If you have employees, payroll is an important part of your AccountEdge setup — but it doesn't need to happen before you start using the rest of the software. You can begin recording sales, purchases, and other transactions while you get payroll set up separately.
The Easy Setup Assistant includes a Payroll section that covers the basics: loading your tax tables, setting your payroll year, choosing linked accounts, and adding employee cards. That's a good starting point for getting the structure in place.
For the full setup walkthrough — including tax table details, payroll categories, deductions, employer expenses, and processing your first paycheck — see the complete guides in the Payroll collection:
If you're switching from another program and need to enter payroll history from earlier this year, see Setting Up Payroll When Switching in the Switching to AccountEdge collection.