New Features - Progident/Finance

Version 11.4.4.0

Payroll Bank

It is now possible to always accumulate the hours of employee banks at a simple rate. In this approach, a conversion is performed if the accumulated hours of the timesheet are at half or double rate. Thus, the hours are more significant than the amount of the bank.

In addition, it is now possible to define whether the hourly rate to be initialized in the timesheet when using a bank must be the employee's current hourly rate or the equivalent average rate of the bank.

To complete this bank management, the "Calculate provision" function has been improved by introducing a "Calculate amount according to the hourly rate" option. Therefore, during hourly rate changes, it is possible to automatically adjust the bank balance according to the changes made to the hourly rate.

Version 11.4.0.0

Expense Statement

The full exploitation of the job profile was integrated into the expense statement according to the same logic as that of the timesheet.

Thus, four fields have been added to the statement of expenses, namely:

• Job profile code
• Employee status
• Group of employees
• Classification unit

It is, therefore, now possible to select a job profile code different from the default one.

In addition, contributory expenses for the CNESST can be managed by units since the classification code is now present on the expense statements.

Version 11.3.7.3

Deduction

Provincial - Quebec

Here is a brief summary of the tax changes that come into effect on January 1, 2022.

1. Tax rates and income thresholds:

• The indexation rate of the personal income tax system is 2.64%.
• The thresholds for the taxable income brackets are indexed, and the rates applicable to these brackets remain the same.

2. Base Amount (Personal Tax Credit):

• The basic personal amount increases from $15,728 to $16,143.

3. Quebec Pension Plan QPP (QUERRQ Category Modifiers):

• The maximum pensionable earnings for the Québec Pension Plan (QPP) is increased from $61,600 to $64,900.
• The QPP contribution rate goes from 5.90% to 6.15% for the employee and the employer.
• The maximum employee and employer contribution increase from $3,427.90 to $3,776.10.

4. QPIP Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QUEPAR Category Modifiers):

• The maximum insurable income under the Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) is increased from $83,500 to $88,000.
• The employee contribution rate remains at 0.494%, and the employer contribution rate remains at 0.692%.
• The maximum employee contribution increases from $412.49 to $434.72, and the employer contribution increases from $577.82 to $608.96.

5. Labor Standards Commission (QUECNT Category Modifiers):

• The maximum earnings eligible for the CNT will increase from $83,500 to $88,000.
• The contribution rate goes from 0.07% to 0.06%.

6. CNESST-Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work (QUECST Category Modifiers)

• The maximum annual remuneration of the employee goes from $83,500 to $88,000.
• The maximum weekly remuneration of the employee increases from $1,601.46 to $1,687.76.

7. FSS-Health Services Fund

• Consult the "Employer's Guide (TP-1015.G)" to calculate the applicable rate according to the company's total payroll.

Federal - Canada

Here is a brief summary of the tax changes that come into effect on January 1, 2022.

1. Base Amount (Personal Tax Credit):

• The basic personal amount increases from $13,808 to $14,398.

2. Canada Pension Plan (CPP) (CANFND Category Modifiers):

• The maximum pensionable earnings increase from $61,600 to $64,900.
• The maximum employee contribution for the year increases from $3,166.45 to $3,499.80.
• The contribution rate goes from 5.45% to 5.7%.

3. Employment Insurance (EI) (ASSEMA Category Modifiers). In Canada (except Quebec):

• The maximum annual insurable earnings increase from $56,300 to $60,300.
• Maximum annual contributions increase from $889.54 to $952.74
• The contribution rate remains at 1.58%.

4. Quebec Employment Insurance (Class modifiers ASSEMP, ASSPEC). In Quebec :

• Maximum insurable earnings increase from $56,300 to $60,300.
• Maximum annual contributions increase from $664.34 to $723.60.
• The contribution rate goes from 1.18% to 1.2%.

Version 11.3.6.0

Timesheet

A new feature has been added to the timesheet and the expense statement, as a "Transfer to projects" button.

This new function allows a user (employee) to transfer their timesheets and expense reports to project costs when they wish and if the activation rights of this option are granted to them.

The initialization of the WIP tab (WIP calculation) is performed each time a billable transaction is added.

Therefore, this significant improvement allows complete transparency between time entry and the invoicing of professional services by enabling an employee to immediately transfer their time entered and the manager to invoice the client directly.

In summary, it is no longer necessary to wait for an administrative stakeholder to perform a payroll calculation in "Expense only" mode to transfer the data entered by an employee to project costs.

Automatic time savings, but above all, more dynamic and fluid billing for your professional services.

