04/17/24 Release Notes: Preprocess Check Results - Multiple lines with same tax code

These release notes document improvements to the Checkwriters software related to multiple tax lines of the same code per check.

Overview

When closing payroll, the payroll processing (Edit Checker) will check for the existence of multiple tax lines of the same code within the same check. If this is detected, the following Error will be displayed in the PreProcess Check Results, and the user will not be able to submit payroll until the error condition is corrected.

Correction Steps

Regular Batch

Within a regular batch (e.g., not a VM batch), if an employee shows multiple tax lines for the same code on the same check, the duplicate line will need to be removed. The screenshot below illustrates an example of a duplicate tax line.

In this example, to correct the error, the line showing “0.00” in Hours, Rate, and Amount will need to be deleted.

First, navigate to the batch the Employee is getting paid in and select the Employee.
Within the grid, find the tax for this employee that is showing a duplicate entry.
- In the example below, the “TAX - Arizona SITW” tax is listed twice.

To correct the issue, using this example, delete the tax line that shows “0.00” in Hours, Rate, Amount by selecting the

. Refer to the screenshot below highlighting which line to delete.

VM Batch

If multiple tax lines are in a VM Batch, please contact Checkwriters Client Support at clientsupport@checkwriters.com for assistance.