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General

• We have added the Bank Feeds – Update Account dialog in the Bank Feeds portlet of the Bank Feeds Dashboard. Details
  Accounting CS automatically opens this dialog during attempts to retrieve data for a linked account when user action is required, such as updating credentials or answering security questions.

Accounting

• We have updated the Export Client Data Wizard for tax exports to Lacerte, ProSystem fx, and ProSeries for the 2018 tax year.
• We have updated the tax codes that are available for selection in the Setup > Chart of Accounts screen and the Actions > Enter Trial Balance screen for integration with the 2018 versions of UltraTax CS and GoSystem Tax RS.
• We have updated the following PDF documents for the 2018 tax year.
  • Tax Code Listing for Chart of Accounts
  • Tax Code Diagrams for Chart of Accounts Setup
• We have addressed an issue that, in certain circumstances, prevented the File > Transfer Client Information dialog from transferring accounts with the Chart of Accounts data type. Details
  This issue occurred when certain clients with a segmented chart of accounts were selected as the source client from which to transfer the accounts.

Workpapers CS

• We have added the Engagement Binder Portlet to the Firm Dashboard. Details
  The Engagement Binder Portlet enables you to roll forward multiple Tax Return binders at the same time.
• We have updated the Tax Return binder templates for the 2018 tax year. This includes the predefined tax-related folders that are created in the engagement binder when you create a new tax engagement. Details
  When setting up a new tax engagement in the Setup > Engagement Binders screen, be sure to select Tax Return in the Type field and either UltraTax CS or GoSystem Tax in the Source field.

Reports

• We have updated the Tax Code Worksheet accounting report for the 2018 tax year.

  Note: If your firm has modified the predefined version of a report, Accounting CS will not overwrite your existing report with an updated version. If this is the case, you will need to make the necessary changes to your customized report manually, or you will need to restore the latest predefined version using the Report Designer. To do the latter, select the report from the Reports list pane in the Report Designer and then choose File > Restore Default.

• We have addressed an issue in the File > Print Reports screen that, in certain circumstances, caused Accounting CS to default to the incorrect Date field option for reports. Details
  When individual reports were selected within a report profile, or when individual reports with saved report options were selected, the selection in the Date field defaulted to the first option in the drop-down list.

Report Designer

• We have added variables to the Client > State Tax Information > Unemployment section of the variable tree. Details
  • Latest Base Rate
  • Latest Effective Date
  • Latest Total Rate
• We have added variables to the Payroll > Check section of the variable tree. Details
  • Oregon Unemployment ID
  • Oregon Withholding ID

Layout Designer

• We have added variables to the Payroll > Check section of the variable tree for payroll check layouts. Details
  • Oregon Unemployment ID
  • Oregon Withholding ID

General - Payroll

• We have updated the State section of the Tax Exemptions tab of the Setup > Payroll Items screen to separate the State Disability/Family Leave Insurance tax into separate line items: State Disability Insurance and State Family Leave Insurance. Important details
  If the State Disability/Family Leave Insurance checkbox was marked for a payroll item prior to this update, the State Disability Insurance checkbox is marked for the payroll item automatically. The State Family Leave Insurance checkbox is not marked automatically. Mark the checkbox if you want the state FLI tax item to be exempt from taxable wages and tax calculations.
• New York. We have added the New York Employer Compensation Expense Tax (ECET) to the application. For more information, see New York Employer Compensation Tax (ECET) information.
• Washington. We have added the Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (FLI) tax that becomes effective January 1, 2019. For more information, see Washington FLI calculations.

Accounting CS Payroll, for live payroll processing

In addition to the changes made for general payroll features listed above for after-the-fact payroll processing, the following changes have been made for the live payroll processing features specific to Accounting CS Payroll.

• For every release, be sure to check the Updates for payroll tax rates, limits, and minimum wage rates (year to date) article to stay on top of changes that may affect your firm and clients.