Version 11.3.2

Deduction

It is now possible to create configurators for "System" type modifiers, for example, for the Régie de rente du Québec (QUERRQ) modifier, and thus have the possibility of not calculating the RRQ such as for certain transaction codes.

Important note: During Progident/Finance updates, the "User" type configurators will be retained.

Version 11.2.4.3

Web Timesheet

Users can now personalize their timesheet and web expense statements with a new feature for configuring information columns.

This new function allows you to add and remove columns, but it also allows you to determine the order in which the columns are displayed. You have to select a piece of information and drag it to the correct position to change the order.

In addition, the new interface also allows you to customize the column "Title" labels. In short, now the local and Web interfaces can share the same management vocabulary!

Finally, the general visual of the interface has been standardized according to the new visual standard for Progident web portals and interfaces.

Version 11.2.4.2

Payment

It is possible to manage more than one supplier payment batch (preliminary list) for different users or the same user, for example, payment batch management with separate bank accounts.

Version 11.2.3

Disbursement Journal

It is possible to make an individual disbursement for a supplier already present in a payment batch, but only if the invoice to be paid is not included in this payment batch (preliminary list) in progress. It is then possible to pay a new invoice or make an advance to the supplier's account. Note that the reverse is also possible; to add a supplier's invoice to a current preliminary list provided that it is not already included in a current disbursement.

Version 11.2.0

Mobile Timesheet

The display order of timesheet transactions in the mobile timesheet portal has been adjusted and now presents transactions in alphanumeric order of project codes.

Profile

The "Job class" field has enhanced the job profile for more configuration flexibility. The initialization logic of the "Job class" field in the timesheet has also been adjusted to exploit this possibility.

The initialization of the timesheet will be done first according to the class defined in the "Project profile" and, if none is specified there, according to the class defined in the "employment profile" and, if none is defined there, according to the class defined in the employee file.

Version 10.81.0

Auxiliaries (patient, supplier)

An analysis of the age of accounts receivable is available in the "Report > Customer > Receivable > Analysis of age > Customer > Master project" menu to present the receivable accounts grouped by client, "Master" project, sub-project, and invoice number.

Version 10.76.11

Management Dashboard

The MS-Excel financial dashboard integrated into Progident/Finance supports charters with up to 5,000 accounts and allows the use of accounts with extension. This allows, among other things, the analysis or the creation of financial statements by "Division".
It is possible to define a collection and disbursement profile per month to manage your business's particularities properly. Global settings are also available and, upon delivery, initialize monthly settings, which can be customized.

• A visual indicator indicates whether a group is in use (displayed in black) or not used (displayed in blue) on the "Accounting group" tab to quickly detect unused groups to remove them from the list and thus simplify your configuration.
• The calculation of the available operating credit is limited to $0.
• The forecast cash, at the level of the use of the forecast difference, always uses the absolute value.
• The "Financial ratios" pane of the dashboard is delivered with references to classic ratios linked to standard accounting groups to give an example of a possible definition.
• The spreadsheets display the Progident logo.
• The user guide reflects the latest improvements.

Version 10.76.0

Mobile Timesheet

The "Initialize timesheets/expense reports" buttons have been added to the "Week" view in the mobile web interface of timesheets and expense reports. Therefore, it's possible to take advantage of the predefined templates per user.

Mobile Timesheet

Navigating and moving from one day to another in timesheets and mobile expense reports is now faster thanks to the introduction of the "Arrow" button present to the right of the date. The same principle also applies to changing the week.

Version 10.75.0

Mobile Timesheet

It is now possible to enter negative hours on the mobile timesheet.

Version 10.61.0

Client (Record)

The merger of "Client" or "Supplier" files from Progident/Finance allows a replacement in Progident/Inventory.

Version 10.60.0

Auxiliaries (Client, Supplier)

A "Reference 1" selection criterion is present in all "Accounts payable" and "Accounts receivable" reports. It is possible to display or not this column by the "Presentation reference 1" criterion.

Version 10.59.0

Supplier Cheque

It is possible to define a specific report to be used when printing the preliminary list to the supplier batch payment table by using the appropriate field on the "Supplier" tab of the management parameters.

Web Expense Statement

The mobile timesheet now allows the possibility of expense statements.

Version 10.55.0

Utility

A "Merge" option is available in the "Edit> Delete>Merge" menu of the "Client" and "Supplier" records to allow the grouping of two "Clients" or "Suppliers" records in the same record.

Version 10.49.0

Financial Statement

Drilldown to the financial statements has been improved with the introduction of 2 additional levels as needed, either per company in inter-company mode or per project for project management mode. Your financial statements can now drill into accounting information on 4 levels.

