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Sage 100 Payroll 2.20 Download Links ( Including Hot-Fixes )

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Sage just released Sage 100 Payroll 2.20 which includes important updates required for your first payroll of 2020.

Note: You’ll be able to see these new filing statuses in Employee maintenance after installing the payroll tax update that will be released in mid-December, 2019.

However, the withholding tax will not calculate correctly until you have upgraded to Sage 100 Payroll 2.20.

  • HH1 — Head of Household 2020 or Later
  • HH2 — Head of Household 2020 Ckbx (checkbox) 2c
  • MJ1 — Married FJ (filing jointly) 2020 or Later
  • MJ2 — Married FJ 2020 Ckbx 2c
  • NR1 — NR (nonresident) Alien 2020 or Later
  • NR2 — NR Alien 2020 Ckbx 2c
  • S1 — Single 2020 or Later
  • S2 — Single 2020 Ckbx 2c

Sage 100 Payroll 2.20 Upgrade Links

Documentation:
Sage 100 Payroll 2.20 Tax Tables 12/24/2019 – Read What’s New

Sage 100 Product Documentation – Visit Website

Downloads:

Sage 100 Payroll 2.20 – Download Link

You do NOT need to upgrade your core Sage 100 2018 or 2019 modules. The payroll update installs independently of core modules.

Tax Table Updates:

These are all delivered over the web. To install a tax table update follow these instructions:


To verify whether you have the latest tax update installed:

  1. Select Payroll > Utilities > Payroll Tax Update.
  2. Click Proceed to download and install the latest tax update.
  3. To access this task, the Allow Payroll Tax Update security event check box must be selected for your role in Role Maintenance. Select Payroll > Utilities > Payroll Tax Update.

Download and apply these hotfixes:


Payroll 2.20.0 Program Fix PR6016T – Download
Tax Calculation—A New Property is Required (-10424) For New Jersey Employee Disability Capped Wages to calculate correctly. Note: Install Payroll Tax Table dated 12/24/2019 as well in order to calculate properly.

Payroll 2.20.0 Program Fix PR 6017T – Download
This addresses an issue where Social Security wages and taxes are not calculating for new tax profiles after installing Sage 100 Payroll 2.20 and the Tax Update deployed 12/12/2019.

Payroll 2.20.0 Program Fix PR6018T– Download
When renumbering employees from one department to another and using an alpha character in the department code (i.e., A1, A2, 3C, 4F, etc) a message will pop-up: 3C is not numeric.

Payroll 2.20.0 Program Fix PR6019T– Download
NJ Family Leave Insurance tax do not pull into boxes 18 and 19 on W2 form.

Sage 100 Payroll 2.20.0 Program Fix PR6020T – Download

Employee Medicare rate is missing on the Quarterly Tax Report which causes the employee Calculated Medicare Taxes to calculate incorrectly
Error: ” No tax drill down records are found.” occurs when drilling down into Employee Other Taxes in some scenarios
Ohio local taxes and wages are not appearing on W-2 boxes 18 and 19 or combined with other local taxes

Resolves the following issues:

Open Reported Issues:

Renumbering Employees ( RESOLVED WITH PR6018T – link above )
Payroll 2.20 may prevent renumbering an employee from one department to another with the error ” the employee number already exists in department xx”

Payroll 2.20 Quarterly Tax Report Missing Employee Medicare Tax Rate ( INFORMATIONAL ONLY ) – Engineering is currently reviewing. This does not affect the calculation; it is calculating correctly at the 1.45%. It is just showing 0.00% under Tax Rates – Link

2020 Sales Tax Changes for Sage 100 Users ( Free Webinar )

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Join Sage on December 18, 2019, for a 90 minute overview of upcoming sales tax issue which may impact your business during 2020.

2020 Sales Tax Changes

Users of Sage 100cloud have access to Sage Sales Tax which is a version of Avalara Sales Tax with deep integration to Sage 100cloud sales tax processing.

