In the W-2/1099 Preparer's Grid:

To automatically populate Misc Earnings and Misc Deductions into Box 14:

1. Box 14 earnings and deductions are populated based on the Earnings Code Maintenance or Deduction Code Maintenance settings in Payroll_Setup
2. Box 14 taxes are based on calculated based on the Company Tax Group and Tax Profile for the employee. The tax is updated to Employee Tax Summary, Other Tax code fields and populated into the 1099 preparer's grid as defined in the Sage 100 Tax Code programming.
3. Open Payroll, Period End, Federal and state tax reporting.
4. Select Federal and Form Name YEAR W-2/W-3 from the lookup list.
5. Verify correct tax year in entered
6. Select all and Proceed
7. Complete the steps in the W-2 Wizard until the W2/1099 Preparer grid is launched.

In the W2/1099 Preparer grid you may have multiple Box 14 columns for Earnings/Deductions and Other Taxes per Sage 100 Tax Rules. Descriptions defined are from Earnings or Deduction Code Maintenance or the Tax Code.

***Box 14 column description can be changed by right clicking on the Box 14 column and selecting Rename.

• Select a defined Description or Other
• Type the Description you would like to print on the W-2
• Duplicate Box 14 descriptions will result in one entry with both amounts merged.
• Note: Limited to 10 characters
• Click Ok

To manually add amounts in Box 14:

1. In W2/1099 Preparer grid, right-click the top green row and select Insert
2. Type a Column Name
3. From the list in the New Column, select . Select Box 14
4. In the Name Column-Box 14 window, enter the text to print in Box 14 on the W2 form (limited to 8 characters)
5. Click OK
6. Manually enter the dollar amounts for each applicable employee
7. Complete W2/1099 Preparer