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

November 24, 2020 by Wayne Schulz Leave a Comment

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.

Sage 100 Supported Versions As of November 2020

November 2, 2020 by Wayne Schulz Leave a Comment

As of November 1, 2020 here are the latest versions of Sage 100 supported by Sage North America. This chart applies to both Sage 100 and Sage 100cloud releases.

Sage 100 ( Standard, Advanced Premium) Numeric Version Reference	v2020 6.20	v2019 6.10	v2018 6.00
Originally Released	3/2020	4/2019	10/2017
End of Support (Retirement Date is the release date of the 20XX version stated)	2023	2022	2021
Latest Product Update	PU 1 10/2020	PU 4 10/2020	PU 10 10/2020

As of November 2, 2020

Those Sage 100 users who wish to print the new Form 1099-NEC for 2020 will need to be on at least the following release levels

2020.1
2019.4
2018.10

If you are using a version of Sage 100 with enhancements and cannot readily upgrade to a version listed with 1099-NEC support then consider installing a separate Sage 100 system and migrating data to that system solely for the purpose of printing Form 1099-NEC ( see instructions here ).

In most cases, if you have third-party solutions you will need to request an update to the enhancement(s) prior to installing any Sage product updates.

Please consult with your Sage Business Partner for the latest information and guidance on how to go about the process of installing a Sage 100 product update.

How To Add 1099-NEC To Your Sage 100 Tax Forms

October 29, 2020 by Wayne Schulz Leave a Comment

Starting with the 2020 tax year the IRS has updated the 1099 form and added the 1099-NEC which replaces some of the reporting on the previous 1099-MISC form.

The IRS have essentially removed the non-employee compensation reporting from the 1099-MISC and added it to form 1099-NEC.

You can review the 2020 rules for form 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC here.

For the purpose of Sage 100 1099-NEC reporting you will need to be on one of the following Sage 100 or Sage 100cloud versions.

The new form 1099-NEC Nonemployee Compensation was included in Sage 100 versions 2020.1, 2019.4, and 2018.10 only. This will also include changes to 1099-MISC.

A utility is available to allow customers to move data already updated in year 2020 from the 1099-MISC Form Box 7 Nonemployee Compensation box to the 1099-NEC form Box 1 for year 2020. This utility should only be used as a one-time tool for tax reporting year 2020 only. See AP_Update1099s_utl.pdf or details on how to use this utility in Sage 100 2020, 2019.3, and 2018.9.

How To Set Firewall Options for Sage 100 Advanced and Premium

October 28, 2020 by Wayne Schulz Leave a Comment

Sage 100 Advance and Premium both use a service enabled on your server which allows for managing some of the processing.

This requires that your workstations have the ability to connect to the server. Sometimes there are issues with higher security sites where the firewall might block some traffic.

Sage has a detailed knowledgebase article 105259 listing the detailed configuration changes you may need to make to your firewall so Sage 100 can connect.

In addition they’ve published this video that walks you through the steps of configuring your firewall. As always, we advise you consult with your network support professional prior to adjusting any of your network security preferences.

Unable to change Bank Codes for custom Form Code in Accounts Payable Check and Electronic Payment Processing in Sage 100 2020

October 23, 2020 by Wayne Schulz

Users of Sage 100 2020 have noticed a pesky bug which may stop them from using multiple bank codes with the same Accounts Payable check form.

Selecting a bank code – other than default – was not possible in Sage 100 2020. A fix was expected for the first product update however that fix somehow missed the update release.

Now Sage has published a separate hotfix which can be downloaded and applied to Sage 100cloud 2020 to resolve this issue.

Sage will also incorporate this fix into Sage 100 2020 Product Update 2

For more information refer to this Sage KB entry.

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