Avalara offers:

  • Computation of sales tax for multiple states
  • Processing and tracking of sales tax exemption forms
  • Sales tax reporting on your behalf
  • More

Sage Sales Tax Webinar Dec 18, 2019

The agenda is listed as:

What you need to know about the new tax rules going into effect

2019 brought dramatic changes in sales and use tax rules: 43 states adopted economic nexus laws, requiring out-of-state sellers to collect sales tax, and 36 of those states also enforced marketplace facilitator laws. Businesses of all sizes have had to scramble to keep up with changing tax liabilities, and it’s not expected to slow down.

As 2020 nears, now’s the time to prepare for even more sales tax changes to go into effect.

Attend this webcast as our strategic partner, Avalara, will again provide in depth insight to arm you with knowledge on the biggest sales tax changes that went into effect in 2019 and what changes you can expect in 2020.

Scott Peterson, Vice President of U.S. Tax Policy and Government Relations for Avalara, will cover:

  • The current state of sales and use tax in the U.S.
  • Which states have enacted economic nexus, and what’s expected to change in 2020.
  • New requirements for marketplace sellers (Amazon, Etsy, etc.)
  • A look at cross-border ecommerce and what international sellers must know about sales tax.
  • Answers to your questions.

The webinar is geared to both Sage partners and end-users. To register follow this link.

Sage 100 Package Tracking Site Down

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Several users of Sage 100 have noted the functionality which displays package tracking information from within Sage 100cloud Package Tracking Inquiry screen appears to be down.

Update December 11, 2019: Sage has issued a notification that they are aware of this issue.

Clicking on the tracking number icon from within Sage 100 Invoice History presently results in either a ” 404 – File or directory not found ” or “HTTP Error 500 – Internal Server Error. The requested page cannot be accessed…” when clicking on the Package Tracking button in Summary Package Tracking Inquiry in A/R or S/O.

At present Sage suggests going directly to this URL to track shipments until their server returns to normal.

https://iship.com/trackit/track.aspx

5 reasons NOW is the time to move Sage 100cloud to the cloud

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If you’re still running Sage 100 or Sage 100cloud on a local server, here are five reasons why you might not want to wait any longer to move Sage to the cloud:

#1. Mother Nature.

Following a disaster, 90% of smaller companies fail within a year unless they can resume operations within 5 days.

FEMA (read more)

Flooding, fires, tropical storms. All of these unexpected events can put your business at risk. Don’t wait until Mother Nature is at the door to try to come up with a continuity plan. Having your applications and data hosted in a secure data center allows you to continue operations even if your offices become inaccessible.

Actual LinkedIn post from March, 2019 by a company hit by the massive flooding in Nebraska.

#2. Support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will be ending on January 14, 2020. Read more on this here.

If you’re currently using one of these versions, you will no longer receive regular security updates. And once Microsoft support ends for these operations systems, Sage will also stop supporting Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud running on these unsupported platforms.

If you’re faced with a server upgrade, it’s a great time to consider cloud hosting. Summit Hosting can provide you with a modern server environment with minimal IT effort on your end.

Chances are you aren’t the only one facing this deadline, so don’t wait until the last minute to ask for help! Contact Summit Hosting today.

#3. Remote work is becoming the norm, but some IT departments aren’t prepared for it.

Are you seeing an increase in requests from your team to work remotely? As remote work becomes more commonplace, some argue that remote workers are outperforming office workers. As the trend continues to grow and the workforce becomes accustomed to remote work, companies will find that offering some level of flexibility on this will be key to attracting and retaining talent.

Even if your business isn’t conducive to remote work on a large scale, there is still great benefit to providing employees with the tools they need to be productive while traveling for work.

But with it comes a whole new set of technology and security concerns that go beyond what you need to manage when your server resides down the hall in your own building. Hosting companies like Summit Hosting understand the infrastructure necessary to keep your data secure, yet easily accessible.

Hosting also solves the problem of “BYOD”. Users, remote or on site, can run Sage on a mobile device, iPad, or even on a Mac, if that’s their device of choice. You can also give access to your Sage partner, making it that much easier for them to provide remote assistance.

#4. “Right size” your IT.

Hosting allows you to scale your IT as your company’s needs change. Planning on a growth spurt? With hosting, you don’t have to worry whether or not your IT infrastructure can accommodate it. Or if you’re facing a potential downsizing situation, you don’t need to overspend on technology that is overkill for your future situation.