Payroll compliance

• We have made the following enhancements to the Actions > Process Payroll Tax Forms screen for 1099 form processing.
  • Form 1099 client information now populates more quickly in the Actions > Process Payroll Tax Forms screen when the Display all available clients for 1099 form processing checkbox is unmarked in the Preferences tab of the Setup > Firm Information > Firm screen.
  • We have updated the Recipient Data tab in the Actions > Edit Payroll Tax Forms screen to reduce or remove the need to scroll during data-entry. (Accounting CS Ideas Community #2657)
• The following state agencies now require all employers to file the following forms electronically. Therefore, we have removed the Paper filing method for the forms.
  • Colorado. Colorado State Treasurer - Forms UITR-1 and UITR-1a: We have added the Web fill-in method. You can file Form UITR-1a using the Internet filing method.
  • Illinois. Illinois Department of Revenue - Form W-2 Copy 1: You can file the form using the Internet filing method.
  • North Carolina. North Carolina Department of Revenue - Forms NC-3 and W-2 Copy 1: You can file the forms using the Internet filing method.
  • Virginia. Virginia Department of Taxation - Form W-2 Copy 1: You can file the form using the Internet filing method.
• Kentucky. Effective January 1, 2019, the Kentucky State Treasurer has changed its W-2 filing requirements.
  • All employers with 26 or more employees are required to file Form W-2 Copy 1 electronically and are no longer allowed to submit paper copies of the form.
  • Employers with 25 or fewer employees are encouraged to file Form W-2 Copy 1 electronically and are no longer allowed to submit paper copies of the form. For those that still prefer to file via paper, the Kentucky State Treasurer requires Form K-5 to be filed.

  Therefore, we have made the following changes in the application.

  • We have removed the Paper filing method from Form W-2 Copy 1. You can file the form using the Internet filing method.
  • We have added Form K-5 as an annual reconciliation form with the Paper filing method.
  • We have removed Form 42A806, because this form is no longer required to be filed when submitting Form W-2 Copy 1 electronically.
• Louisiana. We have made the following changes.
  • We have removed the Paper filing method from Form W-2 Copy 1.  You can file the form using the Internet filing method.
  • We have renamed the W-2 transmittal Form L-3. It is now called LA Transmittal.
  • We have renamed the annual reconciliation Form L-3 – Paper. It is now called Form L-3.
• Utah. The Utah State Tax Commission no longer requires employers to file Form TC-941R-TC-941RPC. Therefore, we have removed the form from the application.
• Virginia. We have added Annually to the Deposit Schedule drop-down list in the State section of the Payroll Taxes tab of the Setup > Clients screen.
• Wisconsin. We have added the ability to file Form W-2 Copy 1 electronically via FSET. The Internet filing method is no longer available for the form. For more information, see Wisconsin payroll tax form information.
• We have addressed an issue that prevented Accounting CS from data sharing W-2 information with UltraTax CS if the W-2 forms were processed from the print preview screen.
• We have addressed an issue that caused certain numbers on 1099 forms to display as decimal values instead of whole integers.

  Note: If your firm has modified the predefined version of the 1099 layouts, the application will not overwrite your existing layouts with the updated versions. If this is the case, you will need to make the necessary changes to your customized layouts manually, or you will need to restore the latest predefined versions using the Layout Designer. To do the latter, expand the 1099 Forms tree and select the layout from the Layouts list pane in the Layout Designer and then choose File > Restore Default.

Updates for payroll tax forms, tax agents, and new hire files

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• Payroll tax forms added

  We have added the following forms, internet files, and electronic files.

  State

  • Oregon – Forms STT-A and STT-2 Annual
  • Pennsylvania – Form 1099-R internet file
  • Wisconsin – Form W-2 Copy 1 electronic file (replaced internet file)

  Local

  • Kentucky
    • City of Princeton – Form Annual
  • Pennsylvania
    • Sonya Mazak – Form GilpinTwp_LST
• Payroll tax forms updated

  We have updated the following forms, internet files, and electronic files to the latest versions available from the agencies. Those forms marked with an asterisk (*) were released via an alert between application updates, not as part of the current release.

