Taxes History

Access this report using Reports>Payroll>History>Taxes. It is only available with the Payroll module; it is not available for Payroll Link users.

Use this report to review an employee's federal, state, and other withholding tax history in summary or detail based on Period-to-Date (PTD), Quarter-to-Date (QTD), and Year-to-Date (YTD) amounts. This report includes tax amounts as well as subject and gross taxable earnings.

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Column

Description

Processing Group

This is the processing group code set up for the employee using the Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information form.

Processing Group Title

The title of the processing group code.

Employee ID

The employee ID.

Employee Last Name

The employee last name.

Employee First Name The employee's first name.

First, MI Name

The employee's first name and middle initial.

Employee Name

The employee's full name, including his/her middle initial.

Employee Status

The status of the employee—Active, Inactive, or Terminated.

Social Security Number

The social security number. Note that only the last four digits of the number display. To view the entire social security number, you must have been granted Display Sensitive Data rights for Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information. These rights are granted by the Administrator using Security>Set Up Organization Menus form.

Address

The employee's home address entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information form.

City

The city where the employee resides entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information form.

State

The state where the employee resides entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information form.

ZIP

The zip code where the employee resides entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information form.

Country The country where the employee resides entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information form.

Hire Date

The employee's date of hire entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information form.

Action Date

The action date entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information form.

Termination Date

The date the employee was terminated entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Employee Information form.

Tax Type

The federal, state, and other withholding tax type code. A list of available codes are as follows:

FIT (Federal Income Tax)

SS (Social Security Tax)

MC (Medicare)

FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax)

EIC (Earned Income Credit—no longer applies after Year 2011)

SWT (State Withholding Tax)

SWT2 (State Withholding Tax—applies to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands.)

SUTA (State Unemployment Tax)

LWT (Other Taxes Employee Paid Tax)

LER (Other Taxes Employer Paid Tax)

Jurisdiction

The state or other withholding taxing authority, such as TX for Texas.

Payroll Type

The payroll type—Adjust, Manual, Regular, Supplemental, or Void.

Pay Date

The date on the Payroll check (Activities>Payroll>Calculate Payroll).

Pay Period Begin Date

The pay period beginning date entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Processing Groups - Pay Schedule Tab.

Pay Period End Date

The pay period ending date entered on the Maintain>Payroll>Processing Groups - Pay Schedule Tab.

Timesheet Reference A unique tracking number provided for timesheets.

Document Number

The document number (Activities>Payroll>Print Checks/Vouchers).

Document Date

The document date (Activities>Payroll>Print Checks/Vouchers).

Class

The employee's class, such as Admin or Staff.

Position

The employee's position, such as Administrator or Program Rep.

Gender

The employee's gender—Female or Male.

Ethnicity

The ethnic origin of the employee.

Employee Type

The employee type, such as full-time or part-time.

PTD Hours

The period-to-date hours based on the employee's history. These hours are dependent on the Current Transaction Dates entered on the Setup tab.

PTD Employee Subject Earnings

The period-to-date subject earnings based on the employee's history. These earnings are dependent on the Current Transaction Dates entered on the Setup tab.

PTD Employer Subject Earnings

The period-to-date subject earnings based on the employee's history but paid by the employer. These earnings are dependent on the Current Transaction Dates entered on the Setup tab.

PTD Gross Taxable Earnings

The period-to-date gross earnings based on the employee's history. These earnings are dependent on the Current Transaction Dates entered on the Setup tab.

PTD Employee Tax

The period-to-date employee tax. This tax is based on the Current Transaction Dates entered on the Setup tab.

PTD Employer Tax

The period-to-date employer tax. This tax is based on the Current Transaction Dates entered on the Setup tab.

PTD SUTA Weeks

The period-to-date number of SUTA (State Unemployment Tax) Weeks.

QTD Hours

The quarter-to-date hours based on the employee's history. These hours are determined by one of the four quarters in a calendar year.

QTD Employee Subject Earnings

The quarter-to-date subject earnings based on the employee's history. These earnings are determined by one of the four quarters in a calendar year.

QTD Employer Subject Earnings

The quarter-to-date subject earnings based on the employee's history but paid by the employer. These earnings are determined by one of the four quarters in a calendar year.

QTD Gross Taxable Earnings

The quarter-to-date subject earnings based on the employee's history. These earnings are determined by one of the four quarters in a calendar year.

QTD Employee Tax

The quarter-to-date employee tax. This tax is based on the four quarters in a calendar year.

QTD Employer Tax

The quarter-to-date employer tax. This tax is based on the four quarters in a calendar year.

QTD SUTA Weeks

The quarter-to-date number of SUTA (State Unemployment Tax) Weeks.

YTD Hours

The year-to-date hours based on the employee's history. These hours are determined by the current calendar year.

YTD Employee Subject Earnings

The year-to-date subject earnings based on the employee's history. These earnings are determined by the current calendar year.

YTD Employer Subject Earnings

The year-to-date subject earnings based on the employee's history but paid by the employer. These earnings are determined by the current calendar year.

YTD Gross Taxable Earnings

The year-to-date gross earnings based on the employee's history. These earnings are determined by the current calendar year.

YTD Employee Tax

The year-to-date employee tax based on the current calendar year.

YTD Employer Tax

The year-to-date employer tax based on the current calendar year.

YTD SUTA Weeks

The year-to-date number of SUTA (State Unemployment Tax) Weeks.

Employee Maximum Subject

The employee's maximum annual subject wages for each tax code.

Employer Maximum Subject

The employer's maximum annual subject wages for each tax code.

Employee Rate

This is the rate or percentage of wages which applies to employee-paid taxes, such as Social Security, Medicare, State Unemployment Tax, and Other Taxes Employee Paid Tax. Note that when a flat amount or a tiered tax is applied, a zero displays.

Employer Rate

This is the rate or percentage of employee's wages which applies to employer-paid taxes, such as FUTA, Social Security, Medicare, State Unemployment Tax, and Other Taxes Employer Paid Tax. Note that when a flat amount or a tiered tax is applied, a zero displays.

Employee Count

The number one displays in the column next to each employee id (Employee ID, Employee Name, or Social Security Number) and sums the column. For a comparable employee count, set up the report by selecting the following: Content Tab - Employee ID (such as Employee ID, Employee Name, or Social Security Number), Tax Type, Jurisdiction, and Employee Count; Filter Tab - Tax Type = SUTA; and Options Tab - Summarize Amounts check box.

Employee Calculation Method

This is the Calculation method that was selected on the Maintain>Payroll>Federal Taxes>Employee FICA Taxes Tab.

Employer Calculation Method

This is the Calculation method that was selected on the Maintain>Payroll>Federal Taxes>Employer FICA Taxes Tab.

Employee Override

A designation of Yes or No, depending on if “Override Official Values” was selected on the Maintain>Payroll>Federal Taxes>Employee FICA Taxes Tab.

Employer Override

A designation of Yes or No, depending on if “Override Official Values” was selected on the Maintain>Payroll>Federal Taxes>Employer FICA Taxes Tab.

{User Defined Field} - Employees

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Description

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