01/29/2025 Release Notes: Suppress Missing Tax Warnings checkbox

These release notes document improvements to the Checkwriters software released to the Production environment on 01/29/2025.

Overview

We have added a checkbox to multiple pages within Checkwriters to hide certain tax warnings for employees exempt from tax withholdings.

Your company may have employees who are exempt from specific tax withholdings. Some individuals' wages may not be applicable for certain taxes. These individuals may include visa holders, clergy, and others.

When the Suppress Missing Tax Warnings checkbox is selected, it will hide tax-related warnings for exempt employees to ensure relevant warning and error notifications.

A screenshot of the Suppress Missing Tax Warnings Help module that reads "Tax situations can differ for each employee, and some may be exempt from specific tax withholdings. This may apply to individuals such as visa holders, clergy members, or others. Select this checkbox to suppress the missing tax warning for this employee during the payroll processing."

Note: Your account must be configured to utilize this feature. If you do not have this checkbox option but think your company should, please contact Checkwriters Client Support at support@checkwriters.com.

Location

This checkbox can be found in three locations in Checkwriters: under additional info

Add New Employee [navigate to HR Admin → Hire Employees → Add New Employee]

A screenshot of the Add New Employee page, highlighting this Suppress Missing Tax Warnings checkbox.

Rehire Employee [navigate to HR Admin → Hire Employees → Rehire Employee]

A screenshot of the Rehire Employee page, highlighting this Suppress Missing Tax Warnings checkbox.

Demographics [navigate to HR Admin → Manage Employees → Employee Center → select employee → Information (tab) Demographics (tab)]

A screenshot of the Employee Demographics page, highlighting this Suppress Missing Tax Warnings checkbox.

Affected Warnings

Selecting the “Suppress Missing Tax Warnings” Checkbox will hide any of the following notifications from your Payroll Warnings and Errors:

EE Tax Entry Warning: Employee Tax has a PERCENT of GROSS Value
Employee is W2 but missing FITW
Employee FITW Tax end date has expired
Employee is missing FUTA entry
Employee is missing SITW entry
Employee is missing (SS-R or SS43-R) entry
Employee is missing (SS) entry
Employee is missing (SS43) entry
Employee is missing (MED-R or MED43-R) entry
Employee is missing (MED43) entry
Employee is missing (MED) entry

Any number of these warnings could apply to your employee’s payroll but with the Suppress Missing Tax Warnings checkbox selected, none of these warnings will be displayed.

More Info: Learn more about Warnings and Errors in Payroll.