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Pgm: PYTAXES – Payroll Taxes; standard Treeview path: US Payroll > Administration > Taxes > Taxes
The Payroll Taxes screen is used to enter the master set of taxes from which to assign individual sets of company, location, and job taxes required by each company processing a payroll.
Taxes can be assigned at the federal, state, and local levels.
Tax Code
Enter the code for the tax.
Description, Short Description
Enter the full and short description for the tax.
Tax Level
Select whether the tax applies at a federal, state, or local level.
Reporting Group
Select the reporting group for the tax. Reporting groups group different types of payroll deductions and benefits together for reporting purposes.
Leave blank to provide detailed display of all items individually on stubs and pay checks.
Paid by Employer – Checkbox
Check this box if the tax paid by the employer. Leave this box blank if the tax is to be paid by the employee.
Job Allocation – Checkbox
If the employer pays the tax, check this box to cost the tax amount to the job.
Department Allocation – Checkbox
If the employer pays the tax, check this box to cost the tax amount to the department in which the employee works.
Create Voucher For Accounts Payable – Checkbox
Check this box to generate vouchers in the AP module for the assigned tax vendor.
Vertex Tax ID
Enter/select the appropriate Vertex Tax ID for the tax. The Vertex Tax ID is a unique identifier and can only be assigned to one tax at any given time.
Real Vertex Tax ID, Enumerated Type
These fields are read-only and display the corresponding actual Vertex tax ID and enumerated type description as defined by Vertex in their documentation. This is intended to help users who are testing new Vertex features to accurately configure the US taxes in their system. These tax IDs are displayed on the Vertex Employee Reports.
Print Order
Enter the print order number for the tax to determine the order in which this tax is calculated.