  Federal

  • Form 940 and electronic file
  • Form 943 and electronic file
  • Form 944 and electronic file
  • Form 945 and electronic file
  • Form W-2 internet file
  • Form W-2c internet file
  • Forms 1099 and 1099 Corrected internet files
  • Forms 1094-C and 1095-C and internet files
  • Forms 1094-C Corrected and 1095-C Corrected and internet files
  • Forms 1094-C and 1095-C Replacement internet files
  • Form 8655

  State

  • Connecticut – Form CT-W3
  • Georgia – Form G-1003
  • Idaho – Form 967
  • Indiana – Forms WH-3 and WH-1U
  • Iowa – Form 1099-R internet file
  • Kentucky – We have removed the Paper filing method from Form W-2 Copy 1.
  • Louisiana
    • Form L-3
    • We have removed the Paper filing method from Form W-2 Copy 1.
  • Maryland
    • Form 1099-MISC magnetic file
    • Form DLLR-OUI16 internet file
    • Form MW508
  • Mississippi – Form 89-140
  • Montana – Form MW-3
  • Nebraska – Form W3-N
  • New Jersey – Form NJ-W-3
  • North Carolina
    • Form NC-3 and internet file
    • Form 1099-MISC internet file
    • We have removed the Paper filing method from Form W-2 Copy 1.
  • Ohio
    • Form IT-3
    • Form W-2 Copy 1 magnetic file
  • Oregon
    • Form WR
    • We have updated the paper copy and internet file for Form W-2 Copy 1 for the new Statewide Transit Tax reporting requirements.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Form 1099-MISC internet file
    • Form UC-2 internet file
    • Form W-2 Copy 1 internet file
  • Rhode Island – We have updated the filing method on Form W-2 Copy 1 from Magnetic to Internet.
  • Virginia – We have removed the Paper filing method from Form W-2 Copy 1.
  • Washington, D.C. – Form FR-900A

  Local

  • Kentucky
    • Campbell County Fiscal Court – Form C_CC-AR
  • Ohio
    • City of Stow – We have updated Form W-3 to allow for zero filings.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Franklin County Area Wage Bureau - LST – Form Franklin_Form541
• Forms pending approval

  The following forms are pending approval. Once the forms have been approved, we will make them available in a subsequent software update.

  Forms that are approved after the current update (and before the next update) will be made available immediately. We will inform you of the approval in the following ways.

  • Via an alert message that displays when you open the application.
  • In the Payroll Alerts section of the Notices portlet on the Home or Firm dashboard.
  • In the Payroll tax forms approved between application updates topic.

  Annual forms

  • Arizona – Forms A1-APR and A1-R
  • Hawaii – Form HW-3
  • Kentucky – Form K-5
  • Missouri – Form MO W-3
  • Missouri local
    • Gregory F.X. Daly, Collector of Revenue – St. Louis Form W-3
  • Oregon – Form WR electronic file
  • Rhode Island – Form RI-W3
• Forms not yet released

  The following forms have not yet been released. Once the forms have been released and approved, we will make them available in a subsequent software update.

  Annual forms

  • Kentucky
    • Fayette County Public Schools – Form 222-S
    • Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government – Form 222
  • Ohio
    • Central Collection Agency – Form CCA-W3
    • City of Cincinnati Income Tax Division – Form W-3
    • Columbus City Treasurer – Forms IT-13 and IT-13J
  • Pennsylvania
    • City of Philadelphia – Form Philadelph_Annual
• Tax agents added

  We have added the following local tax agents.

  • Washington
    • WAFLI - Employment Security Department – We have added a new tax agent for the Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (FLI) tax that becomes effective on January 1, 2019.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Sonya Mazak
• Tax agents updated

  We have updated the following tax agents.

  • Federal – We have updated the form filing addresses for the following tax agents.
    • 940 Internal Revenue Service
    • 941 Internal Revenue Service
    • 943 Internal Revenue Service
    • 945 Internal Revenue Service
  • State
    • Virginia – We have added an Annually deposit schedule to the Department of Taxation tax agent.
  • Local
    • Pennsylvania – We have updated the municipality and school district liabilities for the following tax agents.
      • Cumberland Tax Bureau- LST
      • HAB-EIT

• Accounting CS includes two interactive tools that provide valuable payroll tax information.

  • The Payroll Form and Filing Information portlet provides information on federal, state, and certain local tax agents in the Home Dashboard or Firm Dashboard.
  • The State-specific payroll tax form information article provides information on state payroll tax forms, processing tips, due dates, filing methods, agency information, tax payment details, state ID formats, e-filing notes, new hire reporting requirements, and more.

Related articles

• Prior release user bulletins
• Support Contact Information page on our website
• Finding answers in the Help & How-To Center
• Accounting CS Ideas Community
• Ordering Forms W-2, 1099, and 1095-C
• Payroll Year-End Processing tips