Microsoft Dynamics GP Round 2 Payroll Tax Update and January Hotfix: What You Need to Know!!

2015 is flying by, and the Microsoft Dynamics GP Round 2 Payroll Tax Update and January Hotfix is already here!!

I have included the most important information you’ll want to know regarding what’s changed and what’s been fixed by version below. Enjoy!:

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010, 2013, and 2015:

After you install the Round 2 Tax Update and January Hotfix (code update on all workstations and the server), and the 2015 Round 2 Tax Table Update (tax tables only and installed once): The Payroll Tax Setup window (Microsoft Dynamics GP >> Tools >> Setup >> System >> Payroll Tax) should display the following dates:

Last Tax Update = 01/18/2015
Last Tax Code Update = 01/18/2015

US Payroll Tax: Arkansas and Rhode Island code updates.

Please Note: If you do not calculate payroll tax in Arkansas or Rhode Island, you can continue to process pay runs without installing the January Hotfix. However, as always we recommend you install the latest and greatest code.

Click HERE to download detailed documentation regarding the Round 2 Tax Update.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 (version 11.00.2390)

Canadian Payroll: After the Year End Update for Microsoft Dynamics 2010 was installed, the ROE Generate window had missing buttons which made the window difficult to use. Resolved!

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 (version 12.00.1826)

Canadian Payroll: T4 Box 86 not updating T4 xml correctly, thus rejected by CRA. Resolved!

Affordable Care Act:
As you all know, with the 2014 Year End Update we started to implement ACA tracking mechanisms to ensure you can report on ACA data at the end of 2015. With this new functionality of course, we’ve found a couple of issues. We wanted to make you aware of them and get them fixed right away!

• ACA codes were defaulting on ALL existing Health Insurance for lines 14 (Offer of Coverage) and 16 (Safe Harbor Codes), thus updating the BE020230 (HR Benefit Setup) table incorrectly. These codes ‘should’ default in as ‘None’. Resolved!
• The‘Reconcile Human Resources’ process results in ACA codes defaulting on ALL existing Health Insurance for lines 14 (Offer of Coverage) and 16 (Safe Harbor Codes), thus updating the BE020230 (HR Benefit Setup) table incorrectly. These codes ‘should’ default in as ‘None’. Resolved!
• Benefit information was over-written in the UPR00905 table causing incorrect data when more than one Health Insurance code is assigned to an employee. The UPR00905 table was originally designed to hold Affordable Care Act Codes assigned in the Health Insurance Enrollment window for ‘one’ Health Insurance Code per employee. As such, if one employee has multiple Health Insurance codes, the associated ACA codes would be overwritten. Thus we have decided to add a Benefit column to the UPR00905 to enable tracking of multiple Health Insurance Codes with ACA data per employee. Resolved!

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  • Going forward, Microsoft Dynamics GP will read ‘covered’ (ACA code assigned) and ‘not covered’ (ACA code not assigned) for Self (the employee), based on the ACA code entered in the Health Insurance Enrollment window.  Previous to the January Hotfix, the employee was considered to be ‘covered’ all the time.
• Note: DON'T WORRY! These changes will not affect Affordable Care Act data you are currently tracking in your system.

Click HERE for detailed documentation changes on ACA.
Click HERE to create a SmartList Designer Report of ACA information.

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 (14.00.0619)
**If you applied the 2014 US or Canadian Year end on a prior version, you will need the January hotfix for your uprade path to GP 2015.

**If you have SBA installed Service Based Architecture, you will receive a message to uninstall it.  Then you can apply the January Hotfix and then install SBA again.

US Payroll:
Tax engine  was updated, so you can successfully install Payroll Tax Table Updates. Resolved!
2014 Year-End changes are included.
Canadian Payroll: 2014 Year-End and 2015 Tax Update changes are included. It’s very important for Canadian Payroll customer to install the January Hotfix for GP 2015, as it includes all Canadian Payroll tax changes.

PSTL (Professional Services Tools Library): PSTL will load and patch with the January Hotfix. Resolved!

eConnect: Changes with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 R2 caused some eConnect stored procedures to update incorrectly. Resolved!
Slow posting after upgrading to GP 2015 from a prior version.  Resolved!

Self Service/Payroll:

• Self-Service time cards do not allow Managers to see start and stop times when approving. Resolved!
• Employee Self-Service time card start and stop times do not work with over-night shift entry. Resolved!

Self Service/Project Accounting: Project Time and Expense encounters the following error while trying to approve a timesheet "Unposted Recognized Revenue : Please set up the Project/Customer/Contract". Resolved!

Affordable Care Act: All Affordable Care Act changes noted for GP 2013 are included in the January Hotfix.

TAX UPDATE LINKS:  Use these links to access the Round 2 Payroll (and previous) Tax Updates and January Hotfix:

Latest U.S. Payroll Tax Update and January Hotfix for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010:

PartnerSource:
https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/northamerica/deployment/downloads/tax-regulatory-updates/TUGP2010

CustomerSource:
https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/northamerica/GP/downloads/tax-regulatory-updates/TUGP2010

Latest U.S. Payroll Tax Update for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013:

PartnerSource:
https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/northamerica/deployment/downloads/tax-regulatory-updates/TUGP2013

CustomerSource:
https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/northamerica/GP/downloads/tax-regulatory-updates/TUGP2013

Latest U.S. Payroll Tax Update for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015:

PartnerSource:
https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/northamerica/deployment/downloads/tax-regulatory-updates/TUGP2015

CustomerSource:
https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/northamerica/GP/downloads/tax-regulatory-updates/TUGP2015

I hope this information is helpful!

Andrea