Enhancements

This section includes enhancements in this release.

Sending of Instructions for Equipment in a Work Order to FieldEase

Where applicable, when there are multiple Service Instructions assigned to a piece of equipment, all instructions are now sent to FieldEase. This allows the FieldEase service user to view multiple instructions for a single piece of equipment.

F3 Capabilities for Creating Expenses on Work on Reimbursable or Non-Reimbursable Expenses

On the Expense window after clicking Create Expense (Accounts Payable > Expense Management > Work on Reimbursable Expenses or Work on Non-Reimbursable Expenses),you can now press F3 on your keyboard to automatically fill the relevant fields based on the information you entered in your previously created expense.

Specified Practice Name when Using a Practice Company

When you use a practice company, "Practice" is now added before the practice company's name.

Federal Updates

This section includes federal-related updates.

Note: The IRS has changed their year 2023 1099 form electronic filing requirements for businesses. This includes a new site for electronic filing and a different TCC form. Employers are now required to file electronically if they have 10 or more forms, which is a decrease from 250 forms in previous years. Please refer to your tax professional or

Federal Withholding Tables

ComputerEase now uses the federal withholding tables for 2024.

To access the federal withholding tables, click Payroll System > Maintenance Programs > Tax Rate Maintenance > Federal Tax Table Maintenance. And then, on the Federal Tax Table Maintenance dialog box, enter 2024 and click OK.

State Updates

This section includes state-related updates.

Note: For details about these updates, refer to the tax authority of your state.

Alabama Updates

For the tax year January 1, 2024, Alabama pay received by full-time hourly employees for hours worked over 40 in any given week are exempt from Alabama State Income Tax. For specific details on this ruling please refer to the State of Alabama publications. To accommodate this regulation we have provided the following:

• The Multi State Calculation for Residents field and Multi State Calculation for Non-Residents field are now removed from the 2024 AL Tax Settings window as they are hard coded (Payroll System > Maintenance Programs > Tax Rate Maintenance > State Tax Table Maintenance).
• A submenu has been created under Payroll System > Reports > Tax Reporting > State Taxes Withheld > Alabama Overtime Exemption.This new menu contains two new reports to assist you in reviewing required information to be reported for 2023 and recurring (Monthly/Quarterly) in 2024.
• Payroll System > Reports > Tax Reporting > State Taxes Withheld > Alabama Overtime Exemption > “Alabama 2023 Overtime Report” provides the overtime values requested by the state regarding 2023 paid overtime wages.
• When generating the Payroll Register, the system will now automatically assess the Alabama subject hours based on the work date and calculate the recommended hours and wages for exemption. Note that Alabama does not consider Sick, Vacation, and Holiday hours when determining the exempt hours worked over 40. Neither does it allow exemption for Salaried employees. If you are paying Alabama Subject Wages, it is recommended you enter the time through Labor Distribution with a Date as Alabama determines exemption for hours over 40 worked based on 7-day period. For those running semi-monthly payrolls with partial weeks, you may need to manually adjust the exemptions through the new Alabama Tax Over-ride function.
• Should you wish to manually override the hours and wages to be treated as Alabama Exempt, within Payroll System > Enter Labor Distribution by Employee, when performing Entry » Tax Override, State Tax there is now an option within the state of AL for Exempt Hours and Exempt Wages.
• If there are Alabama subject wages in a pay-run, a new report “Alabama OT Exemption Payroll Register Report” outlining the systems automatic exemption information will print after the Payroll Register.
• Payroll System > Reports > Tax Reporting > State Taxes Withheld > “Alabama Monthly/Quarterly Exemption Report” provide (in detail or summary) the hours, wages, and count of employees with exemption.
• For users who are manually loading earning balances through Payroll System > Maintenance Programs > Month to Date Maintenance, when loading earnings for Alabama, Exempt OT Hours and Exempt OT Wages can now be entered.

Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) Wage Base

ComputerEase now uses the updated default TDI wage base of Rhode Island for 2024.

To view the TDI wage base of Rhode Island, click Payroll System > Maintenance Programs > Tax Rate Maintenance > State Tax Table Maintenance. On the State Tax Table Maintenance dialog box, enter RI, and then, on the 2024 RI Tax Settings window, click the SUTA tab.

State Withholding Tax Tables and Rates

ComputerEase now uses the 2024 withholding tax tables and rates of the following states:

• Georgia
• Iowa
• Missouri
• Montana
• New Mexico
• North Carolina
• Rhode Island
• Vermont

To view a withholding tax table of a state, click Payroll System > Maintenance Programs > Tax Rate Maintenance > State Tax Table Maintenance. On the State Tax Table Maintenance dialog box, enter a state. And then, on the 2024 State Code Tax Settings window, click the appropriate tab.

SUTA Wage Bases

ComputerEase now uses the updated default SUTA wage base of the following states for 2024:

• Alaska
• Hawaii
• Illinois
• Kentucky
• Minnesota
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Rhode Island

To view the wage base of a state, click Payroll System > Maintenance Programs > Tax Rate Maintenance > State Tax Table Maintenance. On the State Tax Table Maintenance dialog box, enter the state code. And then, on the 2024 State Code Tax Settings window, click the SUTA tab.