Version 10.42.0

Supplier Cheque

The printing of the receipt letter (FS000080) has been revised and corrected to include the discount amounts in the amount printed on the letter.

Version 10.36.0

Timesheet

A choice has been added to the combo box of the Period field of the timesheet and the expense report, namely "Current pay". This choice will present the timesheets and expense statements for the current pay period, the first unclosed period(s) of the current payroll calendar. In the presence of a payroll calendar is defined fortnightly, the choice "Current pay" will present the timesheets and expense statement for the two periods. This choice will not be available for a user configured to "Personal" at the level of their responsibility.

Version 10.33.0

Accounting Distribution

The accounting distribution that was previously intended only to manage payroll entries has been restructured and now applies to all Progident/Finance transactions.

Version 10.32.0

Charter of accounts

Restructuring was carried out at the level of the accounting charter to simplify the management of the accounts. Thus, the entire account management is defined in the same place, that is to say, in the accounting charter. The "Master" type of the charter of accounts has also been separated from the notion of the type of account. Thus, the "Master" field has been added to the charter, and the possible choices are "Yes" or "No". The definition of controlling accounts, which was previously on the "General ledger" tab of the company settings, has been moved directly to the accounting charter. Thus, in the "Type" field, several types of accounts have been added, more specifically, all control accounts. In addition to the current types, D-Start stock, F-End stock, and I-Inter-company, here are the new types: R-Regular, B-Unallocated profit, C-Current profit, A-Inter-company Advance to E-Inter-company - Due to N-Account payable G-Receivable account H-Payable deduction J-Receivable deduction K-Payable tax L-Receivable tax M-Bank S-Payment discount-Sale T-Payment discount-Purchase V-Variation on TC - Gain/Loss. In addition, the "Bank account" menu from the master data has also been moved to the account chart. So when the account type is set to "Bank", a "Bank" tab appears and presents all the same information that was on the banks menu.

Version 10.29.0

Supplier

An "Email" field has been added to the supplier record to facilitate the sending by email of various reports.

Client (Record)

An "Email" field has been added to the client record to make it easier to send a report by email, for example, account statements.

Employee, Employment

An "Email" field has been added to the employee record to make it easier to send various reports by email.

Version 10.27.0

Currency (Multi-Currency)

The Progident/Finance software now supports complete multi-currency management.

Version 10.26.0

Payroll Bank

It is now possible to update the banks of hours employed based on a percentage increase.

Expense Statement

For more efficient expense statement management for the CCQ, the sector, context, and level are now initialized according to the job profile so that the rate can be initialized by the rate configurator of the statements of employment. Thus, it is possible to create a greater variety of configurators using the expense report rate configurator.

Version 10.20.0

Auxiliaries (Client, Supplier)

The addition of the selection criterion "Customer category" or "Supplier category" to the reports of client and supplier transactions offers the possibility of analyzing the transactions per category of client or supplier.

Disbursement Journal

The management of authorized signatories has enhanced support for supplier EDI payments. Thus, it is possible to choose between one or more mandatory signatories thanks to a new management parameter and the possibility of defining the maximum authorized amounts.

Version 10.18.0

Financial Statements

The printing of the consolidated financial statements (more than one company) now considers the percentage of control defined in the “Inter-company links” of the companies selected for the report. The figures of the other companies will thus be multiplied by the percentage specified in the parameter.

Version 10.16.0

Timesheet

A new "Calculation of leave" parameter has been added to the transaction code record. This parameter makes it possible to define whether a leave allowance must be calculated on the timesheet and, if so, it allows to determine if the calculation is interactive or deferred in the case where the calendar is fortnightly and that one wishes to take the first period into account.

Version 10.13.0

Supplier Cheque

When the inter-company field, which can be found in the company parameters on the "Transaction" tab, is set to "YES", a new "Company of the bill" field is available in the management parameters on the supplier tab. The possible choices are "Yes" or "No" and they allow the "Company" column to be printed or not on the stubs of supplier checks.

Version 10.10.0

Chronometer

A new 'Stopwatch' option has been added to the timesheets. This option allows precise entry of the hourly intervals that an employee worked for each timesheet. It will be possible to enter a start and end time. When an end time is assigned, the duration will be calculated, which will be added to the appropriate time of day field on the timesheet. Each day of the same timesheet may have several stopwatches.

Version 10.6.0

Declaration

The form "T5018 - Statement of contractual payments" has been adjusted according to the latest tax provisions, i.e. according to the adjustment of the XML file and the adjustments to the printing of the form.

Version 10.5.0

Web Timesheet

It is now possible to manage the banks of employee hours in days.