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Form 941 For Q2 2021 Includes 23 Changes

July 7, 2021 by Wayne Schulz

eFiling and tax solution provider Aatrix has outlined the 23 changes to the IRS form 941 for Q2 2021. These changes impact part 1 and part 2 of form 941 which is required to be filed for payroll periods ending on or after June 30, 2021.

The changes to the 941 form include 10 new lines and 13 updated lines. Aatrix provides the tax filing integration used by Sage 100 and allows for both printing and e-filing of payroll returns using the most up-to-date forms.

For a complete list of the changes which Aatrix has made to their 941 forms / e-filing for Q2 2021 visit this link.

Follow these instructions to update your Sage 100 payroll forms via Aatrix. Please note that you must be on one of the Sage 100 versions below in order to update to the latest forms from Aatrix:

Sage 100 2019.5
Sage 100 2020.2
Sage 100 2021

Is Your Sage 100 Payroll Year-End Processing Slowly?

January 5, 2021 by Wayne Schulz

Are you closing your Payroll module in Sage 100 and notice that it’s taking a long time? This may be even more pronounced if you were previously using an older version of Payroll and upgraded to Sage’s Payroll 2.x.

According to Sage:

In “legacy” Sage 100 payroll (versions 2017 and older), data tables holding quarterly and YTD numbers were simply reset by the program and completely cleared out. Only the Perpetual History and the efiling data tables would retain detailed information on prior-year payroll amounts.

In “Payroll 2.0” (Business Framework coding, versions 2018 and newer), all data tables track much more detailed information and it is retained in all tables year over year. When year-end processing is run in these newer versions, the program must comb through the many detail records and purge only those records older than the required retention setting as set in Payroll Options. Large amounts of employee data and history will cause a lengthier processing time, and many customers have reported longer processing time the first year-end that is run in the new version.

Sage further advises you not stop any period end while it’s in processing. You should allow the process to finish because stopping midway through risks data corruption.

The latest Sage 100 Payroll 2.21 may be downloaded from here ( login required )

Sage 100 Payroll Tax Update Report – 11/19/2020

November 25, 2020 by Wayne Schulz

Sage released a payroll tax update dated 11/19/2020. You can read what’s new in this update from the PDF here.

Click to access Sage100Payroll2-21TaxUpdate.pdf

Once you’ve installed the update in Sage you can view the payroll tax update report. Check the images below for guidance on how to upgrade your Sage 100 payroll tax tables.

Please note that tax tables are only available for Sage 100 perpetual and Sage 100 subscription users with an active payroll subscription and who are on payroll 2.x.

We recommend that you upgrade your tax tables regularly. At this time you should only need to update the tax table but keep an eye on the Sage 100 download portal for any year-end downloads which may be required.

Sage 100 Payroll Tax Update for 2021 Now Available ( Nov 19, 2020 )

November 24, 2020 by Wayne Schulz

Sage has issued a very extensive 2021 payroll tax update ( dated 11/19/2020 ) which is applicable to both Sage 100 Perpetual and Sage 100 Subscription.

The changes include many important updates including:

The payroll tax update may be automatically downloaded within the payroll module by following these instructions.

To verify whether you have the latest tax update installed:

Select Payroll > Utilities > Payroll Tax Update.
Click Proceed to download and install the latest tax update.
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.

You may download the full Sage PDF outlining the above payroll tax changes at Sage 100 Payroll Tax Update Guide – 2021 Q1 revision B – November 19, 2020.

FAQ: Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Family Medical Leave associated with the HR_6201 – Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in Sage 100

April 9, 2020 by Wayne Schulz

Sage has released a four-page document answering the most frequently asked questions about the Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Family Medical Leave rules associated with HR 6201.

This short guide provides additional information on how to set up Sage 100 Payroll 2.20.x to function properly with the next earnings codes.

For a full copy of the FAQ visit the Sage Knowledgebase here and scroll to the bottom and select FAQ FFCRA for Sage 100.pdf.

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