Accounting CS Release User Bulletin v.2022.4.1 - January 9, 2023

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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.

On July 12, 2022, Microsoft ended support for SQL Server 2012 and earlier. Therefore, as of the v.2022.2.0 Accounting CS release, your firm should 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.

Note: This change does not affect firms using Accounting CS on Virtual Office or Software as a Service (SaaS).

Accounting

  • We have updated the Export Client Data Wizard for tax exports to Lacerte, ProSeries, and ProSystem fx for the 2022 tax year.

Layout Designer

  • We have added the W-2 Employee Copy 4-Up Pressure Seal layout.

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

General - Payroll

  • Texas. The Texas Workforce Commission has decreased the Replenishment tax rate to 0.2%, effective January 1, 2023. Accordingly, the rate defaults to 0.2% in the Unemployment Rate dialog (accessed via the Payroll Taxes tab of the Setup > Clients screen) for new client records and when new unemployment rate records are added to existing clients.

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.

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

For a general estimate of the release dates for payroll tax forms, see When will the new tax forms be available.

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  • Payroll tax forms added

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

    State

    • Delaware – Form WTH-REC (replaces Form W3-9801)
    • Indiana – Form Schedule IN-WH3

    Local

    • Oregon
      • MCPFA - City of Portland – Form W-2 Copy 1 internet file
      • MSHS - City of Portland – Form W-2 Copy 1 internet file
  • 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 W-2 Employee Copy 4-Up Pressure Seal for 2022

    State

    • Indiana – Form WH-3
    • Maine – Form 941ME internet file
    • South Carolina – Form WH-1612

    Local

    • Kentucky
      • Treasurer, City of Catlettsburg – Form Annual
    • New Jersey
      • City of Newark - Payroll Tax – Form Newark Payroll Tax Stmt
  • Tax agents updated

    We have updated the following tax agents.

    State

    • Oregon – We have updated the direct deposit information required to produce an ACH credit file for the Oregon Department of Revenue tax agent.

    Local

    • New Jersey – We have updated the form filing address for the City of Newark - Payroll Tax tax agent.
    • Ohio
      • We have added the following taxes to the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) tax agent.
        • Crooksville City Tax
        • Fayetteville City Tax
        • Forest City Tax
        • Nelsonville City Tax
        • Rutland City Tax
        • Spencerville City Tax
      • We have removed the following taxes from the Nelsonville City Income Tax Department tax agent.
        • Nelsonville City Tax
      • We have removed the following taxes from the Village of Crooksville tax agent.
        • Crooksville City Tax
      • We have removed the following taxes from the Village of Forest tax agent.
        • Forest City Tax
      • We have removed the following taxes from the Village of Spencerville tax agent.
        • Spencerville City Tax
    • Pennsylvania – We have updated the municipality and school district liabilities for the following tax agents.
      • Berks E.I.T. Bureau - LST
        • Upper Tulpehocken, Township of LST Hamburg Area S D (063503) - 42-011-1215953-LST-063503 (added)
      • Derry Township
        • Derry, Township of LST Derry Twp S D (221753) - 42-043-1216354-LST-221753 (removed)
      • HAB-LST
        • Fell, Township of LST Carbondale Area S D (351303)- 42-069-1216597-LST-351303 (added)
        • Shippingport, Borough of LST South side Area S D (047404) – 42-007-1214890-LST-047404 (added)
      • Keystone Collections Group - LST
        • Derry, Township of LST Derry Twp S D (221753) - 42-043-1216354-LST-221753 (added)
        • West Bethlehem, Township of LST Bethlehem Centre S D (631003) - 42-125-1217210-LST-631003 (added)
        • West Grove, Borough of LST Avon Grove S D (150503) - 42-029-1215080-LST-150503 (added)
      • Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau - LSF
        • Mountville, Borough of LST Hempfield S D (363103) - 42-071-1215345-LST-363103 (added)
      • Pamela J. Mitchell
        • Mountville, Borough of LST Hempfield S D (363103) - 42-071-1215345-LST-363103 (removed)
      • Shippingport Borough
        • Shippingport, Borough of LST South side Area S D (047404) - 42-007-1214890-LST-047404 (removed)
      • Southwest Regional Tax Bureau - LSF
        • West Bethlehem, Township of LST Bethlehem Centre S D (631003) - 42-125-1217210-LST-631003 (removed)
  • 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.

    Annual forms

    • Alabama – Form A-3
    • Kentucky locals
      • Fayette County Public Schools – Form 222-S
    • Missouri locals
      • Gregory F.X. Daly, Collector of Revenue – St. Louis Form W-3
    • Ohio locals
      • Central Collection Agency (CCA) – Form CCA-W3
      • City of Cincinnati Income Tax Division – Form W-3
      • Columbus City Treasurer – Forms IT-13 and IT-13J
  • 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 local
      • Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government – Form 222

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

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