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Why don't Social Security and Medicare calculate on a new employee?

Social Security and Medicare do not calculate on a new employee when the employee's record has not been set up with a pay code for Social Security and Medicare. To fix the employee's information, use Modify Existing Employees to add the pay codes for Social Security and Medicare to the employee's record.

 

Adding pay codes for Social Security and Medicare to an employee

1. Open Connect Payroll > Employees > Modify Existing Employees.

2. Click to select the Pay Codes tab.

3. Click to select the button titled Select Pay Codes.

4. Click to select the Social Security pay code.

5. Move the Social Security pay code to the Selected Pay Codes list.

7. Click to select the Medicare pay code.

8. Move the Medicare pay code to the Selected Pay Codes list.

9. Click OK.

The employee record includes the Social Security and Medicare pay codes. Now you can recalculate the employee's paycheck and benefits to calculate Social Security and Medicare.

 

 

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