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Critical Details of 2011 Payroll Tax Changes for Microsoft Dynamics GP

by Gloria Braunschweig
President, Dorian Enterprises, Computeration, Inc.

The 2011 payroll tax changes are wreaking havoc with Microsoft Dynamics GP's 2010 payroll module closing and reports.  It is absolutely vital to get the correct payroll code and tax table changes installed in the correct sequence.  Here are the problems, what you should do if you've got these problems, and the correct sequence in plain English.

  1. You may have installed the tax table update without the tax code update first.  This is a major failure and "Un-do" is required.  Pray that you or your IT staff did a full backup of code and data before you started.  Un-do.  Re-do in the correct sequence.
  2. You may have installed the tax code update on only selected workstations.  All workstations and the server must be installed with all users out of GP while you're installing.  Finish installing code for the server and all workstations.
  3. You may have installed both the tax code update and the tax table update before running the Year-end process.  Another major failure!  Un-do!  Re-do!
  4. You may have done the code update, Year-end closing, and tax table update in the correct sequence, but now you're trying to run the 2010 payroll reports.  This won't work because the tax tables have been changed to 2011 percentages.
    1. If you MUST run the 941 preparation or final report after you've installed the first round of 2011 tax table updates, you can do this:
      1. Set your user date back to 12/31/2010
      2. (Go To) >>Microsoft Dynamics GP>>Tools>>Setup>>System>>Payroll Tax
      3. Input FICAS in the Tax Code field
      4. Click Filing Status
      5. Click the right arrow alongside the Filing Status field.  It will show N/A
      6. Click ...

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About Gloria Braunschweig

Gloria has experience across the full spectrum of business operations and management. Decades of experience are documented in the book Rapid Implementation, establishing Gloria as a specialists using Microsoft SQL tools for implementation, integration, and business intelligence related to Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Gloria writes and presents on lean implementation concepts and business management systems for small and mid-size businesses. 

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