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• New features and new reports that are released in this version might be protected by security privileges. If your firm has enabled firm security, please evaluate all enhancements and update your security groups as needed.

After July 12, 2022, Microsoft will no longer support SQL Server 2012 or earlier. Therefore, as of the v.2022.2.0 Accounting CS release, scheduled for late June 2022, your firm must have SQL Server 2014 or higher installed on the servers that run Accounting CS. See Discontinued support for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for details and steps you can take to continue using Accounting CS without interruption.

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• We have updated the Tax Return engagement binder templates for the 2021 tax year. Details
  • The engagement binder templates include predefined tax-related folders that are created for new tax engagements, when added in the Setup > Engagement Binders screen with Tax Return selected in the Type field and either UltraTax CS or GoSystem Tax selected in the Source field.

COVID-19 changes

• To find out how we're responding to the impact of COVID-19 on your firm's payroll process and general operations, and to access additional resources and news, see Accounting CS Coronavirus response – updates and resources.

Accounting CS Payroll, for live payroll processing

In addition to any 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 addressed an issue that caused an error to occur when attempting to process Form W-2 for a client with at least one employee in Portland, Oregon.

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

To search for a specific state, locality, form, or file in one of the sections listed below, follow these steps.

• 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.

  State

  • Washington, D.C. – Form FR-900P*

  Local

  • Pennsylvania
    • City of Philadelphia – Form PHILADELPH_Annual*
• Tax agents updated

  We have updated the following tax agents.

  Local

  • Ohio.
    • We have added the following taxes to the Village of Dresden tax agent.
      • Dresden City Tax
    • We have removed the following taxes from the Central Collection Agency tax agent.
      • Dresden City Tax

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.