except when you print these copies it will not show Demo or Draft across the W-2. At this point you can print the W-2s or you can eFile.
AE-00255, AENE-00255