Well it's almost the end of the 1st Quarter 2006.
How time flys.
If you used OTTER last year to do your Oregon
Payroll Quarterlies you should have received a new
CD with the 2006 updates.
Once you've installed the program you will need to
restart your computer. Then go into OTTER and first
create a new year under 'File'. Then 'Copy a Quarter'
from 4th Qtr 2005 to 1st Qtr 2006. This will move all
of your existing employee's over for you.
To get the information you need, in QuickBooks go to
Reports - Employee Summary. Change the dates to
Last Calendar Quarter (1/1/06-3/31/06). You can
eliminate the Rate under modify. Everything you
need is on this one report.
In Peachtree, Reports - Employee's - Payroll Register
for last quarter. Make sure that the hours are shown.
Once you've completed the report you can simply e-
mail it to the state. There are some systems that
will not let you e-mail directly from OTTER. In these
cases the file is automatically saved in C:\program
files\Otter32\ the file you want to attach in a
separate e-mail is the OTTERTFR.ZIP
If you manually prepared your Oregon Quarterlies this
is the year to start using OTTER. It is a software
program given to you FREE from the Oregon
Department of Revenue to prepare your OQ Reports.
There is a link at the bottom of this newsletter to
take you to the web site where you can download
the program.
Once you've e-mailed the report you should received
a confirmation e-mail with 24-48hrs. Make sure and
print it out and attach it to your file copy.
As always, if you have any questions, please don't
hestitate to call.
