YEAR END UPDATES....................................................................................................................
 

Tax Table Alert

Since the Year-end compliance updates release 12/15/2009 the following states Arizona, Minnesota, Missouri and Oklahoma have had Withholding tax variables change. Indiana State Unemployment limit is currently under review by the Indiana legislature.  Please verify that your system limit matches the paper change.   

Paper changes to adjust theses states withholding tables for OSAS versions 7.5x and 7.0x, and TRAVERSE versions 10.5x and 10.2x are available below:

TRAVERSE

OSAS 

TRAVERSE
For the upcoming tax year, 2009 W-2s, 2009 1099s, and 2010 tax table updates, Open Systems will be providing Year End Compliance updates for TRAVERSE versions 10.2 build 7189, with prior Year End builds installed, TRAVERSE 10.5 build 8175, and build 9092 and TRAVERSE 11.
Open Systems will be testing on the current build of each version and we strongly recommend that if you are not using the current build that you upgrade to the current build of your TRAVERSE version  (Please note that Year End Compliance Updates will not be provided for 10.5 phase one builds 7086 or 7210).

OSAS
For the upcoming tax year, 2009 W-2s, 2009 1099s, and 2010 tax table updates, Open Systems will be providing Year End Compliance updates for OSAS versions 7.03 and 7.5x
. Open Systems will be testing on the current build of each version and we strongly recommend that if you are not using the current build that you upgrade to the current build of your OSAS version.

These updates should be applied after your final payroll for 2009 and ideally before your first payroll 2010.  You can run your first 2010 payroll using the old rates if necessary.  Please review your payroll processing calendar and then contact us to schedule a time for us to work together to install the updates.

To be eligible to receive any of the above updates, you must be current on their Maintenance program. If you're not, please contact us for information about the maintenance program.

What has been changed:

Accounts Payable 

Accounts Payable 1099 Forms: Last year and this year 1099 Misc form are identical with the exception of some wording on the far-right side of the form that's preprinted. The actual boxes appear to be identical to 2008.

2.)  There are a few rules changes with the form in regards to reporting, but nothing that requires any code changes. Examples are: 1099 statements are now due to recipients by Feb. 15th, Military Differential Pay is no longer reported on 1099-Misc, some death benefits are now reported in box 3 of 1099-Misc, medical research payments may be reported in Box 3 of 1099's.

Box 15a. Section 409A Deferrals, you do not have to complete this box. For details, see Notice

2008-115, available at www.irs.gov/irb/2008-52_IRB/index.html  

No change to the 1099 form. 

Accounts Payable 1099 Electronic Filing Format: 

There are some changes to the electronic filing format for 1099-MISC, in record types B and C.

1.)    Record type B (Payee Record) has 2 new total fields added, "Payment Amount F" (223-234) and "Payment Amount G" (235-246). These are not used with the 1099-MISC reporting, but need to be zero-filled. The formerly 'Reserved' field at 223-246 is now replaced by these 2 fields.

2.)    Record type C (End of Payer Record) has 2 new total fields added, "Control total F" (268-285) and "Control Total G" (286-303). 304-499 is now blank (formerly 268-499). These are not used with the 1099-MISC reporting, but need to be zero-filled. 

Accounts Payable 1099 Summary 

1.)    No form changes

2.)    Two new numeric fields in both B and C record types (see layout above), in the electronic filing format file, which only need to be zero-filled and printed on the output log

Payroll  

W2 form changes - We are not aware of any changes to be made to the W-2 form printing programs with the exception of the NJ Family Leave Insurance needs to print on the state copy of the W2. 

W2 Electronic filing format - There are no record changes for tax year 2009.

Per http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/efw/09efw2.pdf 

Table and Formula changes - Federal table changes. Many States have changes to Withholding Tables and SUI limits.  

Fixed Assets - Table updates are required for new limits.

 

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