Review payroll calculations and tax tables at the year start

Summary

Review and update your payroll calculations and payroll-related tables in Sage 100 Contractor at the start of each calendar year. Update Default Rate and Max values to match current requirements.

Resolution

Review the following 5-3-1 Payroll Calculations and related tables annually.

U.S. Edition

Review and update:

  • Employee Social Security
  • Employer Social Security
  • Employee Medicare
  • Employer Medicare
  • Federal Unemployment Tax
  • State Unemployment Insurance
  • State Disability Insurance
  • Employer and/or Employee Paid Family Leave calculations
  • Employer and/or Employee Health Insurance benefit calculations
  • Employer and/or Employee 401K, IRA, SEP, and other retirement benefit calculations
  • 5-3-2 Workers' Compensation tables
  • 5-3-4 Paygroups tables
  • 5-3-6 Local Payroll Tax tables

Canadian Edition

Review and update:

  • Employer and Employee Canada Pension Plan
  • Employer and Employee Quebec Pension Plan (Quebec only)
  • Employer and Employee Employment Insurance

Update the payroll calculation

  1. Go to 5-3-1 Payroll Calculations.
  2. Display the payroll calculation to review.
  3. Edit the Default Rate and Default Max values.
  4. Verify the Max Type selection.
  5. Click Options > Save and Update Employees > Update Default Rate and Maximum > Employees with this Calculation.

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