Important Update – Windward Payroll

End of Support for Windward Software's Payroll Module

Beginning of Support for External Payroll Import

On April 2, 2024 Windward Software announced that support is ending for the Windward Payroll module effective December 31, 2024. Updated provincial, state and federal payroll rates will not be provided beyond December 31, 2024 and the Windward Payroll module will not be usable into 2025.

The good news: Windward Software is excited to announce that import functionality will be provided for the following payroll solutions.

Paylocity CSV Import

Windward System Five has been enhanced to support CSV import from the Paylocity payroll solution (USA only).

Please see this help article for instructions.

QuickBooks Payroll Import

Additionally, System Five has been enhanced to accept imports from QuickBooks payroll.

Please visit this help article for instructions.

Payroll Journal Templates

As a fallback option for other solutions there is the ability to create a journal template to add payroll general ledger entries.

Please see this video for instructions.

Here are some important details regarding this announcement:

You can view the original announcement here: connect.windwardsoftware.com/end-of-support-for-windward-softwares-payroll-module

Final Support Date: Support for Windward Payroll will officially end on December 31, 2024. After this date, Windward Software will no longer provide any rate updates or customer support.

FAQs and Support: We have prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to address any immediate concerns you might have.

support.windwardsoftware.com/support/solutions/articles/66000523422

External Payroll Import Solution Article Links

Paylocity: support.windwardsoftware.com/a/solutions/articles/66000527611

QuickBooks: support.windwardsoftware.com/a/solutions/articles/66000527671

Payroll Journal Templates:

info.windwardsoftware.com/hubfs/videos/customer-care/academy-content/journal-entry-templates-for-payroll.mp4

We want to express our sincere gratitude for your trust in Windward Software's Payroll Module. While this chapter is coming to an end, we are excited about continuing to develop, provide and support a wide variety of mission critical business management software solutions, services and integrations.