Payroll setup — WIC, PRT, Super; Groups → Placements
Before any pay-run import can build a journal, FlecBase needs to know — per state, per Group — the Workcover Industry Code (WIC), the payroll-tax rate, the super rate, AND the 9 GL accounts to post against. This page covers the setup, the chain, and the where / why / how.
The chain (left → right is data flow): Time entry → Placement → Group + State → Group State Setup → {WIC, PRT rate, Super rate, 9 GL accounts}. The journal builder reads from this last row to produce per-state lines with the right CoA codes.
Why per Group × State? A "Group" is an operational division (e.g. "Healthcare Adelaide SA", "Guides AU — NSW Branch"). Each division has its own CoA flow for each state it operates in — so the W/C and PRT payable lines land in the right accounts for the division that incurred the cost.
Fallbacks: If a Group has no row for a state, FlecBase falls back to the "— Tenant default —" row (group_id = 0). If even that's missing for the state, the journal build refuses with a clear error pointing at the gap.
Why this matters: getting the rates and accounts right ONCE per (Group, State) means every subsequent pay run just works — the import lands time entries, hit Build journal, and the per-state debits and credits drop into the right buckets automatically.
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payroll-setup_1.pngHow to use Payroll setup — WIC, PRT, Super; Groups → Placements →