Locations provide the ability to set up different areas or geographical locations (i.e. Factories or Offices) for a Client.

Locations are also used to split Payroll by different departments and assign employees to different wages and superannuation expense accounts and Tracking Categories (Xero). You can create a hierarchy of Locations and Sub Locations to structure your different Departments and Payroll Costs. 

1. Click on the Business Dashboard icon  > Payroll Settings > Locations
   
   è The Employing Entities screen, showing the Client's Business as the default location
   
   
2. Click on [Add]
   
   è The Location screen opens
   
   
3. Select/Enter the following details:
   • Name > Give the Location a Name
   • State   > Select the State where this location is
     Note: if the locations you are setting up are Entities select: None
   • Is a sub location of    > Select the relevant Location to make this a sub location
   • Make this location available to all employees > Only select this option for main Locations
4. Click on [Save]
5. Repeat the above steps to add all locations and sub locations as detailed in the Scoping Document