Error: Medicare premium calculation error

Issue

An employee has an amount deducted for Medicare premium that does not match the system calculated amount by more than $1.

Explanation

This error may occur when the employee pay code for Medicare is not set up correctly or Medicare was calculated manually.

Solution

To fix this issue,

review the employee pay code for Medicare. (Modify Existing Employees > Pay Codes tab)
if the calculated amount is zero (0), it means the amount is subject to Medicare but the Medicare did not calculate.

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