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

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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 )

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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:

  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.

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

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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.

What Happens If I Don’t Upgrade My Sage 100 Payroll?

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Earlier this week Sage sent the following notice to Sage 100 users who had not yet upgrade from legacy ( Sage 100 2017 or earlier ) Payroll to the new Sage 100 Payroll 2.0.

Sage users who remain on legacy Sage 100 Payroll ( unsupported version 2017 or earlier) may encounter the following issues:

  • No payroll programming changes to meet new tax requirements ( Warning: Not all tax changes can be accomplished by manually updating tax tables )


  • No tax table updates ( During 2018 Oregon implemented a statewide transit tax effective July 2018 ( image above ) which required affected users to move to the current payroll as Sage did not upgrade the legacy program for these changes and there was no easy way to change the tax tables to capture the new tax)
  • Tax tables in legacy Payroll may still be updated manually but some tax changes will require program changes ( see first item above )
  • No further IRD ( Interim Release Download ) which updates Payroll for tax reporting changes – this increases the likelihood that you will be typing out your W-2s instead of printing them through Sage eFiling.
  • Users on legacy Sage 100 Payroll ( version 2017 or lower ) will be unable to upgrade to any higher version of Sage since the current releases ( 2018+ ) all require the latest Payroll update


  • No support for 2020 W-4 changes ( W4 changes explained here – pdf )

Given that payroll requires a high degree of accuracy to remain compliant I strongly advise you to remain current on the latest Sage 100 Payroll release. If you are using Sage 100 version 2017 ( or earlier ) Payroll then you should plan to upgrade before year-end.

Sage 100 Payroll 2.x Compatibility Chart

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Beginning with Sage 100 version 2018 there is a newly updated version of payroll. Known as Payroll 2.x, this version is only compatible with Sage 100 version 2018 and higher.

Sage just updated their compatibility chart to show which versions of Sage 100 remain compatible with various updated to Payroll 2.x.

Sage 100 2019 Payroll 2.x Compatibility

Sage 100 2019 was released on April 2, 2019. Below is the compatibility chart showing which releases of payroll 2.x are compatible with Sage 100 2019.

This chart applies to both Sage 100 2019 and Sage 100 2019cloud. A separate payroll subscription is required to use payroll.

Sage 100 2018 Payroll 2.x Compatibility

Users of Sage 100 2018.x should use the following chart to determine which releases of payroll 2.x are compatible with their Sage 100 2018 release.

Before installing any Sage 100 release ( or product update ) please check with your Sage partner. Ensure that any non-payroll integrations are also compatible with the new release.

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