With hosting, you can easily add and remove users and storage space as needed.

And that 3rd party add-on that you’ve been eyeing? No need to stretch your existing servers to accommodate it. Because they specialize in Sage hosting, Summit Hosting has experience hosting all the major third party solutions for Sage 100.

#5. Cybersecurity is a moving target for your IT people.

More than 50% (of Chief Information Security Officers) believe they don’t have enough budget or do not have the resources to deal with the growing threat of cybersecurity attacks as they struggle to spot existing vulnerabilities within their business.”

Forbes.com – Cybersecurity Fears Drive CISOs to Drink Amid Serious Mental Health Concerns

Hosting companies like Summit Hosting are dedicated to keeping up with the latest cyberthreats. You can rest easy knowing that the burden of preventing cyberattacks isn’t on you or your team. Your hosting company has you covered.

While 62% of IT people believe that the biggest security threat comes from “well meaning but negligent end users”, hosting still helps mitigate that risk by offering an additional layer of security called 2 Factor Authentication that can prevent breaches even if passwords have been compromised.

Ready to move Sage 100 / Sage 100cloud to the cloud? Contact Summit Hosting to learn more. Don’t forget to mention “Schulz Says” for special pricing!

www.summithosting.com

Is Sage 100 cloud hosting right for you?

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Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud (despite its name) are not inherently cloud-based. A server, whether physically located on-premise in your office or at a hosting facility, is required to run these products.

Historically, many Sage 100 users have had to incur the costs and headaches associated with maintaining their own local server in order to use Sage 100. But over time, more and more users have chosen to outsource this effort to a cloud hosting partner.

Seven benefits of Sage private cloud hosting with Summit Hosting:

    • Security –Keeping up with the latest security technology can be a full-time job. Are you doing all you can to prevent ransomware attacks like CryptoLocker and the like that can easily take down your entire business for days or weeks and cost tens of thousands of dollars? Encrypted logins, Two-Factor Authentication, and storage in a secure monitored data center are just a few of the measures Summit Hosting offers to keep your data secure.
    • Backups – Many Sage 100 users say backups are a source of stress for them. Hosting takes the burden off you by backing up your data daily and retaining backups for 15 days (or longer if needed).
    • Continuity – Summit Hosting customers enjoy 99.99% uptime of their servers.
    • Convenience – Access Sage 100 remotely from just about anywhere, on any device without being tied down to a traditional desktop in the office.
    • Disaster avoidance – No need to worry about the elements damaging your equipment. If your office experiences a disaster (flood, fire, robbery, power outage) your server will remain operable and accessible, so you can continue to run your business.
    • Reduced IT expense – IT hardware and labor can be costly, especially when your equipment fails. With hosting, there are no surprise capital expenditures, just predictable, cost-effective monthly payments.
    • Expert support – It’s important to be able to have your questions answered or hiccups resolved as quickly as possible. Summit Hosting provides 24/7/365 tech support – even on holidays and weekends – with a 97% satisfaction rating.

For over 10 years, Summit Hosting has been providing exceptional private cloud hosting to Sage 100 users on dedicated servers. We support all the major Sage 100 add-ons such as ScanForce, StarShip, Sage Inventory Advisor, CIMcloud by Website Pipeline, and more.

Contact us today with any questions or to receive a quote to move your Sage 100 solution to the cloud – we’re always happy to help!

Cloud Hosting – Additional ERP and Integrated Applications Supported

In addition to Sage 100, Summit Hosting can also provide hosting services for a wide variety of accounting systems.

If you are using Sage with one or more integrations (shipping, warehouse, reporting, EDI, etc) those can usually all be accommodated on a hosted platform.

 

  • Sage 50
  • Sage 50cloud
  • Sage 300
  • Sage 300cloud
  • Sage 500
  • Sage Enterprise Management ( Sage X3)
  • Sage 100 Contractor
  • Sage 300 Contruction and Real Estate
  • SageCRM
  • Sage Fixed Assets ( FAS )
  • Sage BusinessWorks
  • Sage HRMS

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