2a. Verify pay code rates and limits
Start by reviewing the rates and limits for the employee and employer portions on the Social Security and Medicare pay codes that the Payroll application will use to calculate amounts to close the payroll year. And then, review the rates and limits for the employee and employer portions on pay codes that use a rate or limit to calculate an amount.
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First, check the Social Security Rates/Limits on the Employee and Employer tabs
Look up the Social Security pay code to review the rates and limits are correct for the employee and employer. You can use the pay code list or the pay codes table in the Payroll application.
Use the pay code list to verify social security rates/limits
Use the pay codes table to verify social security rates limits
Use the pay code list..
1. Open Connect Payroll > Reports > Pay Code List.
2. Use the Definition menu to select Pay Code List - Detail for Tax Pay Codes [Caselle Master].
3. Click Print or Print Preview
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You will be using this report to verify the pay codes for social security, medicare, as well as pay codes that are subject to tax. It may be helpful to print the report or save the report to your computer.
4. Use the report to verify the social security maximum wage limit and percentage.
Pay Code List - Detail for tax pay codes, Social Security Tax pay code
Use the pay codes table...
1. Open Connect Payroll > Organization > Pay Codes.
2. Use the Pay Code box to enter the Social Security Pay Code, and then press Enter.
Lookup bar
3. Check the rates and limits on the employee portion of the Social Security pay code.
Click the Employee tab > Employee subtab.
Employee tab > Employee subtab
Verify the amount in the Maximum Wage Limit box is correct for the payroll year being closed.
Employee tab > Maximum Wage Limit field
Verify the percentage in the Percentage box is correct for the payroll year being closed.
Employee tab > Percentage field
4. Check the rates and limits on the employer portion of the Social Security pay code.
Click the Employer tab > Employer subtab.
Employer tab > Employer subtab
Verify the amount in the Maximum Wage Limit box is correct for the payroll year being closed.
Employer tab > Maximum Wage Limit field
Verify the number in the Percentage box is correct for the payroll year being closed.
Employer tab > Percentage field
IMPORTANT! Place the tax rate information for the coming year in a safe place. DO NOT load the new tax rate information into the Payroll application until Step 7: Finishing up.
You have verified rates and limits on the employee and employer portion of the Social Security pay code.
Second, check the Medicare Rates/Limits on the Employee and Employer tabs
Verify the rates and limits on the employee and employer portion of the Medicare pay code. You can use the pay code list or the pay codes table in the Payroll application.
Use the pay code list to verify medicare rates/limits
Use the pay codes table to verify medicare rates limits
On the report...
1. Use the Pay Code List - Detail for Tax Pay Codes [Caselle Master] to look up the medicare rates and limits for the employee and employer portion.
This is the same report that you printed to check the social security rates and limits.
2. Use the report to verify the medicare maximum wage limit and percentage.
Pay Code List - Detail for tax pay codes, Medicare Tax pay code
In the application...
1. Open Connect Payroll > Organization > Pay Codes.
2. Use the Pay Code box to enter the Medicare pay code for your site, and then press Enter.
Lookup bar
3. Verify the rates and limits on the employee portion of the Medicare pay code.
Click the Employee tab > Employee subtab.
Employee subtab
Verify the amount in the Maximum Wage Limit box is correct for the payroll year being closed.
Employee maximum wage limit on Medicare pay code
Verify the value in the Percentage box is correct for the payroll year being closed.
Employee percentage on Medicare pay code
4. Verify the rates and limits on the employer portion of the Medicare pay code.
Click the Employer tab > Employer subtab.
Employer subtab
Verify the amount in the Maximum Wage Limit box is correct for the payroll year being closed.
Verify the value in the Percentage box is correct for the payroll year being closed.
Employer percentage on Medicare pay code
You have verified rates and limits on the employee and employer portion of the Medicare pay code.
Third, check any other limits that may apply
Review the rates and limits on the employee and employer portion for the following pay codes. You can use the pay code list or the pay codes table in the Payroll application.
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Disability
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Deferred Compensation
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Any pay code that calculates using a rate and limit
Use the pay code list to verify social security rates/limits
Use the pay codes table to verify social security rates limits
On the report...
1. Use the Pay Code List - Detail for Tax Pay Codes [Caselle Master] to look up the pay code rates and limits for the employee and employer portion.
This is the same report that you printed to check the social security and medicare rates and limits.
2. Use the report to verify the maximum wage limit and percentage on pay codes for disability, deferred compensation, and any pay code that calculates using a rate and limit.
In the application...
1. Open Connect Payroll > Organization > Pay Codes.
2. Use the Pay Code box to enter the pay code for disability, and then press Enter.
3. Verify the rate and limit on the employee portion of the pay code.
Repeat the process that you used to verify the rate and limit for the Social Security and Medicare pay codes. You need to check the maximum wage limit and the amount, rate, or percent that's assigned to the employee portion of the pay code.
4. Verify the rate and limit on the employer portion of the pay code.
Do the same check to verify the maximum wage limit and the amount, rate, or percent that's assigned to the employer portion of the pay code.
When you're done verifying the rates and limits on the disability pay code, repeat these steps to verify the rates and limits on the deferred compensation pay code and the other pay codes that use a rate and limit to calculate an amount.
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