POWERpay>>Process Payroll>>Cycle Changes
Bi-monthly payrolls are processed twice per month and will have 24 pay cycles (odd and even) in a year. For example, for the year 2018, a bi-monthly pay group may have pay cycles as follows (only the first 6 are shown):
Pay Cycle 1 1st January 2018 to 15th January 2018 (odd)
Pay Cycle 2 16th January 2018 to 31st January 2018 (even)
Pay Cycle 3 1st February 2018 to 15th February 2018 (odd)
Pay Cycle 4 16th February 2018 to 28th February 2018 (even)
Pay Cycle 5 1st March 2018 to 15th March 2018 (odd)
Pay Cycle 6 16th March 2018 to 31st March 2018 (even)
For allowances that are different for the 1st and 2nd pay cycles, enter F FIRST CYCLE and O SECOND CYCLE cycle changes. THESE ENTRY TYPES ARE ONLY TO BE USED FOR BI-MONTHLY PAY GROUPS.
- F FIRST CYCLE of a bimonthly payroll applies to ‘odd’ (pay cycles 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11).
- O SECOND CYCLE of a bimonthly payroll applies to ‘even’ (pay cycles 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12).
If the allowances are the same, simply enter a N NEW or C CHANGE allowance cycle change.