Changing or Deleting a Custom Tax

This topic describes how to change tax information that you will use as default information for future (new) employees, and how to delete a tax record.

Note: If you want to delete several tax records at once, you can use the Delete Inactive Records window.

To change tax information that's already assigned on existing employee records, use the Update Tax for All Employees window. This window applies your modifications to all employees to whom the tax has been assigned. The system will use the information the next time you process timecards.

Before you start

  • Before adding or changing tax information, make sure you understand the impact the tax settings have on payroll processing.
  • Before you modify a tax, note that:
  • If you modify the G/L accounts associated with a particular distribution code, the changes you make affect the posting of the employee tax for all employees assigned that distribution code.
  • Changes you make to tax fields that cannot be overridden at the employee level also affect the employee tax. Examples of such fields would be the base wage and surtax multiplier field, annual and period minimums and maximums, and the Base Hours, Base Earnings, and Base Deductions Include boxes.
  • Before you delete a tax, ensure that:
  • The tax is not assigned to any of your employees.
  • The tax is not referenced in any of your years of retained payroll history.

To Change or Delete a Tax

  1. Open Payroll > Payroll Setup > Local/Other Tax Codes.
  2. In the Tax field, click the Finder icon or use the field's navigation buttons to choose a tax. Or, type the tax code and press Tab on the keyboard.
  3. To modify the tax, edit the fields that can be changed, and click Save.

    Notes: On an existing tax record, even if the tax is not assigned to any employees, you cannot edit the following fields:

    • Tax (Code)
    • Employee Calculation Method
    • Employer Calculation Method
    • Minimum and Maximum Based On

    To change one of these details you must delete the tax and enter the information again.

  4. To delete the tax, click Delete.