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How do I set up the employer's tax pay code for Social Security?

 

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Setting up the employer's tax pay code for Social Security

1. Open Connect Payroll > Organization > Pay Codes.

2. Look up the Social Security pay code.

3. Click to select the Employer tab > Employer subtab.

4. Find the section titled Allow Calculations With These Check Types.

5. Click to select the checkbox titled Third Party.

6. Click to select the Used for Calculation subtab.

7. Click the link titled Select Pay Codes.

8. Move the pay code for Third Party Sick Pay to the Selected Pay Codes list.

9. Click OK.

The pay code for Third Party Sick Pay displays in the pay codes listed on the Used for Calculation subtab. The Social Security pay code will use the pay code for Third Party Sick Pay to calculate the employer’s Social Security tax.

 

 

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