Practical SAP US Payroll

Satish Badgi has been involved in the US payroll market for over 10 years. His implementations of SAP HR/Payroll cover many industries, such as manufacturing, public sector, utilities, and finance. In addition, he has conducted training courses for customers in the HR and Payroll area, and is a regular presenter at ASUG conferences and events. Satish also writes for HRExpert newsletter and the SAPTips community.

Preface
Objectives and Purpose
What Makes US Payroll Unique?
The US Payroll Process
Components of SAP US Payroll
Summary
US Payroll Infotypes: Master Data and Transaction Data
Master Data: Conceptual Clarity
Retroactive Accounting
Employee Master Data for US Payroll
Employee Transaction Data: US Payroll
Pre-Payroll Data Verification
Summary
Wage Types
Overview of a U.S. Paystub and the Concept of Wage Types
Lifecycle of a Wage Type and U.S. Wage Type Catalog
Step-by-Step Configuration of a Wage Type
Testing Wage Types
Advanced Topics on Wage Types
Summary
Schemas and Rules
Examining the U.S. Payroll Driver (RPCALCU0)
Working with U.S. Schema U000
Why, When, and How to Change the U.S. Schema
Overview of the U.S. Public Sector Schema Functionality
Overview of Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Payroll
Writing Rules in US Payroll
Summary
Benefits Integration
Integration of US Benefits with US Payroll
Health Plan Integration
Savings Plan Integration
Insurance Plan Integration
Flexible Spending Account Integration
Sending Data and Remittance to Benefits Providers
Summary
Time Management and Payroll Integration
Definitions
Time-Payroll Integration Infotypes
Time and Payroll Integration Scenarios
Challenges of Time Integration with Payroll
Time Schemas
FLSA and Rate Calculation Impact
Summary
Garnishments
Configuring Garnishments
Disposable Net Income
Managing Wage Types for Garnishments
Garnishment Subschema
Summary
Tax Processing
Introduction to U.S. Tax Processing
Tax Models
Year-End Tax Adjustments and Workbench
Overview of the Tax Reporter
Tax Services
BSI Tax Factory
Summary
Advanced Topics
Overpayments and Claims Handling
New Overpayments Functionality
Accruals
Interfacing with Third-Party Payroll Systems: Gross to Net
Third-Party Remittance (Accounts Payable Processing)
Expatriate Payroll
Implementation Tips for US Payroll
Summary
Cutover, Implementation, and Post-Go-Live
Implementation Lifecycle
Cutover Planning
Typical Cutover Plan
Testing
Post-Go-Live Challenges for Payroll
Summary
Appendices
US Payroll Schema U000
Wage Type Template
Commonly Used Technical Wage Types
Commonly Used Model Wage Types
Commonly Used Processing Classes and Specifications
Useful Payroll Operations
The Author
Index