**When Creating the VERY FIRST check for an Employee you need to update the “Vacation hours Earned” field to include the total for the last year and the current year**
- Go to File→ Open Company.
- Choose your company.
- Click→ OK.
- Go to Employees.
- Choose an Employee.
- Click on Edit.
- Click→ Next, until “Vacation and sick hours settings” appears.
- Enter the maximum vacation hours earned per year, including accumulated vacation hours.
- Click → Next, until Finish appears.
- When it comes to the very first check you want to enter in the maximum hours earned when creating the check.
- If you are adding the vacation hours half way through the year make sure you enter in the vacation hours in the most recent check that you are creating.
- Then Click okay.