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Installation guide - Reckon Accounts 2020 R2

Overview

Reckon Accounts 2020 R2 contains the latest Tax Table updates, exciting new features and enhancements.

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Installation Guide

Reckon Accounts 2020 Tax Table Update is an update for Reckon Accounts 2020 customers. It includes tax tables for the 2020/21 Financial Year.


Who needs to install this Update

This update is for ALL versions of Reckon Accounts 2020. If you currently use Reckon Accounts 2020 Plus, Premier and Enterprise Payroll Functionality, you MUST install this update to be compliant for the 2020/21 Financial Year.


Products affected:

  1. Reckon Accounts Enterprise 2020
  2. Reckon Accounts Premier 2020
  3. Reckon Accounts Plus 2020
  4. Reckon Accounts Accounting 2020


Countries applicable: Australia

File name: Reckon Accounts_2020_TaxUpdate.exe


Installing Reckon Accounts Tax Table Update

This product contains tax tables for 2020/21 Financial Year that take effect from 1st July 2020.

You must process employee pays for the 2019/20 Financial Year prior to installing this update.

Otherwise your 2019/20 pay calculations may not be correct.
Payment Summaries, Empdupes and STP export for the 2019/20 Financial year can be exported in Reckon Accounts 2020 R1 or Reckon Accounts 2020 R2 .

Once you have installed this update, Reckon Accounts will use the 2020/21 tax tables to calculate pays.


Steps BEFORE Installing Tax Table Update
  1. Process all pays for the 2019/20 financial year
  2. Rebuild your Reckon Accounts 2020 Company file(s)
  3. Create a backup of your Reckon Accounts 2020 company file(s)
  4. Exit from Reckon Accounts 2020


Steps for Installing Tax Table Update
  1. Download the Reckon Accounts_2020_TaxTableUpdate.exe file from HERE and save it to a location on your hard drive (For example, C:\[temp] or the Desktop);
  2. You must reboot your PC and ensure that Reckon Accounts remains closed during the update process;
  3. After rebooting the PC you may need to stop the following Reckon Accounts services:
    1. QBCFMonitorService or Database Manager Service &
    2. QuickBooksDB29;
    To do this:
    1. Click on Start then enter services.msc in the search programs... or Run box;
    2. Find Database Server Manager or QBCF Monitor Service, right-click and select Properties;
    3. Click on the Stop button.
  4. Use Windows Explorer to locate the Reckon Accounts_2020_TaxTableUpdate.exe, the file you just saved, and double-click it to run the setup program.
    [Windows Vista users only] Prior to installing the update ensure that you have UAC turned on and you are logged in as an Administrator;
    UAC is User Account Control. Go to the Control Panel, click User Accounts.
    For all Windows Server installations, the installation must be started via the Add/Remove feature with the Control Panels Add or Remove programs.
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Reckon Accounts 2020 Tax Table Update. After installing the update successfully, you can delete the Reckon Accounts_2020_TaxTableUpdate.exe file. Alternatively, save it to a safe location in case you need to re-install Reckon Accounts and this update at a later date;
  6. To check that Reckon Accounts 2020 Tax Table Update has been installed correctly, press Ctrl+1 on your keyboard. Your Reckon Accounts product information should be Reckon Accounts 2020 Release R2P. Reckon Accounts 2020 Plus, Premier and Enterprise customers can also verify by checking the tax table version. To do this, go to the Employees Menu and select Tax Table Information. If your tax table version matches 2021292, it indicates that you have installed the update successfully;

If you are using Reckon Accounts 2020 in a multi-user environment, you need to install this update on all workstations accessing your company file. You cannot use a company file in a multi-user environment unless all installations are updated to the same version. Please note that in network environments where you are using the Database Manager on a standalone server, the database manager DOES NOT require this upgrade.

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